[Vwdiesel] GM V-8 diesels of the '80s

[Terry Briggs]

I had an '81 gran prix with the 350 diesel. I had relatively few 
problems with it, bought it used with maybe 60k on it and drove it 
another 150k until the ip went south on it. Was too expensive to fix at 
the time with my Marine Corps budget. Dropped an olds 350 rocket in and 
drove it 2 more years. I did sell the block to a racer, gave me $500 
for the engine. Not bad considering I only gave $1000 for the car when 
I bought it in '85. About the only complaint was the crap tranny they 
mated to that diesel, a lame turbo 200 tranny, you'd have thought with 
the torque they'd have put a 400r behind it.
On May 2, 2008, at 5:37 AM, William J Toensing wrote:

> I note that "Photo Bug" has a1982 Cadillac diesel. This converted Olds 
> gas 350 GM diesel is the diesel that gave diesel a bad name in the 
> USA. However, I heard the latest "GM Goodwrench" replacement diesels 
> were reliable engines but the engines came too late to stem GM's bad 
> diesel reputation. Perhaps Photo Bug can share some more info on his 
> Cad diesel & what modifications, if any, he has done to make this a 
> reliable engine. If some of the others out there have made some mods 
> to make this a reliable engine, please share the info. I am not 
> looking for one of these GM diesels but it is possible I might stumble 
> on one & reject one I shouldn't.
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