RE: Diesel inquiry
I think part of the reason is the type of diesel fuel that is sold in the US. I think they only sell low sulfer fuel in Europe. The engines have to be modified to run this type of fuel, but they can't run on the less refined fuel that we have here. Many vehicles in Europe have diesel engines that can run on this type of fuel. But since the US hasn't switch over to this type of diesel yet, the engine manufacturer's can't use the European diesel motors in vehicles sold here. Plus, American's view diesels as big, noisy, smoking engines and have been slower to accept them in personnal vehicles. I think and hope this will change in the future.
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99 Ram 1500 SLT, 4X4, Quad, Long Bed, 5.9L, 3.5 Rears, 46RE w/Shift Kit, Self-ported TB, 180 T-stat, Hypertech PPIII, 14" x 3" round air cleaner, modded TPS-CKP sensors, 100K Mi
2005 Grand Caravan Special Edition, 45K Mi.
1991 Dodge Spirit, 2.5L 190K
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