On the other hand the carbon economy of importing a vehicle rather sux. Never mind.
Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I was riding in the passenger seat as my son was driving my 1990 Chev >Cheyenne on Tuesday morning. It has the GM 6.2 litre diesel engine. >It was a cold day (-22 C), but the truck started easily (block heater >had been used). We were about 4 km out when I heard a new top end >racket as he accelerated out of a curve. The check gauges light came >on, and the oil pressure was reading zero. I had him pull over and >shut down, hoping we were quick enough to avoid damage. > >Yesterday, I got the preliminary report from the mechanic. The oil >pump failed, so the engine was not being lubricated. It is not seized >(the engine never got up to temperature on the trip), but there are a >lot of ugly noises, even at idle. I trust this shop, and have for >years. They figure a bottom-end rebuild is in order, but question the >value of proceeding on an 18-year-old truck. The rebuild estimate is >approximately what I paid for the truck a year and a half ago. > >Ironically, this occurred while I was on my way to a funeral. (I made >it, but I was late. The tow truck driver dropped us off at the church >on the way to the garage. We're on a first name basis. My son thinks >that's funny.) > >I have been running B20 for the past year. I don't think that has >anything to do with the oil pump going. Just posting this as a >warning to others that this is something to watch out for in the GM >engines of this vintage. > >The truck doesn't get a lot of use, as a rule, but I figure it paid >for itself in the time I had it. It carried and pulled a lot in the >times it was used. > >I have started looking for a replacement, but there isn't much to >choose from in the low end of the market in terms of diesels. There >are some large cube vans available at the top end of my price range >(up to Cdn$4500), but they would present an issue in terms of parking. > I need something that can pull up to 3500 pounds (Class 2), and >carry "ugly" cargo (compost, scrap metal, used construction material). > Pretty doesn't matter - in fact ugly has proven advantageous in >terms or reducing requests to borrow the last vehicle. Robust and >reliable does matter, as others drive the vehicle more often than I >do. I'm thinking either pickup truck or full-size van. Any other >thoughts? It took me more than a year to find a diesel the last time, >and I don't have the luxury of that much time now. Suggestions? > >-- >Darryl McMahon >It's your planet. If you won't look after it, who will? > > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
