Hey, I was reading on this Diesel 350 site (a similar group to this one actually) that a lot of the problems with that engine were caused by piss poor fuel, the lack of a water separator on the fuel filter, poor quality head bolts and gaskets, and mechanics who reused stretch bolts (gee, does that sound familiar?). According to them, by the mid 80's high quality head bolts and gaskets were available, and resolved all the issues.Without a water separator, water in the fuel would corrode the injection pump and cause it to advance the timing... which raised cylinder pressures...-Jason
Here in Canada the s-10 and chevette both came with an Isuzu diesel for at least a year, they are very rare though...
Quote from: "crazybushman"Here in Canada the s-10 and chevette both came with an Isuzu diesel for at least a year, they are very rare though... I also hear that the ford F150 is getting a 6 cylinder mitsubish turbo diesel next year (probably the same one used in all the mitsubishi fuso delivery trucks?). I wonder when they'll bring back the diesel in the Ford ranger again (in the US -- all the south african ones are diesel already)