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2002 motor swap

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Recently purchased a 2002 ho truck and got a good deal because the motor isn’t happy ( knocking and crazy blow by). To solve this problem I’ve purchased a 2000 model engine. Forgive me I am learning these 24s I’m used to 12 valves. I know now that there’s the two sub generations 98.5-00 and 01-02 and they don’t interchange very well. 
 

My main question is am I going to run into problems with the swap even with swapping the pcm/ecm/ engine harness ? Got a steal of the 2000 engine everything for 800$ so I really want to make this work .

 

 

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    Just to update got the engine swapped between yesterday and today and took for a road test. No issues . Only thing that don’t work anymore is cruise, which I knew wouldn’t going into this .   S

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3 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Your going to want to read the article about this.

https://mopar1973man.com/cummins/articles.html/24-valve-2nd-generation_50/51_engine/swapping-vp44-cummins-engine-between-985-00-01-02-r429/?do=getLastComment&d=4&id=429

 

 

I know the text is dark. I'll try and fix it.

 

 I’ve read the dark text . Sounds like my swap should be fine then , fingers crossed 

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Better read again...

 

 

Just replaced a photo that is missing... As you can see the cam has to be swapped and so does the gear case to get the engine swap done.

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7 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Better read again...

 

 

“For the proven method of swapping sub generations, you WILL need the ECM, PCM, full engine harness & PCM at a minimum”

 

I have all this , and worse comes to worse can grab the trucks harness as well , dash too . Only thing I can think of that won’t work is cruise control after the swap 

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On 6/3/2024 at 8:28 AM, Not2Smart said:

“For the proven method of swapping sub generations, you WILL need the ECM, PCM, full engine harness & PCM at a minimum”

 

I have all this , and worse comes to worse can grab the trucks harness as well , dash too . Only thing I can think of that won’t work is cruise control after the swap 

Just to update got the engine swapped between yesterday and today and took for a road test. No issues . Only thing that don’t work anymore is cruise, which I knew wouldn’t going into this .
 

So to conclude, only things swapped are as listed

*2002 engine swapped to 2000

*ecm/ pcm from the 2000 donor

 

I didn’t list the engine harness because who pulls the harness off the engine when they pull it

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    We are privately owned, with access to a professional Diesel Mechanic, who can provide additional support for Dodge Ram Cummins Diesel vehicles. Many detailed information is FREE and available to read. However, in order to interact directly with our Diesel Mechanic, Michael, by phone, via zoom, or as the web-based option, Subscription Plans are offered that will enable these and other features.  Go to the Subscription Page and Select a desired plan. At any time you wish to cancel the Subscription, click Subscription Page, select the 'Cancel' button, and it will be canceled. For your convenience, all subscriptions are on auto-renewal.