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Cadillac diesel

Started by william hunter, November 27, 2004, 09:59:06 PM

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william hunter

Looking for information on Cadillac diesel.
What years?
What models?
Was it only the 350 diesel engine?
Seem to recall transmission problems where common on the diesel?
Did Cadillac ever have a good diesel?
Are any of them worth looking at?

Here are some I have found on the net.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2497619442&category=39405 TARGET=_blank>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2497619442&category=39405

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4505567274 TARGET=_blank>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4505567274

William Hunter

The EU has rendering plants selling this to petrochem plants that make diesel fuel from it now.
Do a google search on the topic.

Dave MacGregor #18998

If the cost of waste cooking oil is so cheap and smells so good when burned as an alternative fuel in a diesel engine, then I say "Why Not?"

OH!  I also seemed to recall running into someone once who was running their Mercedes on french fry oil with no problems.

Mike 319861


 the Navistar diesel/Ford Powerstroke and the 6.2/6.5 are all too heavy and bulky to put in the front of the Cadillac. the lightest, the 6.2 weighs in in the vicinity of 850-900lbs, which is about 150 more than the Olds diesel which is already heavy. That would force the car to ride on the bump stops most of the time.

 On top of that, the cost of modification would far outweigh any fuel savings achieved.

 If one of the Olds diesels has been treated properly from the get go, then it can be a reliable engine. Problem is, ignorance and GMs marketing approach doomed these engines before they had a chance. If you really want a diesel, seek one of these out, if there are indeed any. Most all that are left have been subjected to so much abuse that they are on their last legs anyway.

  Mike

denise 20352


> mechanics and owners claimed it was. I cold never burn out a glow plug using
just the key to start the engine....but they came in under warranty "burned out"
and "melted" all the time. The only explanation was the owners "jumping" them
for too long .

   The glow plug timer on mine was defective, held the glow plugs on too long and burned them out.  The guy at AutoZone who ordered glow plugs for me told me that it was a common problem.  I had to put in a switch for them.  I did hold the switch down for too long sometimes, though.  Its easy to get impatient when its 50 degrees outside and you have a battery charger on the car because by the time you get so much as a *****out of it, the batteries are almost dead.

   My 1981 diesel was a piece of garbage, plain and simple.  It was underpowered, noisy, smelly, and hard to start.  I never used ether to start it, just a battery charger/booster and a lot of time that I would preferred to have used doing something else.


-denise

Lars Kneller 8246

To answer the original question, the 5.7L V-8 was available from 78 to 85 in the Seville, and (I think) 79-85 in the Eldorado, and 80-85 in the full size cars.  You could get a transverse 4.3L V-6 in the downsized FWD Devilles/Fleetwoods in 85.  That is a rare car.  

I think if you get a later engine and take care of it, they can be an interesting collector car.  Ive owned my 81 Fleetwood for a few years now, and have had no problems at all.