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David

02-13-2000 18:28:44

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Anyone have any experience with the Chevy C/K truck series diesels in the 90's? Good or bad? Anything week points to look out for? I am considering buying a used one with approx. 100,000 miles.
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David

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barry harrell

11-04-2003 20:22:48

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

How much smoke should I expect. It seems a little excessive but maybe not. At full throttle passing going approximately 55mph @2100 rpm to ~ 70 @3000rpm I can leave a real big cloud of smoke ( almost leaves a smoke screen for the person I am passing ). At 75-85% throttle it looks like a lot of smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. I can easily see it trailing me like a jet trail. 60% or less throttle same conditions I can't see any smoke.

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ralph j.

08-23-2002 10:40:00

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

any problems with the duramax ??? let me know i want to buy one..

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wilder

06-27-2001 20:26:06

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

I can't understand why people keep picking on the poor old 6.2l diesel. For what it is the little diesel has ample power for the everyday guy with a big camper or car hauler and for an extra $3400 canadian you can bolt a complete banks turbo and exhaust kit on it and end up with some very impressive numbers ,205 hp and 400ft.lbs. of torque. Pay attention to these numbers cummins and powerstoke fans. And the best part of it all is you can buy three 6.2's for the price of one powerstroke or cummins engine. In the end it all comes down to what you want ,but don't trash a perfectly good motor or manufacturer just to make yourself feel good about the one you chose. Thanks.

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Chevy Power

12-03-2000 11:59:41

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

"burrhead" , what does that stand for..... Sounds everyway but straight to me. You haven't a clue you old dirt farmer. Chevy never built a good diesal motor tell now because it felt sorry for the Ford industry.(beings all there gas motors suck) The new duramax diesal from Chevy smokes any gas pig diesal Ford puts out. I wouldn't clean the bottom of my boot on a Ford diesal. The new chevy has 300hp and 525 lbs of torque STOCK. Imagine what 4" exhaust and a K&N would do for it.
Wake up you goat roping fag. Buy a Chevy. And to answer the orignal question. Yes the 6.2 is a fine diesal if you can get a reasonable price on it , like anything else.

So bite me Burrface

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Dale

02-16-2000 11:41:00

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

I don't know about you guys. I had a 84 chevy half to 4x4 with a 6.2 diesal. Finally sold it at 258000 miles. Replaced 3 starters one alternator and one injection pump. I got 20mpg empty and 15 loaded. Pulled anything you could hook up. Now I have a 95 half ton 4x4 with a 4.3 v6. Its got 207000 miles. Just went and got a 10,000 pound tractor from Nebraska. It wasn't a fast trip but we did it. I would buy another chevy diesal in a heart beat.

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Ricky Jr.

12-04-2000 17:30:16

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Dale, 02-16-2000 11:41:00

I think that all the chevy diesels suck expecially the old ones.I can comment about the new duramax yet, because I havent drove one yet but it might change my mind.

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Corey

02-15-2000 11:25:40

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

Have to put my $.02 in. I have a '90 Ford 1 ton dually with a 5 speed gearbox and wouldn't trade it for a chevy or dodge. I get average 16 mpg empty, which I think is good. My neighbor has the chevy and a lot of trouble. Dodge is a great motor, but I know guys who have had a lot of trouble with the truck falling apart. Besides, Ford bought Cummins and I have heard it will not be producing motors for Dodge anymore. I'd stick with the Ford.

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Burrhead--Good answer.

02-15-2000 20:20:39

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Corey, 02-15-2000 11:25:40

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Richie

02-15-2000 19:27:01

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Corey, 02-15-2000 11:25:40

Ford did not buy cummins. They have a contract with them to supply them with engines. The dodge will still carry a cummins diesel as well. What I look to see though since dodge had it first is they will have the 24 valve b model and ford will probably get the old style 12 valve. I could be wrong. That part I've not heard anything about.

Cummins is still owned by Teneco who still is the major share holder or "owner" of the CaseIH division.

Richie

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WRONG!!!!!!!

02-15-2000 19:53:03

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Richie, 02-15-2000 19:27:01

You need to check some facts bud. Ford bought a huge part of Cummins several years ago. Yet another guy spouting off without checking facts. The specific reason they bought their part of Cummins, had to do with the fact that the Ford Diesel being built in Brasil did not meet new polution specs for US, and it cost far less for Ford to buy part of Cummins than id did to develope new engines. This is fact that can be proven if you would do a little checking of the facts.

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Show me the proof!!

02-16-2000 09:53:48

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to WRONG!!!!!!!, 02-15-2000 19:53:03

Ok, smart guy, list the link so I can read it about this purchase.

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Chad Wink

02-16-2000 12:26:51

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Show me the proof!!, 02-16-2000 09:53:48

i don't know of any link, but I own stock in Ford, and I remember when Ford bought their part of Cummins, it was at the same time Case-IH bought their part of it, all you would have to do is check out the Cummins shareholder information, to find out who the major shareholders are. I do also remember reading about it in the financial section of some newspapers. It shouldn't be to hard to find.

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Found it

02-16-2000 13:52:02

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Chad Wink, 02-16-2000 12:26:51

it takes some doing, but check out the shareholder reports for both Cummins and Ford, you can figure it out from there assuming you can read. Hint----Consolidated Diesel isn't just Case.

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Shaun In wisconsin

02-17-2000 09:46:19

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Found it, 02-16-2000 13:52:02

Tenneco does not own IH Fiat does

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Doug

02-15-2000 04:41:13

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

Your chances are about 80/20 in my opinion, and I am a chevy man. I mean about 20% chance you will have good luck, and about 80% likelyhood you will have bad luck, and the bad luck will be expensive. The 6.5 is an improvement, from what I hear, over the 6.2. A couple weeks ago, over on the SF machinery board, A guy was out there wanting to put a 6.2 in a new ( 1999 or 2000) chevy 1/2 ton. ????? ??? He basically bit my head off in the reply because I stated (in a nice way) that it was a bad idea. This is off your question a little, but worth a little thought. If you want to buy a Chevy, get a gas engine. Even the recent gas 454 Vortec get decent gas milage and they have a long proven history of reliability, and are relatively cheap to work on. Even the vortec 350 will handle a lot. I have the 350 in a Z-71 and it gets 16.5 MPG, and I wouldnt be scared to tie to most anything reasonable. I could go on and on about stories from people around here, and their experiences with engines, but you have enough of those to look at here. The long and the short: If you really want a Chevy, please get a gas, I think they have the best gas by far. The Ford (Navistar) diesel is probably the most powereful, but also consumes the most fuel. (About 11 MPG loaded or empty I'm told by a friend who has a 2000 with a powersroke) I think the Dodge is the best value. A little noisy, but lots of power, good fuel milage (20 empty, 14 loaded, info from another friend) And they will run and run and run. The cummins name means something, doesn't it?

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Paul Fox

02-15-2000 08:52:37

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Doug, 02-15-2000 04:41:13

I've never had a diesel. I do too much short-run work and everyone tells me that'll kill a diesel. I do have an 89 K3500 Chevy with the 454, and it's a towing fool. I put a hoist under the bed, and I tow a small backhoe on a 14' flatbed trailer with a box full of crushed rock or whatever, and it just runs and runs and runs. Only mod I've made is adding a cooler and a shift kit to the TH400 trans.

Brakes, however, are another story...

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Mike

02-15-2000 10:08:20

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Paul Fox, 02-15-2000 08:52:37

My chevy 1 ton 2wd is a worker but it will not stop. Chevy makes an HD 3500 with 4 wheell disc brakes. The local dealer wil not tell you about them unless you ask. I have heard they are much better stopping. Mike

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Burrhead

02-16-2000 13:02:03

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Mike , 02-15-2000 10:08:20

Are you really that dumb? Brakes won't help a Chibbie pick up. The reason you can't stop is that some feller is behind you pushing the Chibbie out of his way with a Mazda 626.
Chibbie experimented with an anchor, but their pick up would'nt haul it.

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Your are so stupid!!!

02-16-2000 18:26:02

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-16-2000 13:02:03

Burrhead quit being a dikhead. If chevy wasn't so damn good then why in the hell are there more older chevy's on the road than any other pickup??

Check it out..... ..and quit being a dikhead!!

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Burrhead

02-17-2000 18:19:27

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Doug, 02-17-2000 16:46:54

I did'nt have time or inclination to read all your crying. If you can't afford a Ford just let us know. Somebody here will let you ride in one from time to time, only if you stay quite and buy lunch.

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Ahh hell........ferd's are cheap

02-17-2000 20:38:21

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-17-2000 18:19:27

I think they're getting 25 cents a pound for em now. Folks are so mad though because theyre getting cheated from when ford put all the holes in the frame to lighten em up, lightened up the scrap price too. Guys here would buy em and after the first puddle they went through the distributor would short out sitting out front there. Begged us chevy owners to pull em out, told us not to stop till we hit the salvage yard. Just couldn't help but be a good neighbor, we already felt bad for them that they got taken buying a f*cked over rebuilt dodge. Lot less accidents to since they've quit trying to flip over and read directions. One was successful doin it though and it said you just got screwed, scrap this heap as fast as you can. People got those bow tie's as fast as they could get their hands on them and now noone in the county owns a chain, well there's one, for passerby's like burrhead who get stuck in the ditch. We'll pull ya out but it'll cost ya.

General Motor.

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Burrhead----Now now Richie

02-18-2000 06:40:23

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Mike

02-15-2000 10:08:10

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Paul Fox, 02-15-2000 08:52:37

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John R

02-14-2000 19:35:42

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

The guys around here from the old chevy school that wouldn't even ride in a Dodge 10 years ago are now driving Dodge diesels.We had bad service from the 6.5 and even worse from the dual mast clutches and electonic fuel pumps

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Chad Wink

02-15-2000 00:39:00

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to John R, 02-14-2000 19:35:42

Whats a dual mast clutch?

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John r

02-15-2000 19:19:12

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Chad Wink, 02-15-2000 00:39:00

Chad; the dual mast clutch/flywheel was used in the 3500 trucksand had a balancer/torque limiter built into them,short life ,very expensive and coused other nice things like broken cranks. Gm had several expensive replacments that didn't work. the chev diesels are not that bad for light towing or as a car but not that succesful as a work truck

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Simon Voorhies

09-03-2002 19:31:34

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to John r, 02-15-2000 19:19:12

i hear that the duramx diesels have problems with their alumminum heads. I hear that the engine has so much power that it pushes the heads off caused by high compression. Alumminum isnt that strong so i was wandering if that was true?

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Chad WInk

02-15-2000 19:54:55

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to John r, 02-15-2000 19:19:12

Did it still have a balancer on the front of the crankshaft?

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highboyford well you could do bettor

02-14-2000 14:48:31

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

The chevys were known for cracking heads and using starters and eating injection pumps.Than they got a bright idea and put a turbo on it,anyway lucky for them the truck is so light(a surburban weighs more than a 1 ton)that it doesnt work the little peanut diesel too hard.The motor does not hold a candle to what ford or dodge offers and the the front end is too light to hold anything else.But dont dispare chevy has seen the light and will stop production on the worthless engine.they are bringing back a straight axle 4x4 with a diesel engine built by Isuzu.Or a 502 gas option course these are new and you are talking used my point being if the motor was so great why are they throwing it away after a few years,bettor yet call a machine shop and ask for head prices.With the price of diesel fuel buy a 454 gas if you want a chevy and you will have something.

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02-14-2000 11:47:37

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

A good web site is >Link
Good>Link luck

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MrGadget

02-14-2000 11:31:36

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

In June of '93 I bought a new 1993 Chevy 1-ton dually 4x4 (5 spd OD std tran) with the 6.5 turbo diesel in it...My "Six-Wheel-Drive". The 6.5 turbo is totally redesigned from the 6.2. This engine is quiet and gits excellent fuel mileage and I swear could have pulled a house had I found a way to hook up to it. In fact it did, I pulled a 12 x 60 mobile home 16 miles cross country with it!

Dodge uses Cummins which is a good engine, but VERY noisy. Ford uses International powerstroke, another good engine, but known for lousy fuel mileage.

The only reason I do not still have my ROCK is due to a financial bind I got myself into and had to trade down in March of '95. The contractor that bought it from me still has it and won't sell it back to me! :-( He says that truck wouldn't know how to act if it wasn't pulling something...he loves it. (Snif!)

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Bill From Ontario

02-14-2000 05:30:41

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

I took a chance and bought a new 6.5 turbo when they first came out. They couldn't barley give them away up here, so I got quite a deal. At about 60,000 km, I had to replace the alternator, and at 180,000 km, the exhaust pipe from the turbo (GM only source $$$$) rotted out. Other than changing to a K&N Supercharger air filter, no money has been spent on the motor. Oil gets changed every 5000 km (always the same brand oil), and fuel filter gets changed twice a year. I allow warm-up and cool-down time. I am very happy with this truck and plan to keep it for another 100000km or so.

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mike

02-14-2000 03:04:31

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

I have had 3 chevy 6.2's, and I enjoyed them all.The first one I sold with 190,000 on it, the second I sold with 175,000 Each was driven away buy it's new owner. My one ton is parked for the winter with 160,000 plus on it. The trouble I have had with each one is starters. I have a spare starter and once a year in october they are switched and rebuilt. Each truck had the injection pump redone at 100,000 (4-600$) What I have seen is that people who run diesel tractors or trucks have been happy with there chevys. The ones who can't tell the difference except that one takes a different fuel have not been happy. And they generaly abuse them to an early death. That said, I bought a cummins last spring and will buy another one this spring. The 6.2 worked well for me, but the I-6 makes more sence. Mike

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Chances R

02-13-2000 21:48:34

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

I dont have any hands on experiance with the chevy diesel but I can tell you that I never heard anything good about them. my dad runs a dodge with cummins and us boys run fords with powerstrokes. i would recomend if you want a diesel go with the ford or dodge, if ya looking at a gas burner, heck flip a coin. just my 2 cents worth

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Gary

02-13-2000 19:30:07

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Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to David, 02-13-2000 18:28:44

The chevy & fords are gas conversion engines.These diesels have the longevity of conventional gas motors only with a very high repair or replacement cost.At 100k just like a gas motor, could last 100 miles or another 100k. The only true diesel is the dodge cummins which is basically a 300k or more motor. Not being bias just being honest.Would not take the risk on that chevy diesel!!!!! !!

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FERRELL JAMES

09-24-2001 18:58:20

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Gary, 02-13-2000 19:30:07

I HAVE 2001 DURAMAX 15000 MILES BUYING ANOTHER TOMORROW HAVE OWNED MOST ALL DIESELS THIS IS A PRIZE

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DrCyKosis

02-14-2000 17:45:08

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Gary, 02-13-2000 19:30:07

In an intresting twist...

The cummins engines are now being converted to be gas burners by replacing the injection system with an ignition sytem retaining the turbo and fitting a throttle body and injection system for natural gas for industrial applications. I think they also drop the compression ratios as well.

The ones i saw were at Cummins Southern Plains in Fort Worth, Texas and were being refitted and replaced back into new medium duty Ford trucks.

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Hey Doc

02-14-2000 21:30:06

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to DrCyKosis, 02-14-2000 17:45:08

That's a very believable statement. When I was in school the instructor told us about 855 cummins that were converted to run on natural gas for irrigation wells. I never got to see one but his stories usually held true.

Did you ever see one of those?

Richie

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DrCyKosis

02-16-2000 17:57:31

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Hey Doc, 02-14-2000 21:30:06

Nope sorry never seen or heard of an 855 cum-a-part.

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Steve Phillips

02-14-2000 14:08:15

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Gary, 02-13-2000 19:30:07

I don't know about Chevy engines, but the Ford 6.9 was designed and built by International Harvester as a diesel engine. It is quite simply not a modified gas engine. It and it's successor, the 7.3, are very reliable engines. People commonly work them hard yet get 250,000 out of them without ever having the head off.

Although the 6.9 was initially opposed by IH management, sales of these engines to Ford helped keep I.H. afloat during its last few years. For a good book read, "A Corporate Tragedy: the Agony of International Harvester Company," by Barbara Marsh. It provides information on the 6.9, but above all is a good lesson in corporate arrogance and incompetence.

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Nobody

02-14-2000 17:44:02

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Steve Phillips, 02-14-2000 14:08:15

If the IH Diesel was built as a diesel, and had nothing to do with a gas engine, hod do you account for the cfact that some of the parts and gaskets are the same as on the IH 404 gas engine?

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Burrhead

02-15-2000 20:36:11

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Nobody, 02-14-2000 17:44:02

It proves IH was smart enuff to built parts for different engines without retooling the entire shop.

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Bonehead

02-15-2000 23:32:20

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-15-2000 20:36:11

Are you really that dumb?

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Burrhead

02-16-2000 12:48:53

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Bonehead, 02-15-2000 23:32:20

Naw I'm really actually half way intelligent. Ispend alot of time helpin stupid yuppies like you tho. Have a nice day.

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Burrhead

02-13-2000 20:45:52

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Gary, 02-13-2000 19:30:07

The ford is'nt a gas conversion. As far as the mileages go I usually get about 350,000 to 400,000 on the 6.9 and 7.3 Ford engines, so much for your thinking Einstein. Besides that a ford diesel is really a Farmall anyway.

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bingo mine has a big I-H sticker in the back glass

02-14-2000 13:28:25

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-13-2000 20:45:52

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Lee

02-13-2000 19:57:12

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Gary, 02-13-2000 19:30:07

Gary, you could not be more wrong.

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Ford?

02-13-2000 19:33:14

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Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Gary, 02-13-2000 19:30:07

What gas engine is the Ford Diesel converted from?

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Richie

02-13-2000 19:46:36

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Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Ford?, 02-13-2000 19:33:14

Good question and I'd like to hear the answer to this too considering..... ..It's an IH engine and not even a true ford design.

PLUS.....The original 5.7 chevy's were of the gas family and redesigned to run diesel. Afterwards when everyone got sick and tired of replacing crankshafts at 75,000 miles they designed the 6.2 and that was blueprinted from the ground up to be a true diesel. NO gas conversion on this one or it's sister engine the 6.5.

Richie

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DrCyKosis

02-14-2000 17:50:49

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Richie, 02-13-2000 19:46:36

Richie you are correct on the diesel design from day one. Any one with any mechanical knowlege who has had a 6.2/6.5 apart would have no doubt it was a diesel from day one.

The upper side of the block has no resemblence to any GM gas engine.

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jakee

02-13-2000 20:17:59

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Richie, 02-13-2000 19:46:36

the 6.9 from fords is a old harvester medium duty truck motor , i think group 6 and 7 type truck,s.the only trouble fords had was getting harvester to sell it to them soner,i think the only gas to disel harvester ever made was the 549 that they put in the 1586 tractors with the silly 4-6-8 running order wen not under load.

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Burrhead

02-13-2000 20:38:03

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to jakee, 02-13-2000 20:17:59

That must have been a yuppie that made that comment anyway. Hello jakee. I never had a 549 diesel, but I do have a 549 in an R190 here now that has dual ignition. That motor scooter will pull like the devil.

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DrCyKosis

02-14-2000 17:58:51

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-13-2000 20:38:03

Wanna have a big laugh?

Do a search on the net for "BR 549" as used on Hee Haw and you'll learn that Junior Samples trademark phone number was a bit of fun poked at International trucks by one of the writers on the show.

Haven't read it in a long time but I believe I remember the "BR" stands for "big ring" and I know the 549 was the displacement.

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Who are you referring to as a yuppie??

02-14-2000 16:59:44

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-13-2000 20:38:03

for curiosity's sake??

Richie

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Burrhead

02-15-2000 20:30:58

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Who are you referring to as a yuppie??, 02-14-2000 16:59:44

Fellers who love 8n dorf's and Chibbie diesels.
They have other very noticable traits, but these 2 always show 1st.

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jakee

02-16-2000 17:00:21

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-15-2000 20:30:58

went by GMC world headquarters the other day in detroit and they had ford disels plowing snow,to clean the area.

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Burrhead

02-17-2000 08:29:43

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to jakee, 02-16-2000 17:00:21

I was watching them unload the new Chibbies in town the other day and they were hauled in on a Ford. That's bad advertisement to me. But I don't blame them. I would rather ride in a Ford than push a Chibbie.
The best thing a GM owner can do is move next door to somebody with a Ford. He can catch a ride into town for Chibbie parts in the Ford.

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ddg

02-16-2000 16:26:30

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Chevy Truck Diesels??? in reply to Burrhead, 02-15-2000 20:30:58

The 12 valve 5.0 Cummins I-6 has about 40% fewer moving parts that the 7.3 (or whatever) Ford IH Power Stroke V-8. BUT, the Cummins has almost twice as much main bearing surface area!. The crankshaft weights 150 lbs. The TDR (Turbodieselregister.com)page is full of accounts of these little engines running a million miles & over between overhauls. The Cummins is EPA rated on the engine data plate as Medium duty, whereas the Ford is rated light medium duty. Ford did at one time own about 10% of Cumming stock, but has since sold it. They do have an agreement with Ford to supply engines for Ford's MEDIUM DUTY trucks, not pickups. Cummins will continue to supply engines to Dodge for at least the next five years. If any of you out there have 94 or up 12 valve Dodge Cummmins, you can upgrade the pump for HP gains up to 300 HP in about an hour, for about $300.00. see this address.
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/Links.htm#13

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