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Article #537Re: Diesel problems
From: A.M.MARAZITI
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1986 21:35
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1986 21:35
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I read (with amusement) the problems of Olds and VW diesels. If you want a
diesel, a Peugot or Mercedes-Benz are the only two manufacturers of passenger
vehicles designed from the ground - up as diesels.
The american automakers started churning out gas block diesels after the oil
embargo/crisis (No 'gas' lines at diesel pumps!). My cousin bought a Caddy
'diesel', and had nothing but problems - blown head gaskets, warped heads...
I have has an older (1969) Mercedes-Benz diesel for over 5 years with no
problem(s) starting (except below -5F), or oil consumption, or anything!!!
The Benzes are *VERY WELL ENGINEERED* , and are *NOT* exhorbinant to own
if you can do your own repairs - I had 2 Benzes while going to college -
on a student budget. I had less problems than a lot of cheap econo-box owners.
BTW - 1986 is the 100th year anniversary of the invention of the motor vehicle.
No, it wasn't Henry Ford. It was Karl Benz!!!!!!
* Disclaimer: These are my (educated)
* OPINIONS, but you're free to disagree.
* (Gee, I'm a poet!!)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site lzaz.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!lzaz!amm From: amm@lzaz.UUCP (A.M.MARAZITI) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Re: Diesel problems Message-ID: <471@lzaz.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Jan-86 16:35:54 EST Article-I.D.: lzaz.471 Posted: Tue Jan 7 16:35:54 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Jan-86 09:04:26 EST References: <126@ccicpg.UUCP> <35@fai.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft Lines: 30 Summary: (REAL) Diesels are not a problem. Retrofitted gas block diesels ARE!