put a diesel in a bronco II?
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put a diesel in a bronco II?
i am just wandering if there is a good diesel engine out there that i could drop into my '88 Bronco II. i read on some other sites that ford made a diesel version until '87 but that it was not a reliable engine. any suggestions and opinions will be appreciated.
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try a nissan diesel there are two of them get the one that they use in there fork lift's it's a very good one i had one in a nissan extended cab p/u not a lot of hp or tourque it has removeable cylender sleeves also look on sone nissan 720 truck fourms there is one i know. cant remember ther name sorry.
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The Ford 2.2L diesels were kinda weak or had a bad rep, but the 2.3L turbodiesels weren't too bad, if I remember right. The old Nissan diesels are good, as well as Isuzu, Volkswagen and Toyota. You could get really oddball and find a Kubota, John Deere, or Caterpillar 4-cylinder diesel and swap it in. I think for power and economy, though, one of the best I have seen lately would be the Volkswagens (1.8/2.0 TDI Jettas) as far as smaller engines. Just remember, though, diesel engines are usually heavier, so you may have to level out your front end and whatnot. Wouldn't surprise me if you could "tune" an 'original' 2.3L Ford turbodiesel engine.... and your best bet on finding one would probably be in Canada.... good luck importing that!
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Ford of Austrailia offers a diesel for their Ranger. Try:
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...idth&c=DFYPage
I'm not sure how you would be able to get ahold of and import one. That would be the catch.
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...idth&c=DFYPage
I'm not sure how you would be able to get ahold of and import one. That would be the catch.
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Yep, Europe, Australia, Canada... pretty much ANYWHERE but the USA offers diesels in most of the cars that DON'T offer it as an option here. I'm sure the new Ford Ranger diesel engines are a lot better than the older ones. Todd, I hear ya there. I think the big issue would be bolting up a transmission that will handle that kind of torque. The other key factors to consider would be axles, driveshafts... pretty much the rest of the drivetrain. You wouldn't want to snap anything
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check it out go to www.BroncoII.org in the general discussion forum is a guy (brickhead) user name. from lancaster,pa that has a cummings diesel 4bta turbo charged no less in a B2 well it's a full size frame with the WB shortened 10 " and a BII body on it. still if it fits between the fenders it will work on any BII or ranger
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OMG... that is exactly what I was looking at doing myself. Cummins 4BTAs are stout engines and have a lot of power and torque. I guess if you're not so much about the speed but the power to go through anything... the only thing I could see is the weight issue, but I guess if you have the right axles, gears, tires, etc., it'll work out well. One of the things you have to remember is the fact that you're probably looking at either flushing or replacing your current fuel tank and possibly all the fuel lines in between. I tell ya, this makes me want to put this in the list of things to do to mine.... check this out... Cummins 4BTA-powered Bronco II
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