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Modified gasser story is a myth
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Posted by jdemaris on March 19, 2006 at 18:53:54 from (69.67.236.247):
In Reply to: Re: Chevy diesel power posted by albertacinchcowboy on March 19, 2006 at 16:45:34:
What you say about the 6.5 being a modified gasser is pure nonsense. Back in the late 70s, GM DID modifiy the 350 Oldsmobile engine for diesel use and it was a piece of crap. That is why GM hired Detroit Diesel to design a new engine from the ground up - and that is where the 6.2 - 6.5 series came from - it is Detroit Diesel. Detroit designed it, GM later built it, and now some new company took over production to supply the US military.
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