1980 cadillac diesel

[Syncroincity]

A friend of our family had a V8 diesel Cutlass... I don't recall if he had many problems with the car, but I do remember being awed by the gargantuan cloud of black smoke he could leave by dropping it into 3rd and flooring it. I was more in love with his other car; a '53 MG-TD.

[OM617]

they never used a gas block, but they started with a gas block, and modified it for use as a diesel block, rather than just building a diesel specific block.

As did VW, Mercedes, BMW, Ford, International, Peugeot, Toyota, Nissan, etc etc. plus the 5.7D's block has been made into 400+hp g@s engines so the common "gas block" argument has no foundation.

[Rabbit on Roids]

they never used a gas block, but they started with a gas block, and modified it for use as a diesel block, rather than just building a diesel specific block.

As did VW, Mercedes, BMW, Ford, International, Peugeot, Toyota, Nissan, etc etc. plus the 5.7D's block has been made into 400+hp g@s engines so the common "gas block" argument has no foundation.

the 5.7 gas blocks can be made to put out over 2000 horsepower...

[Familydiesel]

I pen an 82 olds with a 4.3 L diesel V6, it runs out well and has good power. It is true, they need good head bolts to hold them together. Arp sells a set of studs for the 5.7 v8, but you need a custom set for the v6. The v6 get up to
35 mpg!
 

[Rabbit on Roids]

i want to own a vehicle with a 4.3 diesel. in the worst of ways.