Now GM is doing that with the 4.3L V6, a 350 V8 with two cylinders loped off. Don
On 9/11/05, Barry Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The standard engine for the early Chevy IIs was the cast iron 4 banger. > This > engine was the the same as the reliable workhorse 230 CID inline 6 > cylinder > just missing two cylinders. Same bore and stroke etc. everything was just > shorter. GM did the same thing with their first aluminum 225 CID V-6 found > in some Buicks. It was just the 300 CID V-8 with two cylinders cut off. As > I > recall those two engines, the 225 & 300, had cast iron sleeve in their > bores. Their major problems were corrosion of the cooling passages and > threads pulling out, much like the M/B 116 series engines. They later made > a > cast iron version of that V-6 that was a very good engine. > > Barry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Weeks > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:00 AM > To: Mercedes mailing list > Subject: Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA > > > That's the car. Was also available with a 4. > > > >My version of the Chevy II's was later called the Nova which started > >out with a inline 6 and that goes back to '62. Unless they had > >another Chevy II ? > > > > > >Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>That's the same block as was used in the Chevy IIs in the early > >>sixties, so it goes at least that far back. > >> > >>>Couldn't be to far back since GM didn't have many 4 bangers in the > >>>70's with the exception of the aluminum block 4 cyl in the Vega. The > >>>Citation came out in 79 with its sister car from Pontiac. It was > >>>Pontiac's idea to name it the "iron duke" in the early 80's > >>> > >>> > >>>"Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>>The GM Iron Duke 2.5 goes WAY back before the Citation. Mike > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Harry " M.)"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:12 AM > >>>>Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Vega > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Don't recall the iron duke 151 being used in any AMC? If my > >>>>memory serves me > >>>>right it was first used in GM's X bodies like the Citation > >>>> > >>>>Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 12:48:21PM -0400, Harry ?M.) wrote: > >>>>>> what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think > >>>>>>the 6's were > >>>>>> 200 > >>>>>> cid. At least I think I remember seeing that on the Hornet a > >>>>>>friend had. > >>>>> > >>>>>That was the eagle. Two engine options, 258 2bbl or a 2.5L four > (depending > >>>>>on year, it was either the pontiac 151 or the AMC 150). In addition > to > the > >>>>>wagons (have two with sticks and a parts wagon), they made four door > >>>>>sedans, > >>>>>two door hatchbacks (called an SX4, had one with a five speed), and > two > >>>>>door sedans (sometimes called a kammback, think 4wd gremlin). > >>>>> > >>>>>Absolutely unstoppable in the snow, and actually a fairly decent car > to > >>>>>drive. My 84 with a dead fifth gear would still get 22-24 mpg on the > >>>>>freeway. > >>>>>It was my daily driver before the crown vic, which preceeded the > flock > of > >>>>>diesels. > >>>>> > >>>>>K > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________ > >>>>>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> > >>>>>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles > >>>>72 350SL 108,000 Miles > >>>>2004 VW Passat 4 Motion > >>>>1999 Mazda Miata > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>__________________________________________________________________ > >>>>Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > >>>>As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at > >>>>http://isp.netscape.com/register > >>>> > >>>>Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > >>>> > >>>>New! 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