8.2 L GM V8 Detroit Diesel

Good Running 8.2 L Diesel, less than 100,000 miles, hooked to Allison Automatic trans.

[marzsit]

the 8.2 was detroit diesel's first 4-stroke diesel which is why it uses the 2-stroke style unit injectors and a similar governor. the 6.2 was designed by detroit diesel with input from gm light truck who specifically wanted a conventional injection pump fuel system, they didn't like the unit injector system because if not set up properly or if neglected runaways are more common. the 8.2 is a great engine, i have a customer with a pair of them in a 47 foot yacht, both engines have close to 10k hours on them and still start easily in cold weather and don't smoke or burn oil. my only complaint is that detroit didn't build them for very long, so they are getting hard to find.

[ogr]

I had one in my 85 Jimmy 6500 flatbed, 17 years not once did it ever let me down, then got a bigger truck and sold the Jimmy to the business next door and he used it for years and years. Nice smooth running engine and VERY easy and fuel, like 15-18 MPH with the Alison automatic. The only thing I can come up with as a complaint is smoked a bit till it warmed up. BOY did that 8.2 Fuel Pincher run smooth!

[notoriouselwood]

The home that these engine needs is with those rare individuals that tune. A 7.3 or a 5.9, even turned up to an extreme, cant possibly catch this old burner if it its mounted in the venerable square body! 😂

[brymoor]

she pull really well . with a tow car on the back and still gets about 18 to 20 mpg on a run mine as a turbo on it to .

[SteveHolsten]

I drove a new '89 Bluebird school bus with this engine hooked to an Allison & airbrakes. Somebody from the factory forgot to put the governor on it or forgot to set it. The speed limits back then were 65 & 60 for the big trucks. It sure pissed off the truckers because when I was on bus #9 with the 8.2L they couldn't outrun me when they were doing 60 & hated a school bus passing them. All other buses I drove were governed to 65 mph & most of the truckers would blow me away I tried to pass them. It needed a block heater. It didn't have one from the factory.

[ryanjames]

for a diesel of its age that thing is very very quiet

[markquiswest]

I got both an ole CSX Railroad, and a Military Trucks have those type of motors!

[scottbeyl]

We 2 stroke mechanics hated working on them. They were light and flimsy. If you didn't put the valve covers on carefully, you could distort the rack rods. It was dropped when Penske bought Detroit and he wanted to focus on series 60 technology. Blocks weren't sleaved e

[mchl]

sounds very well. im familiar with the 6.2 sounds the same, even the valve covers and fuel rails share a resemblance. im in to the ford application 6.9 now. the 6.2 is a great motor. just a bit small for me. the later 6.9's give a little more grunt and more of a fuel cakkle. i love em.

[thesquirrel]

Makes 10hp....
And enough torque to maintain the Earth's rotation.

[graham]

My first Detroit rebuild did it in school had a spun crank in one an water over winter in other that had been built year before.

[clydehieb]

I always wanted to get one for my 71 F-100 nothing sounds better than a tow two stroke Detroit diesel engine

[donframeli]

Idle speed good 600starts right no ether baby seems to run fairly smooth

[disposalgreen]

8.2 gasket pincher. The fire deck needed to be upgrade to 15mm bolts from 81 to 84. 500 cu in. 210 to 240 hp. Turbo or NA. Very good on fuel, touchy tune up set injector heights by pinning the block flywheel then set injector height with a magnetic base dial indicator. 1000 th of mm. Not very easy to find a mechanic that was good on these. I built and tuned many of these motors.

[МихаилКатегов]

Where is radiator on this engine, or it's an air-cooled? Another question - from what truck this engine and chassis?

[brucebonkowski]

what year was that diesal BUILT and it looks like a school bus or a 2 ton truck

[colinthepanamerican]

the 8.2l really sounds like a 7.3l powerstroke idi, so im thinking if maybe detroit diesel uses the 7.3 because I heard that their detroit diesel series 40 is a international maxxforce dt466 idk if it is true after gm used them

[brookewoody]

how's the 8.2 running still have it

[jonwallace]

Goose winkle. Arse love the sound of the v8 .❤

[apoloherrera]

Hello my friend, can you help me ? How do it to adjust injectors of pincher 8.2l With Out gauge ? The price is very top ! For you atention thanks man !