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Datsun diesel??
by
moosiah
on 24 Jul, 2011 02:22
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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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#1
by
Patrick
on 24 Jul, 2011 07:39
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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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#2
by
Wayland
on 24 Jul, 2011 11:53
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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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#3
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 24 Jul, 2011 16:39
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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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#4
by
bajacalal
on 25 Jul, 2011 23:36
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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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#5
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 26 Jul, 2011 00:25
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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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#6
by
bajacalal
on 26 Jul, 2011 00:49
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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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#7
by
Dirtrag2
on 29 Jul, 2011 15:42
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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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#8
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 29 Jul, 2011 16:46
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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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#9
by
maxfax
on 05 Aug, 2011 22:56
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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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#10
by
truckinwagen
on 05 Aug, 2011 22:58
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Indeed there was, and yes you have.
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#11
by
rabbitman
on 05 Aug, 2011 23:14
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Indeed there was, and yes you have.
Had to laugh at that..........
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#12
by
ORCoaster
on 05 Aug, 2011 23:16
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Me too, so well said. Humor me.
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#13
by
maxfax
on 05 Aug, 2011 23:18
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Thanks for confirming both of those points...
Hahahah
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#14
by
catlin_cava
on 05 Aug, 2011 23:43
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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