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Engine Specific Info and Questions => Non VW Group Diesel => Topic started by: moosiah on July 24, 2011, 02:22:48 am
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while fueling up today , a black Datsun pulled up in line for the diesel pump...after I pointed out the empty gas pumps , and the woman driving it told me it was a diesel ,,,,, well ,I've never seen a Datsun diesel pickup before .. she is the second owner ././ they Love their Datsun but finding parts is a little sketchy, they are fairly rare .. I've Never seen one before ..
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there was a fair number of them up here, but that was a LOT of years ago. Haven't seen one in years. I had a pickup that vintage with the 4 cylinder gas engine (8 sparkplugs!), knew of 2 diesels. Bodies didn't stand up to salt in the north. AFAIK the diesels were pretty decent, ran for big miles.
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Lots of them out here on the West coast of Canada. A friend of mine is really into them. The early ones were the SD22, all iron, overhead valve, 3 bearing crank. I've heard they were a copy of the Volvo marine diesels. Later they came out with the SD25, basically the same, but 2.5 litre instead of 2.2, and with a five bearing crank. There is also a 6 cylinder marine version.
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there was a fair number of them up here, but that was a LOT of years ago. Haven't seen one in years. I had a pickup that vintage with the 4 cylinder gas engine (8 sparkplugs!), knew of 2 diesels. Bodies didn't stand up to salt in the north. ASAIK the diesels were pretty decent, ran for big miles.
the 8 spark plugs were for 2 independant ignition systems.. they fired at different times. and most that ive seen, wont run right after a while.
datsun was the first compact diesel pickup to pass us emissions standards.. they were the first ones in america, and there for, sold considerably better than the toyota diesels of the same era. the nissan engines are also much better than the toyota engines..
it kinda seems like the datsuns are the easiest to find small diesel pickup..
i own one, but it needs a trans. runs awesome tho, just needs some valve seals..
Lots of them out here on the West coast of Canada. A friend of mine is really into them. The early ones were the SD22, all iron, overhead valve, 3 bearing crank. I've heard they were a copy of the Volvo marine diesels. Later they came out with the SD25, basically the same, but 2.5 litre instead of 2.2, and with a five bearing crank. There is also a 6 cylinder marine version.
they were NOT a copy of the volvo penta, or the chrystler M433, but rather both companies bought engines from nissan and marinized them..
the SD33 was also used in marine apps with and without turbo..
i believe they came out with the
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There is one of them in the junkyard right now, here in the area of San Diego county, California where I live.
They did indeed make these and the SD series engines I believe were also found in a variety of other things like boats and forklifts.
Nissan/Datsun was/is actually known for their diesel engines and in some countries Nissan offers everything from small diesel powered microcars up to full size semi tractors.
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There is one of them in the junkyard right now, here in the area of San Diego county, California where I live.
They did indeed make these and the SD series engines I believe were also found in a variety of other things like boats and forklifts.
Nissan/Datsun was/is actually known for their diesel engines and in some countries Nissan offers everything from small diesel powered microcars up to full size semi tractors.
damn, too bad thats 1000 miles from me..
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damn, too bad thats 1000 miles from me..
They won't sell cars whole.
Unless you just wanted something small off it, I may be persuaded to go get it if it's there.
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yup, the nissan diesels are really strong runners! we have one powering our Hitachi EX60 excavator!! 8000 plus hours and still running perfectly!! of course the specs are a little different from vehicle applications tho, but still essentially the same engine.
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damn, too bad thats 1000 miles from me..
They won't sell cars whole.
Unless you just wanted something small off it, I may be persuaded to go get it if it's there.
transmission gear set..
my trans is bad. broken bad.
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I may have been smoking too much crack, but I swear there was a diesel version available of the mid 80's Sentra and Maxima/810 too...
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Indeed there was, and yes you have.
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Indeed there was, and yes you have.
Had to laugh at that..........
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Me too, so well said. Humor me.
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Thanks for confirming both of those points... :P Hahahah
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a guy I know has a Nissan D22 sitting in his shop...
Also has a mid 80s Ford Ranger Turbo Diesel, and quite a few VWs lol
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a guy I know has a Nissan D22 sitting in his shop...
Also has a mid 80s Ford Ranger Turbo Diesel, and quite a few VWs lol
mitsu 2.3 TD, and a T5 trans.. there soo cool.. probably one of my favorite small diesel pickups.
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transmission gear set..
my trans is bad. broken bad.
Just to follow up, I went back there about a week after I posted that and saw that the trans was gone.
I may have been smoking too much crack, but I swear there was a diesel version available of the mid 80's Sentra and Maxima/810 too...
There were (and still are) diesel Sentras and Maximas (and diesel SUVs too) and in some countries they're quite popular.
The diesel Maximas had the LD28 straight six engine that's essentially the 280 Z engine with diesel stuff on it. So if you ever spot one, grab it because the crankshaft drops into a Z car engine, turning it into a stroker. The cranks fetch quite a bit of money around here.
And this guy put the whole LD28 engine in a Z car which is an idea I fully support. It's in Oregon too, who would have thought, right?
http://www.youtube.com/user/golgo17 (http://www.youtube.com/user/golgo17)
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that is a beautiful car, with a beautiful engine. Being driven by a retard. The datsun doesn't suck in slippery conditions, you trying to drive with summer tires does. IDIOT. lmao
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transmission gear set..
my trans is bad. broken bad.
Just to follow up, I went back there about a week after I posted that and saw that the trans was gone.
I may have been smoking too much crack, but I swear there was a diesel version available of the mid 80's Sentra and Maxima/810 too...
There were (and still are) diesel Sentras and Maximas (and diesel SUVs too) and in some countries they're quite popular.
The diesel Maximas had the LD28 straight six engine that's essentially the 280 Z engine with diesel stuff on it. So if you ever spot one, grab it because the crankshaft drops into a Z car engine, turning it into a stroker. The cranks fetch quite a bit of money around here.
And this guy put the whole LD28 engine in a Z car which is an idea I fully support. It's in Oregon too, who would have thought, right?
http://www.youtube.com/user/golgo17 (http://www.youtube.com/user/golgo17)
the Sentra got a CD17 diesel engine.. VE pump, cross flow head, decent engine for sure.. i bet you could strap a turbo on one and make decent power..
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Also has a mid 80s Ford Ranger Turbo Diesel, and quite a few VWs lol
mitsu 2.3 TD, and a T5 trans.. there soo cool.. probably one of my favorite small diesel pickups.
Actually they have a TKK 5 speed, just like any other Ranger, not a T5. They are great trucks. I have 4 of them. I have one that I may be willing to sell.
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Also has a mid 80s Ford Ranger Turbo Diesel, and quite a few VWs lol
mitsu 2.3 TD, and a T5 trans.. there soo cool.. probably one of my favorite small diesel pickups.
Actually they have a TKK 5 speed, just like any other Ranger, not a T5. They are great trucks. I have 4 of them. I have one that I may be willing to sell.
never owned one, just going off what someone told me..
too bad theres 2500 miles between us, i would love to own a ranger diesel. only modern ford i would let park in my shop.. lol.
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There are only 155 miles between us according to MapQuest, in case you are interested.
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Just rescued a Datsun King cab pickup that had ran out of gas on the freeway.
Fill the filter with ATF, pump the primer a few times, and a brisk 1/4 mile drag with the suburban, and the poor lump was off in a haze ;D
It was pretty beat up, the exhaust seemed to disperse evenly from under the bed.
Oh well, did my good deed for the night.
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There are only 155 miles between us according to MapQuest, in case you are interested.
if you really are in phoenix, AZ.. then no, mapquest is lieing..
if your in phoenix, oregon, then yea, bout 150 miles. i probably drove by your house after pacific waterlands.. i took hwy 99 home.
and how much might you sell one for? im a broke college kid..
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I am outside of Tacoma. I would let my Canadian Ranger go for $1800. 166K, (my DD has 346K on it) fresh head gasket, straight body, crappy repaint, clean interior, good tires.