Isuzu I-Mark diesel

[truckinwagen]

yeah, diesel and isuzu are almost synonymous.

as for starting, isuzu likes to only start the glowplugs when cranking starts.
on cold days most of the time I have to put it in gear(so the NSS keeps it from cranking) and turn the key to START for a few seconds to force the glow plugs to fire before I put it back in park and start it for real.

-Owen

[truckinwagen]

ok, what do you guys think about these wheels?




they are from a toyota MR2 and are a staggered set with 15" up front and 16" in the back.

its a killer deal, and I have been looking for a set of summer wheels and tires so I can stop paying to have tires swapped.

I think they will fit nicely, and look good once I get a chance to drop the front of the car a little bit.

-Owen

[R.O.R-2.0]

should look REAL good..

alot better than the butt rockin 80's steelies on it now.

[truckinwagen]

I'll have you know that the wheels on it now are 80's alloy "sport" wheels.

but yeah, I think the new set will suit it nicely, and should handle much better(not so much sidewall flex)

-Owen

[maxfax]

as for starting, isuzu likes to only start the glowplugs when cranking starts.

The tractor has manual gp's..  On a 90 degree day it requires being gp'ed to heck.. And usually afterglow till it picks up and runs..  It has the 4BA1 engine..  A few years newer they changed something on the head that made them start easier..  Not sure if it changed compression or what.. 

Thumbs up on the wheels though!

[R.O.R-2.0]

I'll have you know that the wheels on it now are 80's alloy "sport" wheels.

but yeah, I think the new set will suit it nicely, and should handle much better(not so much sidewall flex)

-Owen

oh yea! thats right, your car has those super pimpin 80's mags on it!

[truckinwagen]

yeah, I actually quite like the mags on it now, but I need a second set for summers, and loosing some sidewall will help handling substantially.

also today my alternator finally went, it started charging at 18 volts, so I pulled the brushes and one of them has been eating into the commutator, so the alt is junk(not rebuildable in the least)

so I disconnected the alternator and ran off my battery for the rest of the day, and put it on the charger when I got home.

ordered a new alternator from rockauto(along with a new e-brake cable) so until the parts come in I will be either charging at nights or driving my uncles truck, which I hate...

I think I will go ahead and do my manual brake swap while I am at it.

-Owen

[maxfax]

also today my alternator finally went, it started charging at 18 volts, so I pulled the brushes and one of them has been eating into the commutator, so the alt is junk(not rebuildable in the least)

Good you caught it before things started going poof..  I'd imagine things such as a dash cluster are not real nice to find..

[truckinwagen]

yeah, I was actually kinda surprised things didnt go poof, I had to drive for longer than I would have liked with it charging at 18+(anchorage traffic wouldn't let me get off the road as fast as I would have liked)

it seems that everything survived, the dash cluster is still good, and the glow plug controller is still good too.

-Owen

[truckinwagen]

well, I picked up the wheels!

rear fits perfectly, but the front will need a small spacer(1/2" or so) to both clear the shock and deal with the fact that the centerbore in the new wheels is slightly too small.

but don't they look good?

[R.O.R-2.0]

looks good!

[maxfax]

They'd look better with smoke rolling from them..  

[truckinwagen]

yeah, I am currently working on my supercharger brackets to help with the tire smoke issue...

I am modeling a manifold in CAD to mount the charger to the intake.
unfortunately I may have to clearance the hood some to clear it(by either by cutting it some, or making brackets to hold the back of the hood up)

-Owen

[maxfax]

A ram air hood would look pretty sweet on that!     Guess there aren't too many aftermarket hoods for an I-mark.. 

[truckinwagen]

nope, and all the prefabbed scoops/cowls are wayyyy to expensive for the little bit of fiberglass that they are.

I think that modifying the hinges to make the rear of the hood sit 2-3 inches higher would do the trick, which would double as a way to keep underhood temps down.