1984 el camino for sale near me3/1/2024 Many folks blame the gaskets but its the bolts.įuel System: No fuel water separation and poor filtering. Head bolts, not enough, poor material choice easily overcome with AARP studs or better bolts. Transmissions & Torque Converters required some redesign to survive the torsional vibrations. Some of the improvements:Ĭonnection rod redesign, Roller Cam, Improved Intake system manifolds/heads, revised Injection pump and injectors to name a few. Early gen (78-80) "D" block versions junk.Ĩ1 and up "DX" block version much better but still not for the common man as is. While not a Greenpeace Tree Hugger, we are doing better and better.Īs for the GM 5.7L diesels I have had a few. 10+ MPG, increased power with reduced emissions moving virtually everything we have or want 80,000# at a time. It has forced efficiency to new levels that is not all bad. Yes California Emissions Regulations have/are the toughest in the world it has generated advances (some painfully) in the HD Trucking world. The heavy fines that are in place today will see a transfer of enforcement personnel to nearer the boarders.Ĭalifornia could bar 80,000 active trucks by year's end | Overdrive ()Īs A Retired Diesel Tech/Diesel Technology Trainer I can share some information from my experience. The containers will continue to be moved away from the ports were newer diesel trucks and trains can carry them from there.Īs we go through 2024 and the 80,000 retire to other states, it is expected that the boarder runners (from Arizona, Nevada, Oregon etc) will be much more visible. Definitely a move to electric trucks and electric trains near the ports is coming. The western ports have a more restrictive set of regulations. There were real bargains in Western states a couple years as California coaches were sold out of state.Ĩ0,000 more large diesels registered in California will not be able to obtain 2023 registrations.įortunately those 2007 through 2009 (and some 2010 using 2009 type engines) California large trucks can still be used through the year end to haul freight.Ĩ0,000 vehicles coming out of service (or needing expensive newer large diesel engines) may impact the supply chains for 2024. To be registered, they needed to convert to recent engines.Ī lot of California motor coaches are now stored in Arizona or Las Vegas and then taken from there on vacations eastward. These were heavier trucks and buses, including motor homes. That even includes turning your hybrid into a plug in hybrid.Īlternative Fuel Retrofit Systems (Aftermarket) | California Air Resources BoardĬalifornia got restrictive (thankfully) on the older dirtier diesels a few years back. However, more recent law changes now include rules from CARB for inspections of engine swaps associated with fuel changes. I have spoken to those who feel they can buy a used older diesel car or El Camino and skirt around smog inspections. Things have and continue to change regarding diesel powered vehicles. I am not sure I would want to purchase a diesel in the current California regulatory environment. In a word, before the VW Rabbit changed everything, diesel motors in a car were 'anethema'. $30 for a regular starter for a Chevy 350, $400 for a Bosch starter for a diesel, if/when you could find an autoparts store that carried one otherwise it was special order only. So diesels had it rough, nobody wanted them because finding fuel at that time was really rough, you started looking for places before you even got to 1/2 a tank, and what was worse was the quality of the diesel back then, anything under a 1/4 tank and you stood a good chance of sucking sludge from the tank.Īnd then there was maintenance costs. And my town was only 50 miles north of Tampa FL on US-19, the major highway on the west coast of FL. There was 2 stations that carried diesel, one was 5 miles south of town, the other 10 miles north of town. In my town there was a Shell or Chevron or Circle-K or 7-11 on every other corner, no issues getting gas at less than $1 a gallon, even some still carried leaded gas at a special pump. It really wasn't until the VW Rabbit became a thing that diesel at most gas stations became a thing. Nobody carried it at gas pumps, those were all taken up with the leaded/unleaded swap. Biggest issue with those diesel engines was availability of diesel back then.
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