Re: small diesels for swaps?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AXEMAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> ive never seen a ranger or BII with a diesel. didnt know there was an option even offered. for a 4x4, you gotta love the diesels </div></div>
They had two offering in diesels, the Mit's 2.3 turbo and a NA 2.2 liter Isuzu. With the Isuzu option you had to set stakes to see it move. The Mit's was a horse, add 0.030 fuel stroke to the pump, advance the timing 2*, change the air fuel ratio control setting, change exhaust valve lash to 0.013 and set intake at 0.009 an it will smoke the rear tires. That little engine had Piston coolers, ext oil cooler that is thermo controlled, and two balance shafts. The thermostat(jacket water) was prior to pump intake, where it should be. Isuzu makes some good turbo engines as well, they are on many a pump, Gen set, Fork lift ect.
Another engine to look at is a John Deere 4039T, or 4045T, but stay away from anything ECM controlled.
Many years ago John Deere and Detroit Diesel had a 4 stroke engine for the on road crowd, but just before it was to hit assy lines, Roger Penske bought DDA and it all went south.