[Vwdiesel] Dodge Ram TD?

[82 Diesel Westy]

Sorry, that was not a Dodge Ram mini pickup on the
Omni frame I was talking about, this was a full size
pickup that had the strait 6 Cummins.

Bryan

--- Gerry Wolfe <gjwolfe at telus.net> wrote:
> AFAIK, the Dodge Ram mini-pickup was the little guy
> based on the old Omni
> platform etc.  I think VW actually supplied
> drivetrain initially, so maybe
> it's actually a 1.6l TD like you would find in an A1
> or A2?
> 
> I recall that when I purchased a valve-cover gasket
> for my '91 TD, the fit
> list also included the Omni.
> 
> A Cummins TD would REALLY make one of these puppies
> haul!!!
> 
> rgds, g.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doyt W. Echelberger"
> <doyt at mail.buckeye-express.com>
> To: "Scott Kair" <scott3491 at insightbb.com>
> Cc: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:12
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Dodge Ram TD?
> 
> 
> > At 12:58 PM 3/19/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> > >     Yesterday I passed the local u-pickem's
> retriever flatbed and
> > >about went over the sidewalk when I noticed a
> badge on the victim
> > >vehicle.  It was an old Dodge Ram mini-pickup of
> indeterminate
> > >vintage.  Body was in a very unfortunate state,
> but conspicuous was a
> > >badge on the front fender proclaiming it, rather
> boldly, a Turbo
> > >Diesel, in chrome.
> > >     I'm going to try to scrounge the badge, if
> nothing else.  But does
> > >anyone know anything about Dodge putting a td in
> the Ram?  I don't see
> > >how it could be anything but a 4-cyl., which
> might open some
> > >interesting possibilities.
> > >     TIA,
> > >     Scott Kair
> >  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > When Dodge first put the Cummins diesel into its
> pickups in 1989, it
> > expected the engine to be a specialty item in no
> more than 4,000 trucks a
> > year. But it became so popular that the motor now
> sells in more than
> > 100,000 trucks a year. Performance improved as
> model years passed. In
> 1989,
> > the horsepower rating was 160 with 420
> lbs./torque. It's now rated at 245
> > hp with 505 lbs./torque. Cummins reports some
> trucks have run more than
> > 1,000,000 miles without an overhaul and says to
> conservatively expect
> > 300,000 miles between overhauls if you don't soup
> up the engine. It can be
> > overhauled up to four times.
> >
> >
> > Doyt
> >
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