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#5 of 58 Mazda + Dodge = ??? by dseaman Feb 24, 2007 (2:27 am)
Ok, I'm thinking about dieselizing my 1989 B2200 series truck. The engine I plan on using is an Isuzu 4LE1. The problem here is that this engine weighs about 500 lbs. I'm guessing the 2.2L gas engine that's in my truck weighs about 350 lbs. I also know that my front suspension is a torsion bar style and that its appearance is very similar to that used by Chrysler / Plymouth / Dodge products of the 1960's and 1970s.   I'm thinking my current front suspension may not be sprung enough to handle the extra weight under normal driving conditions (if at all) and I know that small block Chrysler V8's are about 500-550 lbs.   So can I easily retrofit the torsion bars off, say, a 70's Dodge Dart, onto my truck?   ...oh, and before you start making references to the diesel engine that powered Mazda trucks in the 80's, be informed that that engine has been out of production for many years now and parts are next to impossible to find. In fact almost all the small diesel engines that were either popular in the 70's, or those that the factories used in the trucks in the 80's are no longer made and parts are becoming increasingly harder to find. The Isuzu engine I listed above is the only one I've found that would fit my needs.   Thanks for any help any of you can provide.
#6 of 58 1989 Mazda Pickup Engine shuts down while I'm driving it. by tray1 Feb 25, 2007 (6:09 am)
Sometimes while I'm driving...My Mazda pickup door latches automatically lock and then my engine will shut down. I can always start it back up and again, it may shut down one or two more times or not at all. Why does this happen?
#7 of 58 help please! intake vaccum problem by freekshowdelux Apr 05, 2007 (8:39 am)
i just put 700 into it new head, gasket the works, now it wont idle and runns ruff as hell, didnt have this problem before is it possible that there is a vaccum leak on the carberator that im miss or that i cant see? had a friend that hes did the same thing and it was a vaccum line but doesnt remember where it was located!1990 mazda b2200
#8 of 58 Re: Mazda B-Series: Engine Problems [kcram] by riorico Apr 09, 2007 (11:47 am)
Replying to: kcram (Nov 13, 2006 6:53 pm) I have a 1994 Mazda B3000, ext cab, 120K miles, gutless in towing department. How can I improve the torque/hp, or what is required to drop a 4.0 Liter engine into truck? Please help
#9 of 58 2001 Mazda B3000 Series P/U, F/C trouble, or Water in Gas by russ52 Jun 11, 2007 (10:22 am)
F/C stands for Fuel Control  I have a 2001 Mazda B 3000 P/U truck, I filled it up 2 day's ago. It's now at slightly below 3/4 of a tank, (By the way, what size is the "Tank", 19.5 ????) Today, 11 June 07 it started "Chugging Spitting Coughing every time the Engine gets up to & maybe slightly past "3000" RPM    Is it "Water" in the Gas, or a Fuel Control (F/C) problem ? Remember, every time it gets up to (or slightly past) 3000 RPM, it starts "Chugging Spitting & Coughing....   Please Help Me .....
#10 of 58 Please Stop Messages in replying to; 2001 Mazda B3000 Series P/U, F/C troub by russ52 Jun 15, 2007 (9:07 am)
Please Stop Messages in replying to; 2001 Mazda B3000 Series P/U, F/C trouble. Replies to this message: zacheria_30 (Nov 24, 2007 4:51 pm)
#11 of 58 Mazda b3000 2007 v6 3.0 by buggra Jun 26, 2007 (7:22 am)
What a piece of s**t!! I bought this thing on 20 Jun and traded it for a GMC Canyon the NEXT day. I am kicking myself for not test driving but was relying on the advice of my used to be best friend. Talk about underpowered, I traded in a 2000 Ford Ranger 4cyl, 16valves and it was sick. I had no idiot light on the dash so I didn't want to take it to the dealer for a "trial and pay" experience. This sick Ranger had more power. The Mazda had 12 valves, the minimum it takes to make a 6 cyl motor. This Mazda truck was special ordered by a dealer in Danville, Va from a dealer in Virginia Beach. Reason, the Danville dealer had not one truck on the lot. Not having enough sense to grasp why (the sales manager later told me that the reason they had none was they were too hard to sell!) Rather that babble on I close with "do not buy this truck. "
#12 of 58 2000 Mazda B2500 engine races sporatically by fraban Aug 23, 2007 (8:46 pm)
#13 of 58 2000 Mazda B2500 engine races sporatically by fraban Jul 13, 2007 (8:03 pm)
The engine in my truck automatically starts to race and then dies down to a standard idle. Can anyone tell me why this is happening? Replies to this message: mzda2000 (Aug 22, 2007 9:21 am)
#14 of 58 Re: 2000 Mazda B2500 engine races sporatically [fraban] by mzda2000 Aug 22, 2007 (9:21 am)
Replying to: fraban (Jul 13, 2007 8:03 pm) We are also having the same problem with the same year make/model. We've had it fixed 3x and can't get it to stop revving. Truck has 51k on it. Sounds like the dumb thing is going to blow up. Suggestion was made that maybe it is a carbon buildup on the throttle body. Any other suggestions..

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