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want to put a common rail engine in a 2000 truck

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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Question want to put a common rail engine in a 2000 truck

I have a common rail engine that is out of a 2006, i have a 2000 model diesel truck, and i want to put the 06 engine in my 2000 truck. anyone have any ideas on how to make it work, or who to talk too? thanks
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Had one running on a pallet, only takes like 3 wires to run.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 06:42 AM
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You can get an engine wire harness from painless but the price isn't so painless.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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what 3 wires? also mike who is painless? how do i get a hold of them? phone# or web site name?
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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Click here Kyle.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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CR fueling & everythign? I have a CR head on mine & all it took is custome crossover tubes to match up the VP lines to the injectors.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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yeah im wanting to take the whole engine, and swap it out with an 06 engine, and i looked at that painless website, wow those prices were definately not painless!
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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so how do i figure out what wires to hook power to? do i just run 12v to the 3 wires? or is the voltage different?
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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I would think you would just need the ECM/ECU & wiring to make it work, you would prob get one out of a wrecked truck from a junk yard, Good luck with the swap. I have seen it dont in a 1st gen...
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