Hi Bill,
I know of many times as the gas station started switching over, the
tankers would accidentally dump a nine hundred gallon compartment into
the diesel storage, destroying ever diesel car that fueled there.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Billy Ray wrote:
>
> Oldsmobile Diesel V6 engine
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> Oldsmobile developed three Diesel engines for the 1980s - two V8s and this
> 263 in³ (4.3 L) V6. It was based on the Olds 350 V8 with a 4.057 in bore and
> 3.385 in stroke.
>
> The history of Diesel engines at General Motors has not been positive. In
> the 1970s, the company was unable to power its large cars and trucks with
> their emissions-strangled engines. Like many other companies, GM turned to
> Diesel power, directing the Oldsmobile division to develop two V6 and one V8
> to be shared with all divisions.
>
> Oldsmobile's engines, the 5.7 L LF9 and 4.3 L LF7 V8s and this 4.3 L V6,
> were notoriously unreliable. Although over one million were sold between
> 1978 and 1985, the failure rate of GM's engines ruined the reputation of
> Diesel engines in general in the United States market. Eventually, a class
> action lawsuit resulted in an arbitration system under the supervision of
> the Federal Trade Commission where consumers could claim 80% of the original
> cost of the engine in the event of a failure.
>
> The primary problem with GM's Diesel engines of the 1970s was their design —
> they were based on Oldsmobile's 350 V8. This gasoline block was unable to
> withstand the higher cylinder pressures and temperatures of Diesel use. This
> led to catastrophic failure of pistons, cylinder heads, and even cylinder
> walls. Reinforced Diesel engines, from GM and other companies, did not have
> these problems. Today, GM uses Diesel engines from DMAX (for trucks) and
> Isuzu (for non-US cars) but offers no domestic Diesel passenger cars.

 

NO, no, California's not going to drop off into the ocean. I have
friends that bought beach front property in Arizona in the last scare of
'72, though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Billy Ray wrote:
>
> When the hurricanes and earthquakes get done it will be near the middle
> coast.
>
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> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
> .
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
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> > You on the left coast, right coast, or in the middle?
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:08:03 -0400, "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>>Where can I find a Jeep Girl?

 

NO, no, California's not going to drop off into the ocean. I have
friends that bought beach front property in Arizona in the last scare of
'72, though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Billy Ray wrote:
>
> When the hurricanes and earthquakes get done it will be near the middle
> coast.
>
> --
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
> .
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:2s1rl11dh993f995806ev9d2cbmodhvn92@4ax.com...
> > You on the left coast, right coast, or in the middle?
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:08:03 -0400, "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>>Where can I find a Jeep Girl?

 

NO, no, California's not going to drop off into the ocean. I have
friends that bought beach front property in Arizona in the last scare of
'72, though.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Billy Ray wrote:
>
> When the hurricanes and earthquakes get done it will be near the middle
> coast.
>
> --
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
> .
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:2s1rl11dh993f995806ev9d2cbmodhvn92@4ax.com...
> > You on the left coast, right coast, or in the middle?
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:08:03 -0400, "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>>Where can I find a Jeep Girl?

 

Yes we should subsidize the trucker dollar for dollar like
railroad. It maybe too late already as I don't know any independent
owner operators, they're all gone.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> -------- -------- -------- -------- --------.
>
> Mercedes Benz sold diesels, but not very many. Peugeot did too then
> you had VW and Oldsmobile. But none of them burned diesel fuel like the
> PowerStrokes and Duramaxes and Dodge Ram Cumminses. They are the
> consumers of diesel fuel, not the piddling few Benzes.
>
> Studebaker and Checker Cab offered diesels too back then. You could
> get a factory Perkins, I think, in a Lark. Checker Cab had a British
> Ford engine optional I think. They sold very few, but neither did Benz.
>
> Maybe we should jack truckers' costs to force freight back on the
> railroads where it belongs anyway.

 

Yes we should subsidize the trucker dollar for dollar like
railroad. It maybe too late already as I don't know any independent
owner operators, they're all gone.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> -------- -------- -------- -------- --------.
>
> Mercedes Benz sold diesels, but not very many. Peugeot did too then
> you had VW and Oldsmobile. But none of them burned diesel fuel like the
> PowerStrokes and Duramaxes and Dodge Ram Cumminses. They are the
> consumers of diesel fuel, not the piddling few Benzes.
>
> Studebaker and Checker Cab offered diesels too back then. You could
> get a factory Perkins, I think, in a Lark. Checker Cab had a British
> Ford engine optional I think. They sold very few, but neither did Benz.
>
> Maybe we should jack truckers' costs to force freight back on the
> railroads where it belongs anyway.

 

Yes we should subsidize the trucker dollar for dollar like
railroad. It maybe too late already as I don't know any independent
owner operators, they're all gone.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Bret Ludwig wrote:
>
> -------- -------- -------- -------- --------.
>
> Mercedes Benz sold diesels, but not very many. Peugeot did too then
> you had VW and Oldsmobile. But none of them burned diesel fuel like the
> PowerStrokes and Duramaxes and Dodge Ram Cumminses. They are the
> consumers of diesel fuel, not the piddling few Benzes.
>
> Studebaker and Checker Cab offered diesels too back then. You could
> get a factory Perkins, I think, in a Lark. Checker Cab had a British
> Ford engine optional I think. They sold very few, but neither did Benz.
>
> Maybe we should jack truckers' costs to force freight back on the
> railroads where it belongs anyway.

 

Back around 80 or so, Pemex (The Mexican national oil company) forgot to add
an anti-parrafin additive, so we got lots of cars coming in with plugged
pumps and injectors.
Many diesel owners in San Diego had auxilliary tanks in the trunk to fill up
in Tijuana. The guys who saved money buying Mexican fuel lost their savings
and then some.
I have one in the VW, it will go nearly 1000 miles between fillups, but
filling up cheaper in the Valley and hauling the extra weight around here in
the mountains isn't worth it .

--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

 

Back around 80 or so, Pemex (The Mexican national oil company) forgot to add
an anti-parrafin additive, so we got lots of cars coming in with plugged
pumps and injectors.
Many diesel owners in San Diego had auxilliary tanks in the trunk to fill up
in Tijuana. The guys who saved money buying Mexican fuel lost their savings
and then some.
I have one in the VW, it will go nearly 1000 miles between fillups, but
filling up cheaper in the Valley and hauling the extra weight around here in
the mountains isn't worth it .

--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

 

Back around 80 or so, Pemex (The Mexican national oil company) forgot to add
an anti-parrafin additive, so we got lots of cars coming in with plugged
pumps and injectors.
Many diesel owners in San Diego had auxilliary tanks in the trunk to fill up
in Tijuana. The guys who saved money buying Mexican fuel lost their savings
and then some.
I have one in the VW, it will go nearly 1000 miles between fillups, but
filling up cheaper in the Valley and hauling the extra weight around here in
the mountains isn't worth it .

--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty