The duramax is a pretty good engine but VERY complicated and expensive
to work on. I like the 6.5's as well. Yes, some of them had weak IP's
but usually once thats sorted out properly they are fine.
Kevin wrote:
On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 01:03:40PM -0500, Sunil Hari wrote:
seriously, are the 6.2 diesel engines any good? I remember at some point
that GM converted gas engines to diesel with poor success....
That was the oldsmobile 5.7 liter diesel. The 6.2 was a detroit design,
and as long as it was operated within spec, it was fine. It was a teense
light duty for a one ton dually (it was originally designed for 10000 GVW
and below). In a suburban or a half ton, it was rock solid. Some people
had problems with turbos, some didn't, that was probably more of an issue
of hauling heavy loads uphill in the wrong gear with the throttle held to
the wood than anything (just a guess).
Given all four of GM's light duty truck diesels (5.7, 6.2, 6.5, duramax), I'd
take the 6.2 long before the others.
K
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