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Old Crank

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6. They kept the same bolt patern as the gas engine

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 03:24 PM

Oct 2023

Made it easier to machine on existing set ups. They also didn't have a water oil separator. Then the tranny was garbage also.

Evidently an engineer who pointed out the problems was retired early.

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On this day, September 13, 1977, General Motors introduced the Oldsmobile Diesel engine. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 OP

LOL and it was a bust in the end.... Historic NY Sep 2023 #1

I worked on these as a tech in the 1980s and early 90s Best_man23 Sep 2023 #2

A now departed neighbor had one of those Old Crank Sep 2023 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Old Crank Sep 2023 #4

My dad bought one! A HERETIC I AM Oct 2023 #5

They kept the same bolt patern as the gas engine Old Crank Oct 2023 #6

There was a lot of that kind of thing back then, apparently. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2023 #7