Had a look at a diesel engine the other day. I did not think to write the serial number down to see how old it might be however I will be back over the weekend. I am looking at it for a 65ish 88" truck. I gather they are not quite as fast down the hwy with a diesel compared to the petrol engine. Is this really much of a concern??

I understand the 2.25 diesel is based on the petrol block so I assume some of the parts must be common ie water pump etc. It appears that parts are available through RN. IS it really worth the effort to replace my worn out engine with this diesel. I had originally planned on rebuilding the petrol engine unitil this popped up. The diesel has a relatively new head but the rest is of unknown wear and tear. I was told that it had been runnng until it was pulled from a vehicle being scrapped.

Am I going to run into any unusual challenges in putting this in my chassis ie electrical etc?

Any thoughts?