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one reason i stick with my 92 chevy 6.5 is it's a half ton.i never haul more then at most 500 lbs.i would gladly drive something like a colorado/canyon with a small 4cyl diesel.but the big 3(is that correct anymore??)refuse to do it for some stupid reason
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I've downgraded them to the big 2.5.
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I'm not certain, but I want to think there was once a Chevy Luv diesel too...
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I'd think that an S10 or Ranger would be your best choice. The old Toyota's had such good engines that a 617 would probably be a down grade.
NFW are you hooking up a 5k boat to that thing and yanking it up a steep slick ramp. IMHO I measure the worth of a truck by how much boat it can pull, other than that I have no use for them.
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ford rangers had the mazda 4 bangers, chevy had izusu, toyota and izusu and datsun all had diesels.
but what one is the best trucK? I'd go w/ a toy or a ranger. the toys rust out pretty quick up here. also- either an MBZ auto or an adapter plate to mate a stick.
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Best American pickup for a diesel conversion? I'd go with the '70s El Camino.
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This would make a good candidate.
Oh, never mind, who would want to put a mercedes engine in a mercedes pickup.
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There are lots of small diesel pickups in the rest of the world. http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Pickup_Truck.html
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Yup. Plenty of Ranger diesels and Chevy Luv/Isuzu with the diesel over in the sandbox.
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That would be interesting. If you stuck a 603/6 in one you could really crank up the power and make a hot rod out of it.
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I've been looking.
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Starting about 81 the mini Pick Up`s hit the U.S. market for about 4 years. they wern`t real powerful, but were economical to operate. but as the consumer usually is, they want more power so they died on the vine here in the U.S.
In my Sig. I have a Datsun since new, wanted a Toyota, but the Datsun was cleared for Calif smog emisions first. The Datsun used the Nissan SD22 Diesel engine, Toyota had their own and so did Isuzu. Saw a few Ranger PU Diesel think they had the Isuzu also. the Mazda used the Perkins engine. Then there was the Rabbit, but that was a different story. Most of them had a rubber timing belt, but the Nissan SD-22 is gear driven. I have never changed a belt in the 26 yrs I have owned it . great milage, but gutless on the power end. hwy milage 34 - 37 and at times 40+ on rare ocasions. Today if they were reintroduced with fuel prices they would sell, but wouldn`t be the same dependable problem free engines with all the added electrical crap. So I have been around these since before some of you were born . Installing a 617 in a pickup you have to consider the oil pan and cross members on the victim truck to be installed in. I think it would be a great idea, and using MERCEDESROVER adaptor kit. Charlie ☺
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Mounting isnt what scares me, its a small thing...the transmission..
Mounting isnt what scares me, its a small thing...the transmission..
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I reckon the mbz tranny would hold up just fine in a mini truck- they CAN'T weigh more than a TD. I wouldn't be too afraid of it, unless you tow everyday.
I have a friend who is debating on which engine to swap into his mid eighties Toyota one-ton. he has an isuzu Turbo 4 banger w/ 5 spd+T case, and also a 617.952. the truck currently has an auto. He plans on measuring for the 617 this week- after he gets it out of the rustbucket it's in. MPG's and reliability are priorities, as well as ease of swap. he will be dragging it behind his 86 isuzu(GMC) straight-truck-house. so the 5 spd is looking good just for the fact that no custom uncoupling driveshaft is needed. If I was doing the swap, I would be looking for the cheeepest rust free truck I could find, then go from there.
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