| [GMCnet] Men's Mall Report....found an Olds Diesel [message #88620] |
Tue, 15 June 2010 01:07  |
Len Novak
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I took a stroll thru the local men's mall Sunday....
Several Chevy/Pontiac/GMC silhouette vehicles with the correct drivers side
wiper blade
Lots of Buick/Caddy/Pontiac cruise control parts
Lots of electric levelers for the suspension systems
Several GMC steering wheels, including one off a GMC Jimmy that would not
come off
And finally....a 1979 Olds Regency with a diesel in it....untouched.
Cheers,
Len and Pat
78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
Fallbrook, CA
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The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see!
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| Re: [GMCnet] Men's Mall Report....found an Olds Diesel [message #88802 is a reply to message #88626] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 07:39  |
Len Novak
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That bad?
Len and Pat
78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
Fallbrook, CA
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[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of David L Greenberg
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Men's Mall Report....found an Olds Diesel
On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:07:59 -0700 "Len " <B52Rule@Adelphia.Net> writes:
> I took a stroll thru the local men's mall Sunday....
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> And finally....a 1979 Olds Regency with a diesel in
> it....untouched.
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> Len and Pat
> 78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
> Fallbrook, CA
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You were wise to leave it and run as fast as you can.
David Lee Greenberg
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Las Vegas, NV new email: B52sRule@Gmail.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Men's Mall Report....found an Olds Diesel [message #88811 is a reply to message #88805] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 08:45 |
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mike miller
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| Bobby Lee wrote on Wed, 16 June 2010 06:03 |
I agree with Dave. The olds diesels were converted gas engines and most all lasted 49,000 miles or less. Don't ask me how I know. Rods sticking through the oil pan is not a pretty sight.
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While almost everyone will agree that the Olds diesel was a poorly executed idea, I do not believe it was converted from a gas engine. (I have read this several places.)
From <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_V8_engine#LF9_Diesel>
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... The Oldsmobile diesel is believed by some to be a converted gasoline engine. While they share the same bore and stroke and some external bolt patterns (transmission and exhaust manifolds) they are quite different.
GM began with a substantially different bottom end when compared with its gasoline cousin. ...
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BUT I also understand that with it's stronger bottom end and block, it CAN be converted to a very strong gasoline engine.
from: <http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofedsl.htm>
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The 350 diesel block with a 425 crank and the stock bore size block (4.057") will yield a bulletproof 411 CID gasoline small block. The 350 diesel block can be safely overbored .125" without sonic testing, to make a 437 CID small block. The 350 diesel block can be bored out to 4.25" when sonic tested. With a shaved down 425 crank and a 3.975 stroke, that works out to 451 cubic inches.
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Has anyone been following JimB's Tin Solder project?
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| Re: [GMCnet] Men's Mall Report....found an Olds Diesel [message #88842 is a reply to message #88805] |
Wed, 16 June 2010 13:40 |
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hnielsen2
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Twenty plus years ago found a 1/2 ton Chevy diesel with the crank hanging
out of the pan. for $300.00
We replaced it with a 350 Olds engine from the men's mall.
Good truck for around $600.00
That G M diesel engine was a work of art!
Run don't walk away from them.
Sold it when the state of Kaliforina started to check up on all the G M
diesel to gas conversions.
The state wanted them all to pass SMOG?
So much for good thing.
Howard
P S Sold it and made some $'s after four years of use.
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> I agree with Dave. The olds diesels were converted gas engines and most
> all lasted 49,000 miles or less. Don't ask me how I know. Rods sticking
> through the oil pan is not a pretty sight.
> B.Lee
> 78 Royale
> Austin, TX
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