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Old 10-13-2012, 09:40 PM
rscurtis rscurtis is offline
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Originally Posted by jay_bob View Post
Yup Dad had a 1979 Delta 88 Royale (not the kind with cheese)...

Most epic fail of an engine ever, engine self destructed with less than 30 k miles.

I think that single handedly ruined the American market for Diesel engines.
Mine only lasted 4300 miles, it pulled the wrist pin out of a piston while it was idling. The dealer short blocked it but I think all it needed was a new rod and piston. I sold it, and the next owner ran it over 100K miles with no problems. It actually wasn't a bad running engine, but emissions wise, it made the 617 look clean.
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