[Vwdiesel] V-6 diesel

[pmdolan at sasktel.net]

There was never a V6 diesel in any Chrysler US product.  Briefly, if memory serves me, it was 1976 to 1979 that you could get a B100 pickup with a very gutless 4.0 litre Mistubishi industrial engine.  It wasn't bad with a 4 speed, but barely got out of its own way when coupled to a 727.  However, the fuel economy was out of this world (like 30+).

The 4.3 V-6 GM diesel used in the J-series FWD cars was a 5.7 with two cylinders cut off.  The 5.7 is an engine with a horrible reputation, but later versions of it were actually quite reliable.  When fitted with head studs instead of bolts, downright solid!  There are still some 5.7 diehards, and they support the 4.3 - the rarest of the rare, and something that will bolt right up to any GM small corporate bellhousing!!!!  If only I had the time, I would find myself a rust-free (as in not from around here) S-10 Blazer 2 door 2.8 or early Squarokee (also 2.8) and bolt a 4.3 in there.  Too many other swaps to do first.

Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Briggs <vbriggs at stny.rr.com>
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:45 am
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] V-6 diesel

> I've not seen one, but I read someplace that dodge put a perkins 
> diesel 
> in dodge dart back in either the very early 70's or late 60's, can 
> anyone confirm that.
> On Jul 20, 2006, at 4:40 AM, William J Toensing wrote:
> 
> > Well, there is always something new to learn. That Dodge V-6 
> diesel 
> > slopped under my radar screen. This is the first I had heard of 
> it & 
> > would like to know more about that engine. I wonder if that 
> could be 
> > the same V-6 diesel GM used in the front drive Olds Ceria& I 
> think, 
> > some other models that shared that same front wheel drive 
> platform in 
> > the early '80s. How good was that V-6 GM diesel? During that 
> period of 
> > time I was down on American cars & especially GM because of 
> their 
> > other examples of "quality" such as the THM 200 Hydromantic, V-8-
> 6-4 
> > Cadillac, Chevy Vega & more. I did recall of hearing of some 
> diesel 
> > conversions of the Plymouth/Dodge slant 6 gas engine. In 1972 I 
> bought 
> > a new Citroen DJX-21 station wagon which I still own. In 1983 I 
> bought 
> > a new Nissan Sentra diesel which I drove for 50,000 miles & then 
> sold 
> > when I bought a new Mazda 626 diesel at a bargain price because 
> at 
> > that time, Americans were down on diesels. I keep track of my 
> MPG from 
> > tank to tank & out of curiosit
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