GM still confident of diesel's future

Rodmiser

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NOSTALGIA: How bad was the GM 350 diesel? ONE BIG JOKE.
 

KLXD

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GM killed Diesels in this country.

It's only right that GM brings them back.

Not talking about trucks. Dodge saved them.
 

El Dobro

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I had a 1980 Chev Wagon with the V8 diesel. Ran good for about 30,000 miles. Then the head blew up. Probably had 3 injection pumps by then too. Bad memory. :(
My friend Domo had a Delta 88 with the Olds diesel, when he worked for Mack truck. He said the first thing he did when he bought it was to add a water separator. When he had almost 150,000 on it, he found that if you complained, GM would install the improved block for something like $105. He had it done and put on another 200,000 on until he got rid of it. I guess it was just luck of the draw.
 

aja8888

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My friend Domo had a Delta 88 with the Olds diesel, when he worked for Mack truck. He said the first thing he did when he bought it was to add a water separator. When he had almost 150,000 on it, he found that if you complained, GM would install the improved block for something like $105. He had it done and put on another 200,000 on until he got rid of it. I guess it was just luck of the draw.
I did not think (or know) of a water separator install at that time. I was working full time, had two toddlers, a new house, was in graduate school 3 nights per week and had a sick father to take care of in my spare time. I relied on the dealer changing injection pumps. So it **** the bed.
 

KLXD

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That was 40 years ago. All of us that BOUGHT ONE THEN will be dead in another 20 years or so. All that will be left in 2035 - 2040 is the memory of Dieselgate.
So, as VW limped along with the only Diesel here after the 350 debacle GM will do the same after VW's?
 
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