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Re: [oletrucks] Off-topic : opinions on early Chevy 350 diesel

To: <GremlinGTs@aol.com>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Off-topic : opinions on early Chevy 350 diesel
From: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 14:54:37 -0600
My .02c if was a good engine they would still be offering them
Bill   48'chevy pick-up
Channahon,Ill.
website
www.hotrodstogo.com
Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
 will turn out OK.


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From: <GremlinGTs@aol.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:30 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Off-topic : opinions on early Chevy 350 diesel motors
from 70s-80's


>    Ok, to make it <barely> relevant to the List ; has anyone ever put a
> diesel motor in their old classic truck ? :D  Ok, that said, the wife
needs a
> full-sized van, and found out about an '83 Chevy van that has the 350
diesel
> motor in it. I've gone to a few websites on Chevy diesel engines, and know
> that this era ( '78 up to '85 ) was prone to blowing head gaskets, rusting
> injector pumps, etc. Has anyone on the list owned one, and have good/bad
> things to say? One of the diesel Forums had a running Thread about how
> they're junk, whereas the truly "diesel" guys who've driven both big and
> small trucks with them, said alot of times it's how the engine is taken
care
> of ( MUCH more frequent oil changes at 1,500 miles, gas treatment to
prevent
> wax buildup in cold, ignition timing CRITICAL, etc. ), so there seems to
be
> good and bad about opinions. I'm not sure I want a diesel, especially if
it's
> going to sit alot without use, and require more "attention" to detail (
I'm
> NOT detail-oriented, BTW ). So I want opinions on the Chevy 350 diesel
> itself, especially from the early 80's era, if anyone has relevant info on
> them as far as operation in cold ( I'm in northern Virginia, not North
> Dakota, LOL ), cost of frequent oil changes and other necessities, etc,
vs.
> savings in fuel costs, no tuneups, etc. Thanks to any and all replies both
> for and againest. AMC ya,
>
> Jerry
> '55 Chevy TF Suburban project
> '78, 74, 72 Gremlins
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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