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Old 02-01-2004, 09:31 AM
Pequod Pequod is offline
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Originally posted by sixto
One major difference in American passenger car Diesels is that they were converted from some base gasoline engine. If this were a smart thing to do, MB would have figured it out in 70 years. OTOH, VW IDI Diesels are based on gasoline engines but are much more durable and reliable than the GM 350 Diesel or the 4-banger in the Chevette. Not sure about the TDIs.

Sixto
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87 300SDL
Let's not forget about the Detroit Diesel 2-Stroke engine that were produced in many configurations. Talk about power, reliability and simplicity from the 53 Series to the recent DDEC 92 Series that continues to power many things today.
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