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Posted by jdemaris on August 25, 2006 at 18:43:07 from (66.218.19.31):
In Reply to: Re: Diesel vs Gas posted by GeorgeH on August 25, 2006 at 10:34:10:
I've still got four vehicles on the road with the 6.2 diesel. Great engines - not very powerful, but they last forever (almost), easy to work on, and parts are cheap. I see some shops now are recommending 6.2s as replacments for the 6.5 because the 6.2 blocks have thicker castings. My 87 6.2 Suburban finally bit the dust a few months ago - with 512,000 miles on it. Going down the highway at 75 MPH, with no warning - good oil pressure, engine cool, and no noise - it set up something awful. I suspect the crank broke in two. But, with that many miles on it, I'm not even going to bother pulling it apart.
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