A Diesel without an ADA or ALDA will certainly notice it! My '70 220D lost a lot of power, and smoked badly in the mountains! My '76 300D had a manual adjustment on the IP for altitude - I think it was in 1000 meter increments (but that was a long time ago).
I did notice that diesels don't even notice the thinner air and there were alot of diesel cars and trucks there. Harry
-- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager