I think if I was going to work on fixing an olds that had a 5.7 I would just replace it with a 6.2 or 6.5 These are pretty good engines though alot of mechanics dont know how to rebuild them. I have had alot of luck with them and I abuse them pretty bad...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Engine conversion > >girl mark, > > > >I have been doing my own research into why the GM diesel failure happened > >and the only information I have found was that the head bolts stretched and > >that this was the primary failure for the GM line because the bolts were not > >torqued at correct intervals and/or the head bolts stretched and were > >usually not replaced on a rebuilt. Do you have a source on the info about > >problems with the "block crankshaft,etc." ? I'd like to find out more about > >it. > > > >Thanks, > >Jess > > I found the same site Robert did when I researched this. > > "Lots of Injector Pump problems, blowing head gaskets, and poor > maintenence due to lack of knowledge basically killed them. Many > engines were perfesionally changed out by GM mechanics, but still > with many top end problems and poor maintenence, and also due to > water in the fuel." > > Also breaking crankshaft and other bottom end problems... > http://members.tripod.com/~A350Diesel/disaster.html > > This is the main site: > http://members.tripod.com/~A350Diesel/index-17.html > The 350 Diesel Page > > Best > > Keith > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Jesse Parris | studio53 | 53 maitland rd | stamford, ct 06906 > >203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
