Posted by jdemaris on December 06, 2010 at 06:27:59 from (72.171.0.145):
In Reply to: Re: Name one . . . posted by Stuart on December 06, 2010 at 05:48:37:
You are spouting out stuff that makes NO sense to me.
First of all, some auto-makers atarted offering diesels in the 60s and 70s - for better fuel mileage. NOT power. The 6.2 was custom-designed by Detroit Diesel to provide a light-weight power-equivalent to the 305 gasser that got 15-20% better fuel mileage.
Diesel engines always have less power then gas engines - if not turbocharged and if they have equal bore and stroke. I think that was the biggest problem when clueless consumers bought diesel cars and trucks. They expected more power, not less.
What on earth does somebody working at a Deere dealership have to do with anything? They can do, or not do, whatever they want. Back in the 60s and 70s MANY Deere dealerships did their own pump work and John Deere Co. supplied all the parts and manuals. When Deere Co. dropped support, many dealers quit doing it.
Also, why are you comparing a HD medium-duty rated Cummins diesel - to a light-duty 6.2? Did you ever see a Cummins 5.9 offered in a 1/2 ton pickup truck, or Blazer-like vehicle such as a Ramcharger? No.
Back in the 60s, Jeep and Check DID offer Perkins diesels. They did not sell well and it got dropped.
My 87 Surburban spent it's first 300K miles towing a livestock trailer all over the USA. It was a friend of mine that sold goats. It quit at 300K and the local Chevy dealer said he couldn't fix it. So, I bought it for $200, spent $200 fixing the injection pump and installing new injector nozzles, and put another 200K on it -with no engine teardowns ever. Everything else fall apart, but not the engine.
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