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- From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Experiences with Pickups
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 06:34:02 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <1992Nov18.213222.21602@spdc.ti.com> <1992Nov17.210851.7324@medtron.medtronic.com> <1992Nov18.173731.18010@spdc.ti.com> <RRUSK.92Nov18145422@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com>
- Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
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- In a previous article, serafin@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mike Serafin) says:
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- >>>I had a 1983 full size Blazer diesel. Not quite a pick-up but close. I was
- >>>satisfied with the Detroit Diesel that GM is using in their trucks.
- >>
- >>I think that you're stretching a bit to call the GM 6.2L diesel a "Detroit
- >>Diesel", but I may be wrong. It doesn't have much in common with any
- >>Detroit I've ever seen.
- >
- >I'll agree they didn't have much in common with the big Detroits, but this was
- >GM's big selling point back in those days. Had to distinguish it from the
- >REALLY crappy converted Olds engines.
- >
- heard about an interesting twist on the really crappy olds converts..seems a
- chap converted anolds diesel to run on gas...was very reliable, thanx to the
- extra beef given for the diesel(that still didn't help..)..but they make a
- helluva conversion to gasoline!(so i've heard..)
- DREW
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