# 1994 GMC Sierra 1500 #- Engine swap?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-gmc-sierra-1500-engine-swap/165110>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** gmc\
**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-gmc-sierra-1500-engine-swap/165110 "2020-05-31T16:37:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mr.Bill)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-gmc-sierra-1500-engine-swap/165110/1 "2020-05-31T16:37:20Z")

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I have a 94 GMC Sierra 4.3 w/standard transmission. Engine inop ,(broken rod). I have another 4.3 from a 99 GMC Sierra including harness ,minus fuse box and computer. If I swap the intake and the distributor. Would this setup work ?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-gmc-sierra-1500-engine-swap/165110/2 "2020-05-31T23:27:32Z")

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If you can swap all the OBDI components from the old engine over to the OBDII engine, it should.

Tester