Isuzu I-Mark diesel

[rs899]

Here's one down here....

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/1989829254.html

It's not $130 though, its $1300.  May not be a bad price, but I have too much "invested" in VW/MB at this point to switch horses.

I am a little surprised at all the underhood room on that car.  I remember seeing that engine in a Chevette and you couldn't see any daylight....

[truckinwagen]

that is a good price if it is not rusted to pieces.

the chevette's and I-Mark's had huge issues with rust, I was lucky to find one that never saw a winter, or salty coastal air.

-Owen

[truckinwagen]

well, just lost the radiator, dump truck dropped a rock which bounced up and took out my rad.

I had no luck finding a new one, so I am on a quest to find a local shop to have it re-cored.

-Owen

[truckinwagen]

yep, and the housing is very different, it only has two mounting ears, not three, so I will have to swap the internal bits into the isuzu housing.

the aneroid is also very different, and the vw/cummins boost pin/diaphragm wont swap in, but I think I found a way to make it work properly.

-Owen

[rabbitman]

well, just lost the radiator, dump truck dropped a rock which bounced up and took out my rad.

I had no luck finding a new one, so I am on a quest to find a local shop to have it re-cored.

-Owen

Too bad, did you run the guy down and tell him he's paying? Unsecured load you know.

I've heard you can do that if you get your windshield cracked by a rock too.

[truckinwagen]

I would, but it took me a bit to realize that my car had pooped out its coolant, and by then the truck was long gone...

-Owen

[tindias]

Its too bad you are giving up on VW.  A RWD Diesel would be a lot of fun however.  What ever happened to your Golf, after the G60 failed?

[R.O.R-2.0]

Its too bad you are giving up on VW.  A RWD Diesel would be a lot of fun however.  What ever happened to your Golf, after the G60 failed?

i was wondering the same..

[truckinwagen]

That car is headed to the great big crusher in the sky.
It has way too many issues to deal with myself and no one would take it for free.

-Owen

[tindias]

That is really too bad, you should at least sell the motor.  I am use someone would want it, even if it was for a turbo project instead of S/C.

[truckinwagen]

motor was salvaged(mostly)

everything of value was stripped from the car.

-Owen

[truckinwagen]

the isuzu is back on the road, had to replace the oil cooler bypass hoses too as they were pouring out coolant too.
gonna take a look and see if the injection pump is leaking(as the two hoses that were spongy are directly under it)

I may pick up a spare IP from Ebay for $100 to build a hybrid from my cummins pump with.
the isuzu pump may need to have some machining done to the aneroid to be able to use the standard boost pin(it has a altitude compensator that is way different internally to the vw/cummins boost aneroid)

also I need to find a new serp pulley for the crank, as the vw bolt pattern is much too small, and the flange is not large enough diameter to re-drill it to work.
hopefully there will be some common GM serp pulley that will fit.

I got most of the parts in to do the manual brake conversion, just in time too, as the vac pump on the back of the alternator has started leaking oil in earnest. looks like this weekend will have a project!

-Owen

[R.O.R-2.0]

do your injection pumps have 2 mounting ears 180* apart from each other like toyota/nissan pumps?

[truckinwagen]

yep

[truckinwagen]

just bought a serp pulley from a 302 that should fit pretty good.

I am going to keep the v-belt driving the alt and water pump, so if the supercharger shreds/throws its belt the motor will still cool/charge properly.

progress will come soon when the parts arrive...

-Owen