mikeh449 wrote:
I had a 1984 chevy 1/2 ton with a diesel engine factory installed
Those early NA light duty diesels were pretty bulletproof, but I'd expect that out of something that weighs 400lbs and had the same hp as my riding mower!
6.5TDs were actually great light duty 1/2 ton diesels though, if GM hadn't employed the Midvale School for the Gifted engineering team to design all the peripheral equipment.
One look at a 5.9 Cummins or a 7.3 IHI of the same vintage made you wonder why GM didn't drug test their engineers.
But it was the first half ton that got decent fuel mileage and had enough power to tow or at least get up n go.
