Cooling System

The engine cooling system is similar to that used in a gasoline engine, except that it is larger capacity. (See Figure 2-43). The purpose of…

Vacuum Pump

The vacuum pump (Figure 2-37) is required because the diesel engine does not develop vacuum in the unrestricted air intake manifold. Since the air crossover…

Oil Filler Tube

During late 1983 Model Year production, a vented oil fill tube (14071059) replaced the non-vented tube (Figure 2-35). The vented tube will prevent the possibility…

Front Cover

See Figure 2-31. The 6.2L diesel engine front cover is a die cast of aluminum. This compares with the metal stamped front covers of most…

Flywheel

The 6.2L diesel engine has 2 flywheels, one to be used for automatic transmissions and one for manual transmissions. The automatic flywheel is made of…