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dieseltoy · 02-29-2004, 04:46 AM

Sorry if this is a repost, I searched....nothing came up.

I heard about a Japanese kit to turn a ford straight 6 into a diesel. Too bad I can't find ANY info about it. (I like diesels)

Anybody heard anything, or got some info?

Thanks in advance!

rabidranger · 03-01-2004, 04:44 AM

I am just pulling this outta my ass, but... I wouldn't think that the heads and block could take the 15:1 or higher compression ratio required to make it a diesel. You would also have to spend big bucks on a high pressure diesel injector pump and system. But I am just ASSuming all this...

82F100SWB · 03-01-2004, 05:38 AM

Yup...
Just another urban legend it is... The 300 is heavy built, but not THAT heavy duty.

smurfsdad · 03-01-2004, 10:28 PM

I have seen a 6 cylinder diesel in a Lincoln at the wrecking yard, i was gonna yard it but didnt get the chance. It was a factory setup and it was a slant design. I'm gonna get the next one i see.

infoford · 03-02-2004, 03:19 PM

are you sure it was a lincoln Dodge had the slant 6 deisel and gas

smurfsdad · 03-02-2004, 04:17 PM

Most definetly a lincoln, it was the size of a versailles ? and even could have been one.

wuzabronco · 03-02-2004, 04:30 PM

Found this here http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/s...3545/mark.html a 2.4L turbo diesel in a Mark VII

All 1984 Marks came standard with the 140hp 5.0 with the AOD transmission, but there was a Turbo Diesel I-6 option that was poorly received. The I-6 was mated to a quick-witted 4-spd automatic made by our German friends at ZF. The rear axle had a 3.73:1 gear (standard was 3.08:1) to aid in the the diesel's acceleration. There was a 5-speed manual designed for the car, but I have yet to see one in a production Mark. Rest assured, a 5-speed turbo Mark would be the RAREST of the breed.
Though the motor was made by Steyr, a subsidiary of BMW, it was a diesel and its 115hp was not nearly enough for a Mark VII. At least it was dead reliable. These cars had a dual exhaust setup, but one pipe was for the turbo's wastegate. Diesel cars had a "diesel" badge on the decklid, more hood insulation, and a large rubber strip that isolates the firewall and strut towers from the engine bay. Apparantly these goodies made the crude Fox car feel more like a German car...albeit an oil burning German car. Amazingly, the heavy duty radiator of the Turbo Mark VIIs found its way into the 1993 Mustang Cobra R.

infoford · 03-02-2004, 11:22 PM

ok I will shut up now

82F100SWB · 03-03-2004, 03:35 AM

Um, dude, no such thing as a slant six diesel... In the late 70's ma Mopar did put a Mitsubishi diesel in trucks tho...

smurfsdad · 03-03-2004, 05:00 AM

How can you say that with the pic staring ya right in the face ?

Dave C · 03-03-2004, 05:13 AM

it's an optical illusion, the pictures taken at an angle

82F100SWB · 03-03-2004, 05:35 PM

I was responding to this:

Quote:

Originally posted by infoford
Dodge had the slant 6 deisel and gas

There was an OHC /4 diesel version of it , but, that didn't work to well, and got converted to gas, hello K-car engine.

infoford · 03-03-2004, 07:00 PM

my neighbor had a 1976 dodge 2wd 1/2 ton truck it had a slant 6

and it was a deisel engine it was the most gutless thing I ever seen but it was a deisel and it was a slant 6

02-29-2004, 04:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
dieseltoy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12101 Location: United States of Canexico Posts: 257	ford 6 cyl diesel conversion? Sorry if this is a repost, I searched....nothing came up. I heard about a Japanese kit to turn a ford straight 6 into a diesel. Too bad I can't find ANY info about it. (I like diesels) Anybody heard anything, or got some info? Thanks in advance!

03-01-2004, 04:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
rabidranger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16383 Location: Tracy Ca. Posts: 386	I am just pulling this outta my ass, but... I wouldn't think that the heads and block could take the 15:1 or higher compression ratio required to make it a diesel. You would also have to spend big bucks on a high pressure diesel injector pump and system. But I am just ASSuming all this... __________________ Good leaders are scarce, so I am following myself.

03-01-2004, 05:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
82F100SWB Fawkin Fordhead Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15263 Location: Winterpeg, Canada Posts: 2,048	Yup... Just another urban legend it is... The 300 is heavy built, but not THAT heavy duty. __________________ 96 F350 XL CC PSD/5 speed 4x4... New Tow pig in the making 96 F250 XLT Ex Cab PSD/5 speed 4x4... DD/Tow Pig 92 W250 LE, CTD/5 speed 4x4, tow pig/DD/snow pushin pig 86 F250... 460/T19/1345/D60/welded 10.25, 44 Boggers, reg cab, some junk... Build

03-01-2004, 10:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
smurfsdad Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 324 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,005	I have seen a 6 cylinder diesel in a Lincoln at the wrecking yard, i was gonna yard it but didnt get the chance. It was a factory setup and it was a slant design. I'm gonna get the next one i see. __________________ Family, Friends, riders and racers, its who we are.

03-02-2004, 03:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
infoford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14168 Location: Montana Posts: 299	are you sure it was a lincoln Dodge had the slant 6 deisel and gas __________________ Trent NORTH COUNTRY SPECIALTIES www.ncspecialties.com home of the picador & Dually 1979 Ford CC 4X4

03-02-2004, 04:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
smurfsdad Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 324 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,005	Most definetly a lincoln, it was the size of a versailles ? and even could have been one. __________________ Family, Friends, riders and racers, its who we are.

03-02-2004, 04:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
wuzabronco Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Member # 24605 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 63	Found this here http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/s...3545/mark.html a 2.4L turbo diesel in a Mark VII All 1984 Marks came standard with the 140hp 5.0 with the AOD transmission, but there was a Turbo Diesel I-6 option that was poorly received. The I-6 was mated to a quick-witted 4-spd automatic made by our German friends at ZF. The rear axle had a 3.73:1 gear (standard was 3.08:1) to aid in the the diesel's acceleration. There was a 5-speed manual designed for the car, but I have yet to see one in a production Mark. Rest assured, a 5-speed turbo Mark would be the RAREST of the breed. Though the motor was made by Steyr, a subsidiary of BMW, it was a diesel and its 115hp was not nearly enough for a Mark VII. At least it was dead reliable. These cars had a dual exhaust setup, but one pipe was for the turbo's wastegate. Diesel cars had a "diesel" badge on the decklid, more hood insulation, and a large rubber strip that isolates the firewall and strut towers from the engine bay. Apparantly these goodies made the crude Fox car feel more like a German car...albeit an oil burning German car. Amazingly, the heavy duty radiator of the Turbo Mark VIIs found its way into the 1993 Mustang Cobra R. Last edited by wuzabronco; 03-02-2004 at 04:43 PM.

03-02-2004, 11:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
infoford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14168 Location: Montana Posts: 299	ok I will shut up now __________________ Trent NORTH COUNTRY SPECIALTIES www.ncspecialties.com home of the picador & Dually 1979 Ford CC 4X4

03-03-2004, 03:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
82F100SWB Fawkin Fordhead Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15263 Location: Winterpeg, Canada Posts: 2,048	Um, dude, no such thing as a slant six diesel... In the late 70's ma Mopar did put a Mitsubishi diesel in trucks tho... __________________ 96 F350 XL CC PSD/5 speed 4x4... New Tow pig in the making 96 F250 XLT Ex Cab PSD/5 speed 4x4... DD/Tow Pig 92 W250 LE, CTD/5 speed 4x4, tow pig/DD/snow pushin pig 86 F250... 460/T19/1345/D60/welded 10.25, 44 Boggers, reg cab, some junk... Build

03-03-2004, 05:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
smurfsdad Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 324 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,005	How can you say that with the pic staring ya right in the face ? __________________ Family, Friends, riders and racers, its who we are.

03-03-2004, 05:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
Dave C Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Member # 21297 Location: idaho Posts: 451	it's an optical illusion, the pictures taken at an angle __________________ 1978 Bronco buggy. Propane powered 351m, c-6, 4.56 gears.

03-03-2004, 07:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
infoford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14168 Location: Montana Posts: 299	my neighbor had a 1976 dodge 2wd 1/2 ton truck it had a slant 6 and it was a deisel engine it was the most gutless thing I ever seen but it was a deisel and it was a slant 6 __________________ Trent NORTH COUNTRY SPECIALTIES www.ncspecialties.com home of the picador & Dually 1979 Ford CC 4X4

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