Stacked Mazda diesel PU on ebay

[BigRigTech]

My cousin had one of those - it was rediculous on fuel....A real sipper.....I would love to have one for a daily driver.

 

[Black dawg]

is that really a perkins, it looks just like a mazda gasser motor.

 

[Drew2010]

is that really a perkins, it looks just like a mazda gasser motor.

oh yeah its a no gasser. cant believe it sold for over $3000

 

[Jake_IN]

Any body notice its missing the radiator fan?

Edit: Now that i think about it mine hardly ever ran close to warm so i image it cools fine as long as its moving.

 

[Drew2010]

Any body notice its missing the radiator fan?

Edit: Now that i think about it mine hardly ever ran close to warm so i image it cools fine as long as its moving.

My buddys blue one has an e-fan on it. it barely turns on with the thermostatic switch.

 

[Black dawg]

oh yeah its a no gasser. cant believe it sold for over $3000

I realize its a diesel, it just looks very similar to the gasser mazda motor.

 

[david85]

Always like to see old survivors like that still puttering around. Mitsubishi is my favorite diesel for that era with the overhead cam 2.3 turbo. They went as far as to offer them in the light and nippy gallants back in the day - naturally, they were never to be found in north america though. A small, quick, light and fuel sippy diesel is something that sounds appealing to me but we still have a ways to go before diesels get that sort of acceptance in this part of the world. VW TDIs are good on fuel but way to complicated and expensive IMO.

People brag about 50MPG cars today but no one seems to remember or care that those numbers were reality over 20 years ago!

 

[Shadetreemechanic]

I had an 86 ****** diesel that routinely broke 50 mpg. I just wish izuzu used better metal to build their trucks. I am watching my 40 mpg pup rust away around me.
I am trying to drive the wheels off before the fenders fall off.

 

[Jake_IN]

I just wish izuzu used better metal to build their trucks. I am watching my 40 mpg pup rust away around me.
I am trying to drive the wheels off before the fenders fall off.

My ranger is pretty much in the same situation. I've had to weld the frame back together on it before.

 

[ghunt]

Overall i would like to own it for the right price. Now for the bashing top begin, holy moly the intake "welds" is something to be desired, if that thing holds pressure I'd be shocked.

mmmm booger welds!

 

[david85]

Swap the engine into a newer vehicle and keep running it. Oh, right! EPA doesn't want that either.....

 

[Shadetreemechanic]

My ranger is pretty much in the same situation. I've had to weld the frame back together on it before.

I painted my frame with por 15 to try to get alittle more life out of it, but it was too expensive and too much work to paint the body.