[QUOTE=mach4;3141127]Most people go the other way.

Yea, I have discovered that in my search for knowledge and experience on the issue...I own a Dodge Diesel truck...have for years....sold on it! BUT....for every account of how reliable this engine is, there seems to be at least a hundred expressing spending all your free time and life savings keeping the thing going. I have never bought new vehicles so figuring purchase price and interest VS. parts, time and repair cost is not an effective arguement for me. I am a family man, construction worker and livestock owner who loves classic cars but they are not my life. My wife needed a dependable daily driver and after being sold that this was the car, I made the purchase. We enjoyed it for two whole weeks before the gasket blew. Love the way the car drives and handles but don't have the resources or time to keep this diesel engine going....can't afford to sink more money into like engine and still face potentially the same problems. Just hoping to salvage SOMETHING because right now this whole experience has left a bad taste in my mouth and set me back several grand. As much as a love my diesel, we have owned some really dependable gas engines that were VERY dependable, MUCH easier to work on, and just required general maintenance....don't know exactly what all would be involved in a swap, but right now ANYTHING but a 603 turbo sounds like more of a long term possiblity. Thanks for taking time to offer your opinion...much appreciated!