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[Vonrottes]

10 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

How good is a pre 95 gmc jimmy as a first diesel car?

Talking like a little isuzu 4cylindee diesel S-series truck or the 6.2 diesel C/K series truck?

[Bitter]

Had a Dutch cabin air filter in a Rav4 today, it was.....clogged.

[the gamer that is bad]

On 9/27/2023 at 9:16 PM, Vonrottes said:

Talking like a little isuzu 4cylindee diesel S-series truck or the 6.2 diesel C/K series truck?

the actual gmc jimmy

[Bitter]

Aligner computer says fuck you.

Thankfully the BIOS battery is eeeeaaassssy to replace on it.

[vetali]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

Thankfully the BIOS battery is eeeeaaassssy to replace on it.

Looks like alignments are a hot seller there.

[Bitter]

3 hours ago, vetali said:

Looks like alignments are a hot seller there.

Sold with 99% of suspension repairs and 99% of the time they're out....on the side of end we didn't work on lol. This Audi has 1/2 deg R/R toe out of spec.

[Vonrottes]

23 hours ago, the gamer that is bad said:

the actual gmc jimmy

1. The S10 jimmy (pictured) and k5 jimmy are both "actual" Jimmy's.

2. If that has the original 2.2l isuzu engine a whole TWENTY EIGHT whp as all they make.

 

No idea what they are like to maintain or work on. but I know some collectors that would be interested in purchasing it if it's all original. Diesel is rare enough, let alone a 2dr blazer.

[vetali]

7 minutes ago, Vonrottes said:

1. The S10 jimmy (pictured) and k5 jimmy are both "actual" Jimmy's.

2. If that has the original 2.2l isuzu engine a whole TWENTY EIGHT whp as all they make.

 

No idea what they are like to maintain or work on. but I know some collectors that would be interested in purchasing it if it's all original. Diesel is rare enough, let alone a 2dr blazer.

28 WHP? Jeez, you would notice if you forgot your wallet with that power. Never seen a diesel S10 in person.

[Vonrottes]

48 minutes ago, vetali said:

28 WHP? Jeez, you would notice if you forgot your wallet with that power. Never seen a diesel S10 in person.

I've only seen one.

They are pretty rare.

[the gamer that is bad]

13 hours ago, Vonrottes said:

1. The S10 jimmy (pictured) and k5 jimmy are both "actual" Jimmy's.

2. If that has the original 2.2l isuzu engine a whole TWENTY EIGHT whp as all they make.

 

No idea what they are like to maintain or work on. but I know some collectors that would be interested in purchasing it if it's all original. Diesel is rare enough, let alone a 2dr blazer.

this one comes with the 4.3 v6

[Vonrottes]

2 hours ago, the gamer that is bad said:

this one comes with the 4.3 v6

The 4.3 isn't diesel why were you asking if a jimmy was a good diesel car?

 

I'm seriously lost and confused here.

[the gamer that is bad]

1 hour ago, Vonrottes said:

The 4.3 isn't diesel why were you asking if a jimmy was a good diesel car?

 

I'm seriously lost and confused here.

because my friend is offering to sell me his old one that looks like that and he said it had a 4.3 diesel in it and i want a small truck or suv but i don't have experience with working on diesel engines so i was wanting to know how maintenance heavy/reliable they were.

[vetali]

Yeah the 4.3 is a gas motor. Its a 350 with two less cylinders. Unbalanced as hell, leak oil everywhere, but reliable. I liked mine when I had it.

[Vonrottes]

2 hours ago, the gamer that is bad said:

because my friend is offering to sell me his old one that looks like that and he said it had a 4.3 diesel in it and i want a small truck or suv but i don't have experience with working on diesel engines so i was wanting to know how maintenance heavy/reliable they were.

Yeahhh that's gonna be a TBI or CPI gasoline engine.
90 degree v6. CPI engines had a balance shaft that helped a little bit. they aren't junk but.... they aren't great peak power for them in the 1st gen was only 195hp from the CPI version. they are however pretty simple to work on, seeing as they are based on 1950's design technology with electronic bits bolted to the outside.

[Beerzerker]

21 minutes ago, vetali said:

Yeah the 4.3 is a gas motor. Its a 350 with two less cylinders. Unbalanced as hell, leak oil everywhere, but reliable. I liked mine when I had it.

Mine isn't like that (Unbalanced), runs smoothly and doesn't have any off-balance/vibration issues to even mention. 
Since mine is closing in on 300,000, naturally it has an oil seep or two but nothing to worry about, you may see a small/tiny oil spot on concrete occasionally but that's it.

Reliable?
To a literal fault - I love mine.
 

[vetali]

45 minutes ago, Beerzerker said:

Mine isn't like that (Unbalanced), runs smoothly and doesn't have any off-balance/vibration issues to even mention. 
Since mine is closing in on 300,000, naturally it has an oil seep or two but nothing to worry about, you may see a small/tiny oil spot on concrete occasionally but that's it.

Reliable?
To a literal fault - I love mine.
 

It is very unbalanced lol. I've had 3 different 4.3s; TBI, CPI, and that dumb spider injection one and have worked on plenty of them in the shop. Done plenty of oil cooler adapters/lines, oil pan and timing covers. Brilliant design to use a plastic one time use timing cover.

[RevoltTrain]

On 10/1/2023 at 6:56 PM, vetali said:

Yeah the 4.3 is a gas motor. Its a 350 with two less cylinders. Unbalanced as hell, leak oil everywhere, but reliable. I liked mine when I had it.

Couldn't agree more. Unbalanced pos, but fun pos. Especially when the muffler rots off 

[Vonrottes]

I wouldn't say the 4.3 is any worse or better than the iron duke or 2.8

None of them are great but take care of them and they'll last without much fuss if you aren't tryna drag race them

[Beerzerker]

20 hours ago, vetali said:

It is very unbalanced lol. I've had 3 different 4.3s; TBI, CPI, and that dumb spider injection one and have worked on plenty of them in the shop. Done plenty of oil cooler adapters/lines, oil pan and timing covers. Brilliant design to use a plastic one time use timing cover.

Then I must be misunderstanding what you mean by "Unbalanced".......

I've always known that to be whether or not the engine runs smoothly without much, if any "Shake" to it - As if you were to set a full glass of water on the aircleaner and it never splash/spill a drop from it vs another that runs with enough roughness/vibration to splash the water or even shake the glass right off the cleaner.

The engine in this one more or less runs with VERY little to none of that going on I've ever seen without something causing it (Bad plug wire, bad fuel system sensor... That kind of thing) and that's why I say that.

Now - It's possible because it's a V6 that may be causing what you are referring to vs what I'm thinking here.

Just some shiite to here to think about....
A V6 doesn't have the same vibrational harmonic as a V8 for example because the "Pulses" it gets from each cylinder per revolution as each cylinder fires is different.
For a 4 cycle engine, that means a V8 fires 4 times per revolution, a V6 fires 3 times per revolution and a standard 4 cylinder will fire twice per revolution.....
But note there is an odd number of firing events per revolution with the V6 and maybe that's why.

Just bear in mind it's just a thought.
 

[vetali]

3 hours ago, Beerzerker said:

Then I must be misunderstanding what you mean by "Unbalanced".......

I've always known that to be whether or not the engine runs smoothly without much, if any "Shake" to it - As if you were to set a full glass of water on the aircleaner and it never splash/spill a drop from it vs another that runs with enough roughness/vibration to splash the water or even shake the glass right off the cleaner.

The engine in this one more or less runs with VERY little to none of that going on I've ever seen without something causing it (Bad plug wire, bad fuel system sensor... That kind of thing) and that's why I say that.

Now - It's possible because it's a V6 that may be causing what you are referring to vs what I'm thinking here.

Just some shiite to here to think about....
A V6 doesn't have the same vibrational harmonic as a V8 for example because the "Pulses" it gets from each cylinder per revolution as each cylinder fires is different.
For a 4 cycle engine, that means a V8 fires 4 times per revolution, a V6 fires 3 times per revolution and a standard 4 cylinder will fire twice per revolution.....
But note there is an odd number of firing events per revolution with the V6 and maybe that's why.

Just bear in mind it's just a thought.
 

I daily a v6. It running in 2 cylinder mode feels smoother. The problem with the 4.3 is its a 90 degree large displacement v6 based on a v8.

[Beerzerker]

6 minutes ago, vetali said:

I daily a v6. It running in 2 cylinder mode feels smoother. The problem with the 4.3 is its a 90 degree large displacement v6 based on a v8.

Certainly possible combined with what I'm thinking here.
All I can tell you is the one here doesn't have any undue vibration as described.

The smoothest engine I've ever known personally was in a 68 Mustang coup with a stock 289, the thing ran so smoothly at a stop you coudn't feel or hear it running, as if the engine wasn't running.
I drove it and thought the engine had quit but the grind I got from tapping the starter proved it was indeed still running, so I waited for the light to change, mashed the gas and away it went.
It was also a peppy little engine too, you coudn't get in it too hard or it would just light 'em up and it was a stock 2-barrel engine too.
I kinda wish I had the $$ to have bought it (Was for sale) but that's how it goes.

[Bitter]

All V6 engines are inherently poorly balanced, the balance shaft in the 4.3 goes A LONG way, so do the engine mounts.

[vetali]

2 minutes ago, Bitter said:

All V6 engines are inherently poorly balanced, the balance shaft in the 4.3 goes A LONG way, so do the engine mounts.

Don't forget the 30 pound flywheel on manuals.

[bcredeur97]

38 minutes ago, Bitter said:

All V6 engines are inherently poorly balanced, the balance shaft in the 4.3 goes A LONG way, so do the engine mounts.

I really wish I6's were more common

So nice having all your cylinders right on top of the motor where spark plugs, fuel rail, etc. is easily accessible and only 1 cylinder head to worry about, and it's perfectly balanced. Timing chain design can also simpler and easier to deal with.

Really nothing but advantages for the I6 design? It be the best? I mean, it's a little long, but who cares? Just make it a bit smaller and strap a turbo to it. The modern solution to things being too big LOL

[bcredeur97]

Still waiting for the day I can 3D print a 1.6L V12 and stick it in an econobox