dhp123166 Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 New u-joints on the rear drive shaft and new center support bearings. I'm glad Nissan had the foresight to equip the driveshaft w/ rebuildable u-joints. The old ones were very loose and the support bearing was missing almost all the rubber insulation. Wow I was wondering where all the torque was going even if it is a diesel! Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 LOOK WHAT I SCORED TODAY!!!!!!!! I have never even seen a set of these, no question that they are going on my currently centercapless OEM steelies...... Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Here they are mounted... Me likey! Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 FUEL ISSUE; Okay, I'm ignorant. I had no idea that diesel fuel and water contamination was such a large issue. The other day my truck would not start. Then it finally did and ran fine. I was driving down the street and ascertained it may have been clogged filters. Sure enough last filter change was 13,000 miles prior. Changed the filters. The upper springs had jelly around them. Hmm, never seen that. Then the next day it would not start period. Had it towed to my mechanic and he said he emptied out a cup or so of water from the upper filter (so that's what that draincock on the bottom section was for). He also suggested starting fluid (ether). Went out and bought some. Changed the starter as I ground the old one up through overcranking. Got it home and cold starting is an issue. It will not start cold without starter fluid. Check for water indicates nothing. Did I screw the injection pump up? Most jelly is gone as I manually cleaned it and purchased chemical additives made for the issue. Suggestions? Also, I was told that one can run transmission oil through the fuel system to clean up things, is this true? Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 These have glow plugs? Extended cranking may have made them overheat and burn out. I would think that if the IP was damaged, it wouldn't run at all. That or you have an air leak on the low pressure side and are sucking air until it fires up, which pulls enough suction to get the fuel moving. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 I would suggest you get your fuel from somewhere else, if you have water in it, then either you have had flooding in your area, or the good state of California is your problem, with there warped view of how things work, maybe you can get your fuel from another state. The only time I have ever heard of water in the fuel was on hiway 101 in Oregon, everything was flooded one spring(couple feet under water), and the fuel tanks of the gas stations got contaminated with water, that was the only time I have heard of it. You have a VE type injection pump, so I don't know much about them, but there are a couple things you should not do, one is to crank the engine over for more than a half a minute at a time, the starter gets to hot and burns up. Ether(starting fluid) is bad, don't use it if you can help it. When you first try to start your engine, have someone check to make sure you do actually have voltage to the glow plugs, if they don't get hot, it's really hard to get the engine started, if it's cold enough, it will not start at all. Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Another way that gets water in the tanks is if the return lines or tank vent lines (and I'm assuming diesels have them) get cracked, then water ingress from running through puddles and such happens. But any time you see water, best to drain the tank. If it's in the filters, it's in the tank. When I was in the Navy we had to regularly strip water from the tanks in the boats. They even had built in stripping valves or pumps for the purpose. On those, though, the flush-deck tank caps always leaked, so we always had water in there. That water will do horrid things to an injection pump. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Various sources sell inline Diesel fuel filter/water separators. They come in 4 basic varieties. 1- in line ilter with glass bowl only. Get off your butt and look periodically, remove the glass bowl and dump the water accumulated in the bottom and whatever fuel floats on top. PITA. 2- In line filter with glass bowl and a dump valve on the bottom. Periodically get off your butt, look, open the valve and dump the water. 3- An improvement on number 2. It has a set of electrodes set at a predetermined [by the vendor, sorry] which lights a warning lamp when the water reaches the predetermined level. Get off your butt and open the drain valve. 4- the lazy owner's special. Like number 3 but with an electrically activated dump valve. Sit on your butt! The water detector and automated dump valve will take care of the problem for you. Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Yes thanks for the tips gentlemen. I am going to check the glow plugs, even though they are new I might have fried them. Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yep, it was the glow plugs caused by my over- cranking. All fixed now, runs as it should, hell, better now that all the furshlugginer water is out! Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 MY NEW FRONT BUMPER BAR; Stumbled upon this, this past Saturday. I have been looking for one of these for a little while. I let another style bumper bar with the hoops surrounding the headlights slip through my fingers a coupla months ago. I accidentally ruined a Becker Grand Prix Analog AM/FM/SW radio (Google how much they go for) while trying to remove it from a 70 Mercedes 280C. I was too dejected to pull the bumper bar, someone else grabbed it and I have been looking for one ever since. I think this looks badass... Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 FOUND SOME 4 X 4 FLARES (and a Pacesetter Exhaust Tip). What's great is even though they are 30 years old, they still installed and fit great. I don't think they look too rice either. Luckily the front tires are stock width but smaller in diameter than stock so there is zero rubbing when turning. WIN! Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THESE? The "rain deflectors" or whatever they're called on the top and front side of the door window jamb. I want a set! (FYI the other door on this truck is gone and so is probably the "rain deflector" for that side.) Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THESE? The "rain deflectors" or whatever they're called on the top and front side of the door window jamb. I want a set! (FYI the other door on this truck is gone and so is probably the "rain deflector" for that side.) Grab that set. Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Grab that set. I wish. The left side door is gone and anyway the truck is in Washington... Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I FOUND SOME HEADLIGHT ROCK GUARDS. I LIKE 'EM!!!! Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted December 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 NEW FUEL FILTER BRASS FITTINGS; The top photo shows the new manly brass fittings I installed on my second fuel filter. The bottom photo shows what the fittings on my second filter were; hinky little nylon pieces which were probably close to failure due to the shaking of the diesel engine. They were a definite weak point. I changed the fuel lines as well because they have probably not been changed in forever! Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 BREAKING CAR AND TRUCK REPAIR RULE #1 ( IF IT AIN'T BROKEN, DON'T FIX IT) Been a long time since I heeded this one! Changing those plastic fittings to metal was something I should not have done. Long story short, many removals of that plastic secondary filter and replacement with spares (which, why P.O. kept because they were more broken than the one on the vehicle, I cannot tell you)! Many cups of diesel fuel spilled, many stupid mistakes taking shortcuts, many issues created, much cussing on my part. Those plastic secondary filters I had are at least 20 years old and the company which made them was bought out twenty years ago. Finally said f*** this I want a piece of new 21st century technology and not from a salvage yard. Thanks you NAPA auto parts! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Quote Link to comment
Mikeystoy Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I bought from one of them guys down there, his ebay name is micas_y_mas, they are not show quality, but are decent. I paid $29.95 to get them to my door, and they came fairly fast for being shipped just after thanksgiving. This guy..... Careful doing business with him, and if you do; make sure the fit is right before you try to mount them. I'm not the only one to have a bad experience with him Quote Link to comment
dhp123166 Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 This guy..... Careful doing business with him, and if you do; make sure the fit is right before you try to mount them. I'm not the only one to have a bad experience with him To be fair I got a good item at a good price but I guess I was lucky... Quote Link to comment
Jimmy v Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Someone in 2012 wanted to make 1 Nissan out of 3, or 4, and stuff a diesel in it. I did the same thing, and it works well. So I am curious as to how he made out. Satisfy my curiosity, email me at jimfromazbc@gmail.com might be able to help anyone else with Nissan P/Us. Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Someone in 2012 wanted to make 1 Nissan out of 3, or 4, and stuff a diesel in it. I did the same thing, and it works well. So I am curious as to how he made out. Satisfy my curiosity, email me at jimfromazbc@gmail.com might be able to help anyone else with Nissan P/Us. Satisfy our curiosity and start a new thread about the truck you built. 1 Quote Link to comment
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