Hello,
Like the layout and info here. Just found your site today.. Great!!

I just got a low hour 4BT (3.3) Cummins off eBay today, for a a song.. Turbo intercooled,, 86 hp at 2600 rpms.
I have a 98 Dodge 24v, D2500 2x2 5 speed 3.55 gearing. I get low 20s mpg now, but never use all the power. Anyone know what I might run into with the swap, as far as the computer goes. The 4BT I got has a ag rotory pump, so no computer signal needed there, just shut off.. But for the rest of the trucks system?? Where does the cruse and tach get its signal from?.. I would like to pull the computer out, and put it on my igg well.

I know there are allot of gear heads saying, gee .. it will be a turtle,, Yep..
I have an old 1951 IHC PU with the 220 silver dimond engine, Its rated at 90 hp at 2400 rpms,, I have 3.20 gearing and 4 speed. It gets in the mid 20s MPG, and runs all day at the speed limits. Buts its shot..

I drive about 40,000 miles a year with PUs doing my cattle and farming. The profits are not in the game anymore.. Try feeding 2 large 300 hp tractors $2.30 fuel for a 14 hour day! Anywhere I can save a dollar, I can..

I feel the little Cummins would chulg along at the speed limit and get high 20s or low 30s..

Thanks, sodbust

 

crapdude... your talkin arabic to me with the desiel best bet to scoot over to the desiel room and ask them... or maybe someone ehere mmmiiiiggghhttt know something about what your talkin bout

 

You're on the wrong forum for questions like this...but then again I don't think you're really going to find a forum anywhere for this question. Most people don't swap a 5.9L CTD OUT of anything.

You can try these two websites...
www.dieseltruckresource.com
www.turbodieselregister.com

Personally, I think you're going to run into quite a few issues with a swap like this. For one thing, does the bell-housing on the transmission even have the same bolt pattern??? Also, the newer trucks depend too much on electronics to keep everything running right, and functioning correctly on the truck. You'd maybe be alright swapping it into a 1st gen Ram (93 and older), but 2nd gens are a little more dependant on electronics. If anything, you'd be better off getting a gasser pickup (HD 5.9 or 8.0..or even a 5.2) for running around and doing the lighter work and reserve the cummins for the heavy work. That's what a lot of farmers around here do. They have beater trucks for most of the work, and diesels for hauling cattle/crops. Or, if you went with the 8.0 you could replace the cummins all together. They had almost the same payload and towing as the diesels did. Some years they actually had more. Plus they don't run on expensive diesel, although their mileage would be much worse. I guess what I'm trying to say is there may be some other options to look at, because this swap isn't going to be an easy one. You'd probably have better luck getting it in the IH pick-up.

 

Yeah putting the little Cummins generator engine in the `Binder would be easiest- I think I saw a Scout with one in some mag