2 questions about Diesel in U.S.A.

[zeno]

Some GM cars were diesel. They were DOGS. They converted
the 350 CID Chevy engine & it just didnt work. The 350 running
gas was about as good an engine ever built BUT not the
diesel. Pick up trucks I believe all used purpose built diesels &
are fine. I would never get one just because of repair costs.
The bill can look liker a telephone number !

73 Zeno
LFOD !

[maxhifi]

Originally Posted by zeno

Some GM cars were diesel. They were DOGS. They converted
the 350 CID Chevy engine & it just didnt work. The 350 running
gas was about as good an engine ever built BUT not the
diesel. Pick up trucks I believe all used purpose built diesels &
are fine. I would never get one just because of repair costs.
The bill can look liker a telephone number !

73 Zeno
LFOD !

If you're regularly hauling a large travel trailer, or a horse trailer, the fuel savings of a diesel truck make economic sense. Diesel car engines have a tough sell though - worse performance and more cost in everything except fuel efficiency, but even that advantage evaporates with the new direct injection gasoline engines. They do tend to work forever though with minimal maintenance. My 1986 Toyota diesel is as reliable as anything I've ever owned. Like all other diesels though it's noisy and it stinks!

And with the whole VW scandal ruining public opinion of diesel engines, I can't see them getting more popular in the short term.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by zeno

Some GM cars were diesel. They were DOGS. They converted
the 350 CID Chevy engine & it just didnt work. The 350 running
gas was about as good an engine ever built BUT not the
diesel. Pick up trucks I believe all used purpose built diesels &
are fine. I would never get one just because of repair costs.
The bill can look liker a telephone number !

73 Zeno
LFOD !

Actually, they were Oldsmobile engines. Same 350 CID displacement.
The Duramax of today is actually an Isusu design.