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Is there any other types of common failures? Particularly with the 4wd system or is it pretty solid?

And that’s mainly todo with the fact that it’s carbureted? So what your saying is that its only as reliable as my ability to diagnose and potentially fix problems on the side of the road which would be more difficult with EFI?

Has anyone ever been left stranded in their 720?

I’m new to owning older Nissan/Datsun trucks and recently got a 1985 Nissan 720 4x4 to use for my beekeeping business and some camping. I’m usually in bee yards that are in the middle of nowhere on really rough and steep dirt roads where a tow truck would most likely not make it or would refuse togo, no crazy wheeling or anything like that things just slippery in the spring when everything is wet and green so I’m not beating the crud out of it but I do need the 4wd to be dependable. Often times I have no cell service so getting stuck or breaking down would leave me taking the shoelace express. So with that said I’d like to know what are the common problems with these trucks (1985 720 2.4L 4x4)and what I can do to prevent them from happening. I’d also like to know the overall reliability and durability and if there is any kind of preventive maintenance I can do to keep them from leaving me stranded like how often should I be changing things before they go out (water pumps, timing belt, fuel pump, alternator, ETC.)

Well I pulled out the 15a fuse and it was blown so I changed it and that fixed all my gauges and took the battery light away. I believe it was the flasher and meter fuse.

Yes that did the trick. Thank you Mike🫡

My 1985 Nissan 720 recently had the battery light come on while also having all the gauges read 0 except the speedometer. Tested the voltage while running was sitting at 14.72 so I’d assume it’s not the alternator. Can anyone help me trouble shoot this problem?