Trying to get this truck sold for my friend. 92 dodge dakota truck with 300d engine in it. Great little truck. What a great idea.

Check out

www.nigeriacrossing.com/sam/dodge

Call Sam at
(717)821-1302
located in lebanon,pa

Come on. this thing is fun.

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1983 300SD
1983 300GD

Oh god the wiring!! I'm not putting an ounce of trust in the conversion after seeing the engine bay

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-Dan
1983 240D AT, 163K running on VO, "The Patience Tester"

Ditto. No wonder you have not sold it yet. One look at that engine bay is enough to scare off any possible buyer.

Yeh, but you only need about 6 of the total 1000 wires to make this conversion run. Remember this is a mechanical engine. Let's see
1. ingition
2. electric lift fuel pump
3. temp gauge
4. oil pressure

Sorry couldn't think of any more. I don't really care because this runs great.

Sure is fun to drive and put loads of crap in plus 2 newfoundlands.

He's loaning it to me for 2 weeks. I want one exept I just bought a chevy 6.5 for veggie.

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1983 300SD
1983 300GD

It doesn't matter if it needs all the wires, it matters to prospective buyers that it looks horrible with them strung everywhere.

Hey Forced induce,
I'll clean up the engine bay and wrap up all the wires just for you. Call Sam and he'll give you a good price. Just tell him your buddy jon sent you. I'll post some new pictures for your viewing pleasure.

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1983 300SD
1983 300GD

I, for one, wouldn't want any kind of pick-up truck.

Hey Kid!

That's a very creative web presence you have there. Mighty fine!

How'd you do that?

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Bama1


2008 SLK 280, Firemist Red - "Hurricane"
2001 F150 Lariat 4x4, Black on Black - "Badboy"
1982 240D 4 speed survivor -"Pearl" - Donated to Vietnam Veterans
1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 -"Gertrude"

1954 model original owner - ~2.5M
Gray softtop/solid exterior/modified chassis

The wiring looks scary to me as well. I understand a diesel doesn't need much wiring but by the looks of it that truck I doesn't give me a sense of any reliability.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

Looks like the truck itself would be as reliable as ever... and the engine itself would be as reliable as ever... it's just the interfaces in between that are raising questions.

It might be interesting.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

if It was a turbodiesel it would be sweet

Also, it appears that neither the tach nor the speedo are working in the video.

yeah i doubt that the spedo in a dakota would match up with a mercedes tranny.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

You must also remember the emissions testing and registration issues with converting a gas vehicle to diesel.

Looks like it fits perfectly, size wise.

Yeah, the wiring does not inspire the thought "well thought through". It looks more like... "If I spend five more seconds on this stupid job I will die".

How much is being asked for the truck?

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.