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Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project

To: Bob Keeland <keelandb@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project
From: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:10:32 -0600
Bob,

If you're backing down to a 4.3 V6 why not just stay with the inline 6 and 
avoid the extra work?

Gale

On Jan 22, 2010, at 2:30 PM, Bob Keeland wrote:

> Bob,
> 
> A 4.3 V6 sounds great, and it is GM to beat. What year models were these
> available on and are any particular years better than others? I have learned
> that the GM 6.2 L were not as good as the later GM 6.5 L engines.
> 
> Does anyone know anything about making biodiesel from used cooking oil?
> 
> BobK
> 1951 AD 3100
> 1954 AD 3600 in pieces
> Arnaudville, Louisiana
> 
> --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Bob KNOTTS <raknotts@q.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Bob KNOTTS <raknotts@q.com>
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project
> To: "Bob Keeland" <keelandb@yahoo.com>
> Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 12:05 PM
> 
> 
> How abt a GM 4.3 v6? Probably enoufgh power, and fairly small. Bob K (in
> PHX)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Keeland" <keelandb@yahoo.com>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project
> 
> 
>> A 6.5 L sounds like a whole lot more power than I need. I'm not fixing a
>> heavy
>> duty hauler, just a kayak and possibly an occasional 2-horse trailer
>> hauler.
>> The horse trailer was pulled just fine by our 1998 Dodge RAM with a V6
>> engine.
>> 
>> BobK
>> 1951 AD 3100
>> 1954 AD 3600 in pieces
>> Arnaudville, Louisiana
>> 
>> --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> From: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] My 1951 project
>> To: "mark" <ccpanel@yahoo.com>
>> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>> Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 5:56 PM
>> 
>> 
>> What should a 6.5L cost? High miles probably?
>> 
>> Gale
>> 
>> On Jan 21, 2010, at 5:37 PM, mark wrote:
>> 
>>> nope-i mean a 6.5 that is a little newer-maybe mid-80's up until late
>>> 90's
>> or later
>>> 
>>> for my cummins they are around 2500 with an attached turbo 400
>>> hard to find. i have a second one still in ohio that needs to be sold.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Gale Gorman <gale_gorman@mac.com> wrote:
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