Overheat coolant - SD25 D21 1987 Nissan

SD diesels were widely available in the US in the 1981-86 Datsun/Nissan 720 pickups, and in Canada through '87 in the D21 pickup.

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Knucklehead wrote:This may be a bit late, but I've been running with cracks between seats since I got the truck in about '92.
Ah, but you weren't having mysterious coolant loss/overheating problems either, I'll wager ;)
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1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
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No. I was unable to determine for sure in so many pages, but they weren't related to his either were they? That would surprise me.
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Nobody could be sure. In the absence of conclusive head gasket leakage, I would have had the head pressure checked, or have pinned the cracks.
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1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
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asavage wrote:Nobody could be sure. In the absence of conclusive head gasket leakage, I would have had the head pressure checked, or have pinned the cracks.
You'd be ... well.

Here is just one example I've photod of SD33 (that were NA) and one SD33T guaranteed after all this reworking. This one has also has the larger cups for the larger opened for the turbo. Also notice the flyed head surface.

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I've driven now about 900km with absolutely no overheating, no coolant loss!

But I am going through alot of oil and blowing some smoke. I'll start a new thread about that (you guys are stoked!)
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after oil wrote:I've driven now about 900km with absolutely no overheating, no coolant loss!
So it seems that the gamble on coolant loss being at the head gasket was warranted . . . congratulations.
(you guys are stoked!)
I am? I didn't realize.

Right, I'm off to bank the fires.
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1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
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