The end of an era

[hypurone]

i confuse them, the Chevy "HEAVYDUTY" is diesel or powerstroke or something

i thought the bottom end was the same, no reason it couldn't be.. a crankshaft is a crankshaft.

The term you are looking for on the Chevy is Duramax diesel. And the designation is HD which precedes the weight rating. IE; HD2500 etc...

[ducatiz]

Were you not around when Oldsmobile thought that was a good idea.

One of the main reasons we don't have very many oil burners in passenger cars here in the states (except for VW, M-B, etc.).

i was around, but the engines GM threw into the cars back then were all industrial engines.  we had a Cadillac diesel.. wow, what a pos.

i still have an '86 Ford Ranger with a Mitsubishi Fuso tractor engine in it.  Makes a whopping 86 hp, but something like 120 ft lbs of torque.  No acceleration at all, but it could pull a stump.

A diesel crank is significantly different than a gas - each is optimized for their market, and if you substituted one for the other it would be sub par for the job (either too strong and heavy for the gas, or not durable / long enough for diesel).

mitt

interesting.  Mitsubishi's Astron motor comes in gasoline and diesel varieties.  The bottom end is identical for both motors.  head is different, of course, but I think the only internals above the crank that are distinctive are the rods/pistons and cam (for timing).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Astron_engine

[red baron]

Guess I'll keep the ZL1 sitting in my dad's basement