That was a nice body style. 

One day an actual running Olds 350 diesel in the original host vehicle will be an extremely rare curiosity. I remember seeing an '83 Grand Prix in Thibodeau, Louisiana back in 1991. It said "5.7 Diesel" on the trunk lid. I don't know how few they made, but they only made 138 Monte Carlos with that engine. Good intentions coupled with a rushed introduction and hindered by cost accountants. Remember glow plugs? If not, a diesel isn't for you because you don't understand.

i had two 95swith the 6.5 it wasn't much better. the big gas pots 500, 454, 400  have a lot of grunt when built up, consumption is a issue but its not terrible I can live with 14, I can run harder with a load than most stock diesels.

that doesn't work either, I had a intersmashble with a non turbo 7.3 , it was a 2ton, good on fuel pulled well and no electronics was a bonus. used to carry three concrete tanks on the deck, truck is still on the road. we have a 7.3 turbo in a ford essentially the same engine and it has gremlins all the time, halls about the same load. all modern engines a low compression to meet emissions . don't get me started on all the non functioning pollution crap stuck on modern motors, a properly tuned gas or diesel should run clean, observed buy fuel economy.

I wonder if anyone has sat down what the cost is the the environment when all these new motors start to run like crap because sensors that work fine in a lab start to fail, and not even a technician can figure them out, not to speak of the financial cost to the owners, or is it a conspiracy. haven't had to touch the jimmy in 20000miles, except maintenance, just saying and it actually works hard.