John,
I remember getting stuck behind one on a freeway onramp. The guy went
to accelerate and nailed the throttle. It let out this hideous wail and
a wall of black smoke. After about 15 seconds, it hit maybe 50 MPH.
Andy
John McEwen wrote:
>
> WE MAY HAVE A WINNER.
>
> John
>
> >Two words...
> >
> >Diesel Chevette.
> >
> >Andy
> >
> >Rick Morrison wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, 5 Jan 1998 07:10:41 -0600 dmeadow@juno.com writes:
> >> >
> >>
> >> I'll have to nominate the 4.1L aluminum Cadillac engine.
> >> If it overheated (which it was prone to do) it would blow the intake
> >> gasket at the water port, allow water to wash down the "valley", across
> >> the camshaft. Of course this took the lubrication with it, so the cam was
> >> trying to run dry. Meanwhile, the crankcase was filling up with a mix of
> >> oil, water and anti-freeze. All the above with no sign of external leaks.
> >>
> >> When I worked at the local Caddy dealer, we had one mechanic who could
> >> change the cam in a 4.1 cad. in less than half the time the flat rate
> >> book called far. Of course, it was because he probably replaced more of
> >> them than the average factory worker installed!
> >> Rick Morrison
> >> 72 MGBGT
> >> 74 Midget
> >> >
> >> >BTW, if you are going to name the worst GM Engine, the 4-6-8 V8 fitted
> >> >into some late 70's (?) Cadillac Sevilles has got to be a candidate.
> >> >It was called the 4-6-8 because, depending upon engine load, it would
> >> >only operate on 4 or 6 cylinders (as on a highway, for example). The
> >> >idea was to save fuel. The engine was horribly unreliable, however,
> >> >and was quickly discontinued.
> >> >
> >> >David Littlefield
> >> >Houston, TX
> >> >David Littlefield
> >> >Houston, TX
> >
> >--
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Andy Ramm
> >A silver face in a tweed world.
> >Remove obvious spam filter from email address when replying.
> >"What we play is the blues, straight from the delta, and I believe we'll
> >make it on that," B.B. King
> >
> >
> >By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), Sec.227(b)(1)(C) and
> >Sec.227(b)(3)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement
> >to this equipment. A violation of the aforementioned Section is
> >punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever
> >is greater, for each violation.
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Andy Ramm
A silver face in a tweed world.
Remove obvious spam filter from email address when replying.
"What we play is the blues, straight from the delta, and I believe we'll
make it on that," B.B. King
By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), Sec.227(b)(1)(C) and
Sec.227(b)(3)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement
to this equipment. A violation of the aforementioned Section is
punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever
is greater, for each violation.
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