Posted on 07/12/2007 1:15:11 PM PDT by Red Badger
every car maker has had their turn in the barrell
that is not today’s diesel however, not by a damned sight,
The Mercedes engine in the Jeeps is a much smaller engine (3.0 l vs. 4.5 l).
I’d like this 4.5 diesel in a Pontiac G8, please.
Too bad you guys didn’t include fuel retailers in your marketing plans. Last year my mechanic begged Sunoco to give him diesel pumps. They wouldn’t do it.
we sure as hell did include em......the e85 /gas burn engines are stock, the e85 is filling in the west and diesel pups come online in feb where sparce or non existant
I know, I'm just a little gunshy of aluminum heads. In my limited experience with them, if you blow a radiator hose in traffic you're likely to overheat and crack a head by the time you can pull off the road.
Thankfully, I can look forward to several hundred thousand more miles on my Cummins 6B. But even Cummins, I hear, is going to aluminum cylinder heads on their new V6 and V8 engines.
LOL! Thanks a lot, now I have soda sprayed all over my monitor, and a picture of that “diesel hummer” woman in my head! :)
This was in suburban DC. Honestly, I have no idea what was behind Sunoco’s decision, but this poor guy is gonna be screwed if he can’t get diesel pumps. He already had a rough time getting regular supply of Supreme earlier this year.
Just here to serve....
what you are describing is an OSHA roadblock since the 70’s. That being contaminated dirt et al as tanks sweat rupture or slow leak into the surrounding area. To change or drop new tanks for diesel, soil samples must be taken and well...................this is where state and federal crooks do their crimes.........Fees and fines are huge and certain...........
Dura Dura Dura -- Isn't what the wily Japanese foe actually said at Pearl Harbor?
Yep: it’s all part of a big Federal mess: becuase of the government decree regarding the Exxon/Mobil merger, the station was forced last year to drop Mobil b/c of a nearby Exxon. He went with Sunoco. He used the opportunity to convert new pumps, fix the tanks, etc. My understanding is that while the cost for installing diesel would have been high, it would have been far cheaper to have done it all at once during the makeover.
Anyway, as I study the impact of public policy on automotive history, I’ll have to add this one to the list. Thanks for the explanation.
New Diesel for GM...
What the heck is a transmition?
I hope this engine is better than the one I had in my 79 Oldsmoble.
oops
your 79 Olds was a gas motor w/ pot poured heads.....
this is rocket science on streoids...bulletproof stuff
The hawks used to follow me around the field when combining barley that was blown down. The mice would run when the combine lifted the barley from the ground. You are right. That is a great way to entertain your self on a nice afternoon.
Light years away.........The '79 Olds engines was basically a gasoline engine with different heads and fuel system. That's why they didn't last or work well. A Diesel engine HAS to be made of different materials all around because of the high compression and power. They tried to do Diesel on the cheap and it didn't work. Now the public has a really bad taste in their mouths against Diesels in American cars. This isn't your (or your Dad's) OldsmoDiesel........
THAT’s GREAT NEWS!.........GM / CHRYSLER should start putting these engines in the large cars!!!!!!......
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