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NWCROWN
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 Posted - 05/23/2007 : 10:20:24 AM
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| Just curious...was the ill-fated GM 5.7 Diesel (also known as the 350 diesel)from the late 70s-early 80s ever offered in a school bus application? |
Edited by - NWCROWN on 05/23/2007 11:07:13 PM
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IC
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 05/24/2007 : 4:09:18 PM
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I don't know for sure, but I doubt it....those "dieselized" gas engines didn't even hold up in cars! A buddy of mine had one in an Olds, and when the last warranty motor blew up, he dropped a gas engine in it. That was kind of cool too...because the VIN number told the DMV computers that it was a diesel, so he never had to get an emissions test on that car (diesels are exempt from emissions in Va).
Speaking of GM engineering disasters of that era....remember Cadillac's 8-6-4 gas motor? It was supposed to cut out cylinders for better mileage. PURE Garbage! LOL |
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78fordwayne
Top Member
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Posted - 05/24/2007 : 4:27:33 PM
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Ive never seen one in a bus.
A guy I use to work with as a 84 Olds with that engine. Believe it or not it has over 150,000 miles on it and can still squeel the tires from a stop. The car is all roted out but thats probably the only 5.7 diesel that will out last the life of the car. |
Robert B.
Last update: 7/1/10
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NWCROWN
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 05/24/2007 : 10:15:47 PM
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Originally posted by IC
I don't know for sure, but I doubt it....those "dieselized" gas engines didn't even hold up in cars! A buddy of mine had one in an Olds, and when the last warranty motor blew up, he dropped a gas engine in it. That was kind of cool too...because the VIN number told the DMV computers that it was a diesel, so he never had to get an emissions test on that car (diesels are exempt from emissions in Va).
Speaking of GM engineering disasters of that era....remember Cadillac's 8-6-4 gas motor? It was supposed to cut out cylinders for better mileage. PURE Garbage! LOL
What prompted me to ask this question was the fact that this engine was offered in the GM full-size pickups.
What is interesting is that the 8-6-4 engine is back with us in Chrysler and, I believe, new GM V8s. Supposedly it has become more reliable with advances in tehnology. |
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truck451
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Drew19
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 05/25/2007 : 1:40:40 PM
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| Gm new diesel engines, on their silverado's HD etc, Those are made by Isuzu |
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Cody
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Posted - 05/25/2007 : 2:07:41 PM
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Originally posted by truck451
No.
It was only used in the pickups, and not even in the full size K Blazer that was the precursor to the Tahoe, and the Suburban.
It was also used in the Pontiac Bonneville in the 80s |
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78fordwayne
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Posted - 05/25/2007 : 3:07:54 PM
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| It was used in just about every full sized GM car. |
Robert B.
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GM 5.7/350 C.I. Diesel...School Bus Use?
