I will see what I can do

 

 

thanks, man - looking great in paint!

 

Actually that was a olds based engine and they were fine after a few bugs were worked out, for the purpose they were designed for -


IE same 100k lifespan as a gasoline engine, they were never built as a 200k or more diesel, just a $400 option over a gas engine to get much better fuel economy. 32 mpg in a full size station wagon is not bad


However, people and salesmen saw "diesel" and assumed long life, Not so, $400 even in 1978 - 1985 did not buy much of a diesel!


Just some thoughts, having had several of them in various GM cars, and having pretty good luck with what they were, and accepting that as a base line.


Sorta like driving my 330 powered C600, it is what is it, slow and that is fine. Can't make it go any faster by any appreciable amount of money spent with the engine it was sold with, same with those diesels, they were what there were, same life span as a gas, with better MPG, and not at much more cost


David

 

VERY nice! Looking good!


D~

 

The 4-6-8 also used a 4 bit computer which simply was too slow to react to changes, Cylinder deactivation with the current computer systems works quite well, but it just took more computer power than was available back then.


Another case of being way ahead of the then available technology. But the idea was very sound.


Interesting read on the diesel, a few mistakes. The TTY head bolts did not come out until the later models, and they fixed head bolt problems, they did not cause issues.


32 or more mpg was normal in a passenger car with the 4 speed o/d auto, 28 with three speed auto (1:1 top gear) was normal. 38 mpg in the front wheel drive ciera's with the V-6.


This is from direct experience with several of these cars. (three olds 98's, 2 wagons (88 based), all with 5.7 V-8's, 2 ciera's (V-6's)


The short main bolts had nothing to do with the V8 versions, only the V6, and that was also due to the windowed main webs. Lower end failures on the V6 happened / could happen around 100 - 120 k miles, but that is within the designed life of a gas engine, and it was also within the designed life of the olds diesels.


Nuff said, sorry to see such a potentially good article be a bit short on exact details though, people will read it and assume things that just were not the case, nor be truly filled in what was truly the intended design of that particular diesel.... People took no time to educate themselves on what it truly was meant to do and be.....


David

 

8.2 "FUEL PINCHER" reliability of a 4cycle diesel with the same fuel system as the 2stroke detroits. what a piece of junk!


they were scary to work on in a school bus chassis. almost as tight as the Cat 3208 in the C8000s.


why not a reliable 7.3 powerstroke in it?


here in Ontario the 6.8V10 wasn't a big seller, rarely see one at all other than in E450 motorhome chassis'


nice project truck, build for short people to drive.

 

I'm not a big diesel fan the 7.3 is great engine however the v10 is rock solid reliable my pickup has 265000 miles most of witch have been towing.
gas vs diesel operating cost for what I do with it gas comes out on top when you figure in maintenance and repairs

 

the area that has been scuffed will also be white and the cab will receive two more coats of clear and it will be time to star putting it back together

 

VERY NICE!

 

Thanks I can't wait to get it put back together with all the new crome on it!

 

Looking Great!

 

 

lookin good, are the fenders going to be white also?

 

The fenders are blue you can see them in the pic on the left