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08-30-2004, 11:01 AM
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| |  More Useless Jeep Trivia !
i know some of you are kings of useless trivia....so thought i'd add one ...
the First US Brand vehicle to have a Diesel.....61-69 Jeep CJ with 192ci Perkins 4 cyl. land rover had been selling deisels since 59, but not a US vehicle.
bragging rights for all you diesel fans
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08-30-2004, 11:30 AM
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| | Re: More Useless Jeep Trivia !
Didn't realize that bit of info... but Soon after getting my CJ I found out that my father in law had one! and as the typical story goes.. hye's sorry he ever got rid of it.....
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08-30-2004, 04:09 PM
| | Veteran | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: So. Jersey
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| | Re: More Useless Jeep Trivia !
Sorry to stray off the thread topic but........"Lifes journey isnt to arrive at the grave safe
in a well preserved body but rather
skid in sideways totally worn out shoutin
Holy**** what a ride".........made my day. [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
BTW, working on generators I see some Perkins. Run smoove.
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08-30-2004, 05:11 PM
|  | Veteran | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Noel MO. USA
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| | Re: More Useless Jeep Trivia !
I saw that in a four wheel mag about a year ago....
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08-30-2004, 11:53 PM
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| | Re: More Useless Jeep Trivia !
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the First US Brand vehicle to have a Diesel.....61-69 Jeep CJ with 192ci Perkins 4 cyl.
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I'm pretty sure the first individual that ever told me about a diesel Jeep was a fellow that had a 304 with NO2 bottle rigged up in a old CJ that ran the power line roads in southern Indiana many years ago. It was a dual feed system to supply both the driver and the motor... But he did love his Jeep (and one that was on the farm he grew up on).
Greg how do you find these things? You just are not that old.
Dale
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08-30-2004, 11:55 PM
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| | Re: More Useless Jeep Trivia !
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Lifes journey isnt to arrive at the grave safe
in a well preserved body but rather
skid in sideways totally worn out shoutin
Holy**** what a ride
[/ QUOTE ]
Getting there... slowly [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Dale
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08-31-2004, 08:14 AM
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| | Re: More Useless Jeep Trivia !
i read it at work, i work with Caterpillar Diesels...so the place is chock full of diesel knowledge... that was hanging up on one of the walls by the copy machine....
there was also an article on the LeMans car that was powered by a Cat. Diesel...gues it got much better milage, could do 16 laps on a tank instead of 12.....but the tranny blew up, and had to bail from the race.....it was predicted to have finished in the top 15....from a a start in position 40-something.......i dont know much about racing but that sounds pretty good
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