My starter died for the 3thrd time in the last 2 years so ripped out the engine,

[Doomedwalker]

My starter died for the 3thrd time in the last 2 years so ripped out the engine, to swap in a Manual transmission engine from an 1985 Nissan 720,
my truck is a 1984 Nissan 720.

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[Doomedwalker]

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[]2eDeYe]

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[datzenmike]

Failed starter so you change the engine???? How does that work? Everything remains the same.

 

 

Rebuilt starters are very poor quality and you don't get much for under $100 these days.

 

Have it rebuilt professionally.

Get an original used one from a wrecking yard.

Get one with a lifetime guarantee... they still fail but you only buy them once.

Spend $200 plus on a good one.

 

Is there something wrong with your engine that makes it hard to start? Long cranking times are not good for starters. Poor battery and low voltage/current is not good for them either.

 

The manual transmission engine will need the pilot converter and the flex plate from the old engine.

 

 

[Doomedwalker]

2 hours ago, datzenmike said:

Failed starter so you change the engine???? How does that work? Everything remains the same.

 

 

Rebuilt starters are very poor quality and you don't get much for under $100 these days.

 

Have it rebuilt professionally.

Get an original used one from a wrecking yard.

Get one with a lifetime guarantee... they still fail but you only buy them once.

Spend $200 plus on a good one.

 

Is there something wrong with your engine that makes it hard to start? Long cranking times are not good for starters. Poor battery and low voltage/current is not good for them either.

 

The manual transmission engine will need the pilot converter and the flex plate from the old engine.

i am changing the engine and transmission as a whole.
cant get parts from a wrecking yard for this truck without traveling hundreds of miles, i am from Canada.

2 hours ago, datzenmike said:

 

 

[Doomedwalker]

2 hours ago, ]2eDeYe said:

You can attach pics through the post function at the bottom.

For imgur, you have to right click, copy image and paste it in the post window. 

 

thanks. my pictures are too big to upload directly.

[datzenmike]

You mentioned bad starter why change the engine?

 

 

Do you have the pedal box? master and slave? and the hard line?

 

5 speeds for the 720 came in two lengths. Does it match the old automatic length? Looks like 31.5"

 

On your automatic there is a vacuum line from the modulator valve the the intake where the brake booster vacuum line connects. Be sure to seal that off.

 

[NC85ST]

You ARE going to install the starter before you put the engine in, right? Your truck was originally an automatic? Hope you grabbed the clutch and brake pedals, as well as the hard line for the clutch master cylinder, from the truck you got the engine from. They make the conversion a lot easier. Also you’ll want the front half of the driveshaft from the donor truck.

[datzenmike]

If the five speed and the automatic are the same length you won't need to change the driveshaft.

[Doomedwalker]

5 minutes ago, datzenmike said:

You mentioned bad starter why change the engine?

 

 

Do you have the pedal box? master and slave? and the hard line?

 

5 speeds for the 720 came in two lengths. Does it match the old automatic length? Looks like 31.5"

 

On your automatic there is a vacuum line from the modulator valve the the intake where the brake booster vacuum line connects. Be sure to seal that off.

 

1 cause i want to.
2 i have both a parts 2wd 5 speed truck and 4x4 parts truck. 


3 it looks like it. 

4 i know lol.

[NC85ST]

Yes, you will need the front half of the driveshaft. The length of the automatic and the long manual transmission are different, close but different. I’ve done this conversion and thought I could get away with just changing the yoke but there is a couple of inches difference between the two driveshafts.

[Doomedwalker]

8 minutes ago, NC85ST said:

You ARE going to install the starter before you put the engine in, right? Your truck was originally an automatic? Hope you grabbed the clutch and brake pedals, as well as the hard line for the clutch master cylinder, from the truck you got the engine from. They make the conversion a lot easier. Also you’ll want the front half of the driveshaft from the donor truck.

planning on not that i couldnt get it in after ive installed the starter in this truck what feels like 100s of time.

[Doomedwalker]

Just now, NC85ST said:

Yes, you will need the front half of the driveshaft. The length of the automatic and the long manual transmission are different, close but different. I’ve done this conversion and thought I could get away with just changing the yoke but there is a couple of inches difference between the two driveshafts.

[NC85ST]

After reading the post about the number of trucks you have, you’ve got all the parts you need. Have fun.

[Doomedwalker]

9 minutes ago, datzenmike said:

If the five speed and the automatic are the same length you won't need to change the driveshaft.

i have the one from the manual its not the same but i have the shaft from the other truck. as i have the whole truckso i have all the parts i need.

[Doomedwalker]

Just now, NC85ST said:

After reading the post about the number of trucks you have, you’ve got all the parts you need. Have fun.

thanks.

[Doomedwalker]

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