The Detroit Diesel Series 53 is a two-stroke diesel engine series made in inline and V configurations as a more compact alternative to the Series 71 for medium and heavy duty trucks. The 53 is the nominal swept volume of each cylinder in cubic inches. It arrived in 1957, and in 1961 the 4-53 and 6V-53 were offered in Chevrolet medium and heavy trucks for the 1962 model year. Inline versions had two to four cylinders and the V versions six or eight. A gear-driven Roots blower supplies the air, and the 6V-53 became well known in the M113 armored personnel carrier. Production ended in the 1990s because the two-stroke design could not meet tightening emissions rules.
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The Series 53 was introduced in 1957
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available in both inline and V configurations
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The Detroit Diesel Series 53 is a two-stroke diesel engine series
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Inline models included two, three, and four cylinders, and the V-types six and eight cylinders.
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