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 Post subject: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:14 pm 
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I am looking for info on any make and/or model of minitruck that has diesel engines. Let me know what ya got! Im interested in learning more about the concept of biodiesel or running a mini on leftover cooking oils from restaurants.




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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:36 pm 
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THE OLD DATSUNS HAD DIESEL ENGINES

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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:19 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:21 pm 
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i now someone who has done it. its kinda exspensive to get started and a pain in the ass. but definately worth it if u up for the task

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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:26 pm 
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JUST DO A VW DIESEL SWAP MY WIFE HAS A TDI JETTA AND IT GET 50 MPG AND THE NEWEST ONES ARE GETTING OVER 60 MPG AND THEY ARE NO SLOUCH

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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:31 pm 
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I'm going to do some more research into the idea. I have read pros and cons for it. Some rave on how much cleaner the emissions are and that you get a dramatic increase in mpg, but on the other hand as you said 85chevy, the cost factor might not be enough to make it all worth it in the end. I am very interested however and think it would make an interesting project. I'll just have to see what I come up with. Thanks for the reply's guys.

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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:17 pm 
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no prob i think its very interesting project though

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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:44 am 
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I cant remember but dees or scott or even jesse might have one. I dont remember who ended up with it.

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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:36 am 
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some older chevy s-10s have disel engines 1.9 L and 2.2 L 82-85


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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:31 pm 
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Toyota also had some deisel engines. You could do an oil burner. Where the only deisel you burn is just to get the motor running, and the cooking oil tank is pre heated to 180 i think. Then you just switch to veg(oil) after the motor is started and the veg is heated. It smells like french fries, donuts, or whatever else was cooked in the vegtable oil.

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 Post subject: Re: Are there mini trucks made with diesel engines???
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:47 pm 
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my budy just pulled the deisle out of his izuzu pup cuase he wants to small block it so im sure hed sell the motor and trany it runs good

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