My uncle used to have one of those little Datsun pickups with the N.A. diesel and a five speed. It got over 40 MPG but topped out at 50. Put a Snapper riding mower in the back and it could only do 45 uphill.

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82 D150-225/727
02 Dakota-3.9/5 speed
87 GMC C7000-8.2 Detroit Diesel/5+2

If it wasn't smoking, it probably was running bio


I've never seen a regular diesel that didn't smoke... even little vdub rabbits produce some smoke...

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1973 Dart Swinger Super 6 with 71k
1976 Datsun 280ZX with Mopar I-6

I'm on the road today, but, I'll get my brother to get with a friend of his in Israel. Apparently the slant six lived on for years in Turkish built trucks, may still be in production for all I know. He thought that he had heard of a turbo diesel version of the slant in the Turkish heavy trucks.
Also at one time on a web site somewhere, I saw a list of codes for slant sixes that included test and projected models. There where to be turbo gas, and turbo diesel slant sixes.

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66 Valiant, 225.
84 Van, 225.
71 Maxi-Van, 318
60 Valiant wagon, 225
87 Maxi-Van, 318 4spd

Found it. Project number was A-513, turbo diesel RG 225. May have not made the US market, I know I've never seen one. Built 1981 to 1983. I'm thinking these must be the Turkish truck motors my brother saw while he was in Turkey and Israel. Be a pretty cool engine for an old A-100 pickup or van.

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66 Valiant, 225.
84 Van, 225.
71 Maxi-Van, 318
60 Valiant wagon, 225
87 Maxi-Van, 318 4spd

Those Turkish "Dodge" trucks did get a turbodiesel. It was not a slant-6 and had nothing to do with the factory prototype unit referenced in the list of engineering A-programs.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

It was AUDIBLY turbocharged, as if the absence of smoke (and the presence of zip) wasn't enough evidence. It was a very nice truck- if I tripped across one like that I'd probably snap it up in a heartbeat.

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Yeah, well, don't bother looking North of the Mason-Dixon line or East of Central Texas...those trucks, like the Chevrolet Vega, were made out of compressed rust!

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Hmmm. I've never seen a terribly (by my standards) rusted one. Most chronically rust prone cars (Vegas, Datsun Z-cars, etc.) WILL rust pretty badly even around here, though not to the point of falling apart like they do up North. But most Scouts and Travellalls that I see are generally in good shape.

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Chrysler dealers did some Nissan diesel conversions in A bodies at one time. They are rare. If you recall somone was trying to sell one on slantsix.com for a while in California.

BTW dad has a 82 Cadillac with the 5.7 diesel. 250K on it. He had to rebuild the injector pump twice but it still goes well. Just not up hills! 30+mpg. It is naturally aspirated.

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'72 Duster 198 stock cam, 3:23's Hookers on jack stands for 8 years in the driveway
'79 Maxivan 360 Offy Qjet Comp RV cam/rusting in the driveway.
93 D350 160HP Cummins Auto Dually Clubcab needs a injector pump
2005 Golden Couch Buick