Basic design of General Motors Series 53 diesels which share common 53-cu in. cylinder size for maximum parts interchangeability; they are built in 2-, 3-, 4-cyl in-line units, and v-type 6-cyl unit; experience shows that there are small truck operations where diesel' s operating savings and extra productivity build profits, namely in city-to-city, pickup and delivery, and multistop operations; chart, based on experiences with fleet use of Series 53 diesels shows fuel and maintenance savings per year.


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    Title :

    Why diesels for small trucks


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting (Metropolitan Section) ; 1960 Automotive



    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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