The thing is the GM diesel used in chevy trucks and Oldsmobile were not
based on the Small block Chevy in the first place, Id like to see this site
did it say that small block Chevy parts would bolt on to it ?? it was a 350
oldsmobile engine that was beefed up that GM used for the diesel,,I have
known and worked on them,,they are not worth the trouble, or the money
unless maybe your an olds person nad your into nostalgic late 70s bombers,
if you want to tinker I guess there ok at best. but plan on troubles,,,. if
you want to drive many carefree miles and be able to get parts easly it not
the way to go,, I have known of many vehicles that were retired early because
of the problems with the 350 Olds diesel,, they were a good Idea but it didnt
work out ,,if it had there would be more Diesels on the road now, GM tried
again in 1982 with the 6.2 diesel, althought better than the Olds diesel this
engine soon developed a bad name for unrelaibility,, the thins isyou can
build anything your heart desires as long as you have the money the sky is
the limit and GM does have the money,, you could put a jet engine in your
truck.... yeah Now that would be reliable but,,, I dont think the guy in
back of you is going to appreciate it when you burn off all the paint on
his vehicle.. So my two cent on the subject is. Its your truck do what you
want but do your research first,, but for me Im a die hard chevy guy,, I
think Small blocks and Big blocks are the most popular way to go becauase the
parts can be found all over, after market parts are abundant, support is
everywhere, they work well for nearly every application in old trucks,,,
they are the bes economically to build,,, So in conclusion no matter what
ever you do, take it easy and have fun with It
Richard Scott
57 cameo (B&M blown 350)
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