RARE '83 Ford Ranger 2.2L Perkins Diesel has Fuel In The Coolant?
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- Ford Ranger with a 2.2 Perkins 4.135 Diesel from factory!
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Very rare 1983 Ford Ranger with the indestructible Perkins 2.2L Diesel engine that was equipped on Mazda’s of the same era. Awesome little truck, great for someone who wants a cheap and reliable but cool looking daily driver or great base for long term project.
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$14,500 obo... www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/cambridge/1983-ford-ranger-2-2l-perkins-diesel-update-clean-trytrades/1375946623?
DEBOSS GARAGE $14500.00 or $1450.00 ??
Is it still available ?
if you fix all the rust holes and treat all the surface rust and give it a decent paint job, I will pay your price
Charlie Bardo $4500
New add is 4500$, if it wasn't so far I'd offer $2500 USD
I've got a 2013 dodge dart with the 1.4l turbo and 6 speed manual I'd consider trading for this truck.
When I was about 15 my boss had one of these on the farm and he'd let us rip all over with it. One day some lady asked aren't you worried they'll hurt themselves and he replied that we're more likely to be hurt mowing the lawn because a lawnmower had more power lol.
LOL
I'll buy it!!
My dad has collected several of these little diesel pick ups over the years we currently have a ranger diesel and chevy luv diesel and a datsun diesel these little trucks are neat
Smooth Trooper The s-10 diesel had a lot more power and we're actually quite fun to drive, at 40mpg, but we're a little hard on tranny's.
You need to add a dodge d50, or Mitsubishi mini as well.
I still drive a 1985 Isuzu 2.2 Diesel. It has the uprated 62 h.p.engine. The older ones were 58 h.p. It has a range of over 900 miles.
those Isuzu diesels were on ehell of a little engine but the little Pups and Luvs they were put in were the tinniest,flimsiest bodies I have ever owned.Although one of those Isuzus were the best truck I ever owned;the body sucked but driveline and engine were bulletproof.
It goes 1800 miles on a fill-up? Range is how far you can go and still get home.
Try picking apart your response better than you picked apart the comment. Then delete your response.
Those engines were alsl powering ThermoKing reefer units. They made their own blocks and were tuned to 35 hp. 1 gallon per hour.
I had no idea they ever used Perkins. I thought all of them were Isuzu engines. Learned something knew! A neighbor had one when I was a kid. I actually saw one a few months ago at a gas station. Only two I've ever seen in person.
In South Africa Ford and Mazda were the same for a long time, literally just a different badge. The Ford version of this Ranger was called a Courier and the Mazda version was a B-series, both were available with a 1.6 / 2.2 and 2.6 4 cylinder petrol and a 3.0 and 3.4 V6. Diesels were 2.5 WL 12v engines, turbo and non turbo options and a 2.2 N/A if memory serves.
I have a Mazda b2500 4 cilynder 2.5 diesel N/A year 2001
Was the same here if memory serves. I know at least in the late 90s or so the only difference between a Ranger and a B2200 was the grills
45 mpg... count me in!
65hp though, count me out.
You get that in pretty much all newer diesels in that same weight class
Drove one of these in high school (manual trans). Slowest vehicle that I have ever driven, to the point of probably being dangerous.
Matt Goertz
Git gud
I will still take it. Being slow.
Woah, flashback. '76 Chevy Chevette with a 1.5?l Isuzu diesel. Wide open on the highway it only went 50 mph. Used a brick on the pedal for cruise control.
Wayne B ....this is darn hilarious 🤣!!!
Lol
I had a "Chevette Scooter";
was told it was the Canadian version of the regular Chevette
think it had a 1.4 liter engine???
could've been a 1.5, ain't a 100% on that
Wayne, I used to be a tractor mechanic and the dealer I worked for had a chevy liv p'up with the isuzu diesel. You waited at every stop sign until the coast was clear as the truck was so slow at pulling off from a stop, top end was about 70 but by the time you got it to 65 you would be back at the shop, lol....
"It's like we're in Cuba!" 5-star comment.
I have an 80 f100 with a Perkins 4.203 turbo on it! 600.000 km before rebuild it. I'm from Argentina.
Ik in south America we had diesel trucks since the early 70s
So did the US, they just weren’t small
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We had a 1982 Chevette with the Mitsubishi diesel, automatic, non-turbo. Was very reliable, super good on fuel, but the slowest thing on earth !
A semi probably would win thr drag race lol
I learned to drive stick on my dad's 84 Ford Ranger 2.2L perkins. That's where I fell in love with diesels. It had no cajones, but it was cool. Wished we never got rid of that one! Would have been cheap to experiment with.
What do you mean "It had no cajones"? It had no drawers?
@@taunuslunatic404 it had no powa
@@FADE623 It's "cojones". It means balls in Spanish.
@@taunuslunatic404 No balls - No power
@@FADE623 I know. He said cajones (drawers) instead of cojones.
Damn, this is a cool old truck! I hope someone pays a fair price and puts in some mechanical love. They'll have a truck with a fair bit of character and history.
Phil Atkins If it was a Southern USA truck it’d be gold but that thing would only be good for someone who already owns a nice one and wants a parts doner sitting around.
Brings back such great memories hearing that thing run...I learned to drive a manual tranny on my grandpa's 83 Ranger with Perkins diesel when I was 8 years old. Loved that little truck...wish I still had it.
finally learning diesel after 25 years working on gas and bikes, One of my customers just bought a Sellick forklift with s Perkins 4.2L. Came from the auction with slow crank and no start, no documentation. Aside from the customers Excursion with the 7.3, Ive had no experience with diesel. So it was a crash course in these. I'm liking it so far.
I've got a 1981 VW diesel pickup with manual transmission. 600,000+ miles and 54 mpg! Still running good.
I've known a couple people who had rabbit diesels, 45 + if you babies it close to 50 mpg. Many companies had diesels just not many sold here in this country
A friend in high school had one, we hauled our dirt bikes and put fuel in it once a month
I used to work at a place that sold VW parts. We had a bunch of guys running old Rabbit diesels and diesel pickups. They claimed over 52mpg and some of them ran WVO. They always smelled like french fries. Several had over 600k on them.
15:02 he says “my suspection”
Which I think is him going for “my suspicion” and “my inspection” and creating an accidentally genius portmanteau for when you have actually carefully looked at something but there remains a bit of uncertainty as to what it actually is.
cjeam like AvE!
cjeam
We call that a “SEWAG (somewhat educated wild ass guess). Just a little above a “WAG” (wild ass guess)
suspection: suspicion based suspension inspection
My first truck was a s10 too lol, it was a good ol' 2.5 iron Duke with a 5 speed. I loved that truck
Friend of mine had an 87 S10 with the 2.5L 5 speed...didn't have enough power to get out of its own way but it got you from point a to point b pretty cheap.
The best video I’ve seen! Your comparison to the nurse was hilarious!
Ive been relating ppl to cars for years
I owned a 1982 Mazda B2200 with a Perkins 2.2L. diesel and I absolutely loved it. My Mom actually bought me glow plugs for it one Christmas! It was so godawful ugly and slow that everybody loved laughing at it. Mom liked it because it had such a distinctive noise, she always knew when I was coming or going from home. Selling it was one of the worst mistakes of my life.
I’ve heard of these trucks but I’ve never seen one . They for sure are rare as hens teeth, that and the duel tank rangers.
I have an 87 SC 4x4 with dual tanks.....and they work!
@@patfowler3721 I had the same with the 2.9, best rig ever
First ranger was a 83 4x4 with 2.8l. and dual tanks with the spare tire inside the bed. Wish I still had it.
I've seen 1 diesel ranger and it was in a pick a part yard, probably because nobody could figure out how to lookup parts for it LOL. My 84 Ranger had dual tanks, I wish I still had that truck, knowing now how to fix the stalling issues (TFI Module) and doing a duraspark conversion corrects a lot of issues those carbureted 2.8L V6 engines had. It was a great truck till it started warming up then stalling and couldn't get it started again for an hour or so after it would stall LOL. Sold it for $700, the paint, body, and interior was still in great condition except the normal plastic dash trim cracks that I swear every Ranger and Bronco 2 has LOL.
Who else likes those rangers?
The power of the Perkins shall compel you!
Man I'm friggin SHOCKED at the condition of this '83 ranger! I had 2 different 88's that I took extremely good care of and the body still rusted to crap by the time they were 13 years old. :(
I would so daily drive this truck...
I knew a guy with an automatic version of this truck. It was so gutless that I was afraid to drive it to my house to work on it. Amazingly he drove it forever and no one ran over him.
You ever remember the Ford Escort diesel I remember an old friend worked for fleet full of them they love them.....
Went to high school with a girl who had one.
My 1st car was an 84 escort with the same engine, great car for a 1st time driver. Who cares if you hurt it, it gets 45+ mpg, and diesel was like 85 cents as well.
in fort dodge, iowa, theres a guy with one of those, perkins diesels in a ranger. hes a well off guy, and brought it up from new mexico. he has really done a lot. for one, its now got a turbo, and its now a straight axle 4x4. its his farm hand, for the most part. he loves it.
Brings back memories this was my 1st vehicle 30 years ago. It had a 4 speed and wouldn't get out of it's own way. But diesel was 73 cents a gallon.
Perkins ranger huh never knew they existed. I guess that's why I watch you. To learn. Keep up the great work you role model you.
Your young, wait till you've seen more life, then you'll not say that as often.
Thats crazy me and a co worker both 310T truck and coach mechanics both of our wives are nurses.
I have one of those rangers and I need to give it more attention. A farmer owned it before me a bashed it to hell. I currently own 5 83-89 Rangers. Most being the 2.9l v6 but the Perkins is one that I had to have and want to restore. Lucky find, there aren't too many left
My dad has the 2l gas version of that same pickup. ~ 73 HP with the automatic and it will do 75+ MPH if given a mile or so to get there!
My first truck was a baby blue 84 ford ranger with a gas 4cyl. Its only options were A/C and an automatic. If you had the A/C on going up a hill and clicked it off you could feel it like a small shot of nitrous haha. talked about gutless!
Some vehicles had a switch that turned the A/C off at full throttle. My dad's 1987 Hyundai Excel had that switch, and it got used regularly.
Mine does the exact same thing lmao that a/c compressor puts a huge load on the engine like wtf
In the early 1990s, we had a customer who had us put the FI 5.0 and the dash/display, and front seats from a totaled late 1980s Mustang GT into his V6 Ranger.
Not only did the 5.0 make a lot more power than the V6, it got better fuel mileage in the Ranger than the V6 did.
I have the later 2.3 mitsubishi turbo diesel swapped in a 1987 ranger ex-cab 4x4 (with a few minor updates). Best part is, you can still find parts for them to this day. I hope that truck goes to a good home because aside from the diesel, the old rangers are a true compact pickup.
Fuel tank from rockauto starting at $57. Definitely can be fixed
Swampy the listing didn’t have fuel type. That truck is old enough the tank is simple, no fancy multiple vent lines or tank pressure sensor mounting with hole, etc.
Hi Rich. Ford sold F100's here in argentina with perkins engines for over 30 years. They are slow, low powered but they will run forever
we bought three mazda pickups in 83 they had perkins diesels in them they are still running. no power but good mileage
Usually engines that make no power run for ever . Hence the original 12v cummins last million miles. Same reason ford offers double the warranty if you take half the power from their diesel chassis cab diesels.
I bought a massive pile of a 87 ranger 2.3 4x4
It’s a pile but it’s my pile and I have way to much ambition for it
Massive amounts of electrical issues but I’ll get through them eventually
I WANT that truck fully restored what a cool little truck!
Just did a little research on this Diesel, rare is an understatement apparently. Only ran the 2.2L Perkins for '83-'84 model years, then swapped over to a turbocharged Mitsubishi 2.3L Diesel with quite a bit more power for '85-'86, Bronco II's went on through '87. Finding either variant online through recycled engine dealers is like looking for a needle in a haystack with all the available gasser 4 bangers around. Best put some reliability mods and power adders on these Diesels if you're wanting to do any hauling or towing with them, if something breaks, you're gonna be shit outta luck for any replacement parts, most likely sticking with used or rebuilt in order to get running again.
If you want a diesel and it doesn't have to be collector concurs, go with a VW diesel. Several trans available not to mention adapters.
Its what I'd do with a small truck, full sized trucks, I'd use a 4BT Cummins.
I used to own an 85 Ranger 4x4 with a factory 2.3L Mitsubishi turbo diesel. It was a great little truck. Sounded great with a 2½ inch straight pipe, made a 'reported' 86 hp..
My Grandpa had the Ford dealership in the small town where I grew up. I can remember him driving a two door metallic brown Ford Tempo diesel. It had tan interior and a manual transmission. He probably drove it because no one would buy it. I can still remember to this day sitting in it with him to go check his cattle. The back seat was usually full of bags of range cubes and his equipment for church league slow pitch soft ball. Man that diesel engine sure did rattle.
You could also get the diesel in a Bronco II. When I purchased my Bronco II (new in 85) the dealer did mention a diesel was available but the saleswomen didn't recommend it.
Engine and transmission are worth more than the truck.
robert ferguson I think I still might have a trans for one couldn't give the damn thing away I even had or still have 2 adapter plates for the trans one to a isuzu diesal and the one that bolted to the Perkins I believe there a Mazda 4 speed trans
perkins diesels aren't worth shit. nor is this truck.
totally agree,Perkins diesel is simple but not so good. My boos keep an rd28 6 inline Nissan Patrol and one like that,with the same engine. That 4 pot is very under power for such a big vehicle. 6 inline is good for working,at least it can pull 9 people and tow 9 bikes offroad no matter how steep is the trail and go on road at 100 km/h.
Diesel Ramcharger Not so , the newer version of the 237, I think the number is 1000 something , it was one tough ass motor on a wood chipper, took a real ass beateng, a little hard starting in the cold ,though.
79huddy wanna sell one?
I have an 84 S-10 with 2.2 Isuzu. Figure around 780,000km but thousands of hours idling. It sat for about 15 years sunk into dirt on a whim I put battery in and it started right up until fuel filter ran dry because all the rubber fuel lines rotten.
Must say man I bought a 93 chevy type 3 ambulance with 109000 on it and then I saw your video on the 6.5. Very great video and with around 800 bucks I got the weak points covered. Its definitely no speed demon as I'm using it for a service truck. The price was right. No matter what engine it is they have one thing in common. They all break. The 6.4 is straight junk tho for sure
well, when starting a diesel that has cracks and leaks in the fulesystem or are winded, floor it and keept it there till the truck understands whos boss work for good old slavelake!
NordGarage docking send her all the way eh! Redline fer a good time!
Mint👌
Zip ties 😂
Gotta put er in the ketchup
@@deanfulford69 Fuckin' Miiiiiiinnnnntt!!
would love a Ranger 2.2L Perkins Diesel to drive to and from work!
My uncle has a shop and while I was getting my snow tires taken off lately I saw that he had an 83 Ranger with the 2.8 V6 sitting in the yard. Had 29k miles and not a dent and no more than surface rust anywhere. I asked my uncle about it since I'm looking to buy my first pickup to haul my snowmobile around in over the winter. He says he just sold it, for A HUNDRED BUCKS (USD). My jaw dropped. I'm still pissed and it's been a few days since then.
Perkins built in Japan under license by Togyo Koyo/Mazda...very reliable little engine
hondatrix built Ford tough with Mazda stuff.
True...
Wayne, We had the Mazda B2200 in South Africa and Mazda insisted it was THEIR own engine and Perkins copied it...lol..It even had a Mazda diesel S2 logo on the rocker cover.
Just in case you didn't know Ford owns 49% of Mazda.
bubba love Not anymore Ford has sold all except 13% of their stock in Mazda. They’ve been slowly selling off Mazda stock since the mid 2000s. They never owned more than 38% at their highest. I was with FoMoCo. When they made their initial stock buy.
My uncle has a like 89' B2200 with a 2.2 Perkins swapped out of an older truck and Its pretty cool. Little 5 speed, its ok in town. Downside to the 59 horse is that it doesn't exactly like full on highway speeds very much. I don't know if its a gearing thing of what but all fifth gear does is help with MPG, and depending on the road the truck will start slowing down in fifth.
I got a 2.2 Perkins and 5 speed sitting on shelf in my shop. South east Saskatchewan
What is your phone#?....
My cell phone # is 306-640-5550
When I was young, I rented a cab-forward Mazda Bongo 2.2L diesel.
It was noisy but very light, like a sewing machine.
I was impressed by it, so I looked it up and found out it was a British Perkins engine.
I hope you can successfully play your track.
My Dad bought one new in 1983. Drove the truck for many years till his passing. My brother drove it up to around 2010. Your right not a lot of power but it was always dependable. Starters are a weak point on these trucks. His had 4 speed from factory. We always talked about trying to put a 5 speed in it but wasn't sure if it had enough power to pull a taller gear.
In some vehicles, a starter from a larger engine would have the same pattern as the original engine, and that sometimes solved the problem.
However if the problem was caused by cramming too much stuff under a tiny hood, there isn't much you can do to solve the starter problem. For that reason, my mom's 1985 Nissan Maxima need starters replaced very often.
my starter needed a new bearing on the throw out cog bout it so far had it 7 yrs
my dad had an escort wagon with a mazda diesel in it. awesome mileage for the two weeks he owned it. struts went through the wheel wells
I remember many years ago the local dealer had one of these with 80k on it. It was redish/orange and white 4x4. I seriously considered buying it for the milage but feared winter starting. Really wish I would have got it.
My brother has a small Perkins powered 4wd Massey Ferguson Tractor that runs wonderfully. The Perkins sound as though they are getting ready to fall apart. I understand that many British Taxis used the Perkins.
I think at 59 HP, that truck has my 95 Ranger 2.3 beat by at least 10 HP! (Pretty sure something is wrong with it) - I can barely get it up to 60 on flat ground. Runs smooth, doesn't burn or leak anything @ 225k miles.
Those are gold, second only to a diesel Excursion. It'll be the only thing still running after the zombie apocalypse.. But I have two square body Rangers, and my 87 4x4 excab is one of the most comfortable and best handling little trucks ever. If it were a diesel I think I'd drive it everyday..
I wish I never traded my 97 Ranger. It was a single cab short bed with the 2.3 Four and 5 speed. Had split rear window and split bench. Best wheels I ever had! Shoulda kept it!
I believe the new smart car 0.8 liter diesels are very reliable 🤔🤔
I had a gas 2.9 87 4x4 supercab, twin fuel tanks. I think it was the best rig ever, mine was stolen and I sold it after it was recovered, I saw it around town for ten years afterwards.
82 through 84 some Mazda B2200 had the exact same drivetrain. I have one but mine only gets 30 miles to the gallon and it runs perfect. I don't believe they ever got 45 miles to the gallon and yes they do not have any power, they will go 75 miles an hour but it takes a long time to get up to that speed
Dang that thing is cool. I must really take living in the hi desert for granted because I have 70s trucks that just have the slightest surface rust. I have never seen a pan rust through before
"Fill the filter from the outside." Genius. I love this channel.
I’ve always wanted to swap a 4bt cummins into my 84 ranger! I think it would be really cool along with a SAS.
Be cool but very nose heavy haha
The first Ford Rich actually seems to "love". Definitely a rare truck. Rich delivers another good video! There are a scant few guys who have these in the forums at ford-trucks.com (Ford Truck Enthusiasts website). The body on this truck looks amazing for its age, especially in Canada!
I'm betting underneath there's some salt issues
This popcorn-popper engine in the Ford Ranger brings back memories of my father 's 4x4 Isuzu-Pup. We could explore mountain-trails all day on a gallon of diesel fuel.
I had an '85 with the 2.3 turbo diesel Mitsu engine in it. That was a great truck, and had really nice power. That engine had problems with cracking cylinder head though.
It's very enjoyable watching a mechanic that knows what he's doing 👍
Bought my 1987 Ranger back in '99. It's a regular cab, longbed, 2.3L gas, 5 speed manual. Love that little truck. Nice job with the vid Deboss! Thanks
First truck was a 87 ranger, loved it I find a couple Perkins diesels for sale but haven’t found a 2.3 Mitsubishi yet
What a sweetheart that old perkins is.....
my first pickup was a ranger. owner 5 of them in all, all the first style like this one. simple and reliable. a little suspension work they could haul a ton.
I have one of these, cool little set up. 84 they came with 5sp. Very indestructible engine used in the 70s all over Europe in taxi cabs. only drawback is they don't have enough power to get out of its on way. still cool though.
I had one of these when I was a kid, sooo slow! No power at all but it was a fun little truck.
Man, that was a fun little adventure! Thanks for the ride!
Man I had one of these about 15 years ago. With a 4 speed,max mph was 61. Absolutely no power. Never got close to 45mpg. More like 30. Cool little truck though. Was gonna be a powerstroke when it grew up
"More like 30"
Probably because you were holding it full fuel, doing 61mph all the time :)
Brother has a 5 speed mazda with the same perkins and it somehow manages to smoke them in second gear at 5k rpm. Haha. Sooty machine though
That trans is likely the Type M smoothcase, which is a common unit on the non-turbo RX-7s, Miata and many others. Nothing spectacular, but it can hold the power/torque of that 1/2 lung N/A diesel.
I had a friend who's dad bought one off of a Mexican family in the late 90's. he used to be a diesel mechanic so he liked the Perkins. he threw the engine in a 4x4 ranger, turbocharged it and still uses it in northern Iowa as his hunting and backup truck. the fiddling with the truck he did was extensive, but I'd bet on it being over 100hp now. it hauls his little fishing boat just fine and I've seen it pull Jeeps out of rutts
One of my HS classmates had one of those. Never realized it was a Perkins. Thought it was Mazda.
Swapping a four cylinder mustang transmission t5 into a v8 mustang foxbody you need to use the pilot bearing from this truck because it fits in the crank and also fits over the input shaft, rare trucks was hard finding the bearing
We won't go too deep. First thing we do is drop the tank. I.d love to know what qualifies as deep
Great comment. You're up for an award.
Pulling a head?
Right after the chassis comes back from powder coat...
The second knuckle on some high class models! The wrist on the lower class ones
When you see first then second then third then fourth then fifth then agh crap what happened to reverse I swear I laid it on the bench
I put gas in my old 7.3 IDI a year or two ago. To fix that, i opened the valve and ran the (aftermarket electric) fuel pump to evacuate the tank. Then I poured in a quart of ATF+4 (working @ a Dodge dealer at the time), filled it up with fresh diesel and took off! Definitely not good, but as long as you didn't burn up your high pressure pump, should be ok. Can confirm that it won't crank with gas in it though! AAA had to bring my truck to my tools so I could fix it lol, I put it in paperweight mode with the gasoline
Had a discussion with a surgeon about the mechanic/medical (and salary) comparison and he said had the best reply... "You ever changed a timing belt on a running engine?
Which yeah, can't argue with that!
9:47 I heard a squeak, I'm going to go ahead and believe that that thing actually Burn Rubber just because that's probably the closest anyone has come to thinking it has Burn Rubber. The truck deserves that
Never knew theses existed. It would be cool to do a diesel swap in a s10. 45mpg is amazing.
S-10's had a Isuzu diesel back then too.
SouthJerseySound facts!!
Dodge D50 had a little diesel back then, not sure which engine though.
Sean Hazelwood I think the Dodge Ram 50 had a Mitsubishi turbo charged Diesel. A 2.3L that Ford had in the Ranger back in 1985-1986.
also a diesel chevette..... allot diesel cars back then, we are finally getting back to some diesel with the diesel cruze, too bad it has to have a DPF system.
I had a 1983 special edition diesel. Had a Winchester or Remington label on the front fenders. Came off a naval base in Norfolk, VA. Would not do over 65 MPH. I wonder now if it had a governor on it. Got a bed load of wet mulch and could not tell it had anything in it. Great torque. Wish I had kept it.
That's an awesome lil truck! I'd totally restomod that, add a turbo and stuff
Reminds me of my 96 dodge dakota . it good practice for working on engine and finding parts
Those license-built Perkins were slightly different than their UK cousins. The 4.135 'S2' in this truck is almost identical to the 4.154 'XA' that Kohler used in their 20ROP63 20 KW Marine generator sets. The biggest difference I remember between these Mazda units and the UK Perkins was the fuel injection system, which was CAV in UK and license-built Bosch (Diesel Kiki) for Japan. They could be maddening if you had a fuel restriction or suction leak.
Great diesel engines, but the power/weight and emissions killed them off.
Justin at The Good of the Land has had one of these little rangers for several years now since his days in Moffat. Cool little truck.
My 1986 Bronco II (same engine and chassis) had the 2.9 liter gas V6, I had the speedo needle past the 85 mark, and deep into the white between that and 0. Loved that truck.
I almost bought one of these when I was in highschool, back in 2001.
You should have! These things are worth hundreds in today's market!
I remember when the Ford Ranger compact truck first premiered. At the time, I didn't find it attractive, at least not next to the Toyota compact pickup at the time. I also know that they were available with 2.2 litre to 2.4 litre diesel engines. I consider it damn unforgivable that neither engine remained on the market for very long. I'm guessing between 1980 and 1985. It's a shame that they never remained on the market after that. Is diesel for everyone? Would everyone have bought a diesel-powered compact truck? Maybe, maybe not. But I believe that had people been given a choice, I'm sure there are those who would've bought it. Emissions, be damned. And had there been enough service centres across the USA that specialized in small displacement diesel engines, small displacement diesels would've still continued to this day. Who knows?
She sounds just like a Massey 35, Awesome!
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Same thing Massey loved using those Perkins. They are good engines
Yes, spent many a day raking and baling hay with one. A friend had a 84 Mazda pu with the same engine, he had 500,000 miles on it. The body was just a science project by that time but it still run good.
If I'm not mistaken Ford has had a partnership with Mazda for a long time. The Mazda B2600(?) And the Ford Ranger are virtually the same trucks, and has been for 30yrs at least.
Carl Holm B2300, B2500, B3000, and B4000 were all the same as Rangers. The number was engine size in CC.
My Father-in-law had one of these. Along with a Diesel Chevy Luv. Both were low on power. But being 4x4 pulled ok in low lock. Wish I had bought both of them. He hauled the ford off for junk. The Luv is still running local. Frame rusted into on it. Neighbor welded plates over it. Still going truck has over 250,000 miles on it now.
My Dad had an 83 Mazda Sundowner with a Perkins engine. He's been driving diesels ever since.
I like your theory on we as technicians being similar to doctors, I was put in my place when I brought that up with someone. You were saying different due to doctor patient conversation is possible where the pain or problem may be. I always liked the idea that the difference is time is not as pressing to get the patients heart beating, we can revive any time we want. I got a response once "yeah but can you work on the heart while it's still beating?" I was dumbfounded and shut right up lol.
Also when getting into newer stuff they can talk a bit now with computers and DTC's
True, but I did once replace a forward/Reverse handle in a backhoe while the guy was still operating the hoe.....
Diesel in the coolant would be from the diesel pre heater I think. Goes in near or on the injection pump.
Long ago I had a Mazda SE ii sundowner that had a Mercedes 4 cylinder diesel.
I miss that truck, I'd go from CT to VA beach and back on $11 in fuel.
Ever try diesel purge? The old mercedes guys swear by it for small diesels..
This is my new favorite channel! Where have you been all my life? Detroit Diesel now a diesel Ranger I'm in love!
The golf course I work at has a rough mower that has a 2.0 liter Kubota turbo diesel 4 cylinder, and it makes about the same amount of power as this engine. That Kubota really only needs like two wires to run.