new owner - a few questions

[swayward]

Hello!

I'm new to these forums and also the new owner of a 1987 nissan pickup with a sd25 engine. i have a few questions, they may be redundant, appologies.
i've gathered that the canadian version of this truck is rather rare. how hard will it be to find parts, etc.?
for non-engine related parts, are they the same as the gasoline pickup/pathfinder?
what is the difference between the 720 and the d21? which do i have?
the truck is ridiculously hard to start in not-so-cold temperatures if it's not plugged in, like below 5c. i'm thinking of taking it to a shop to have the glow plugs and cold start injector checked. anything else i could do? how bad is ether for the engine?
does anyone know of a good shop to take this to in nova scotia?
does anyone have any experience with SVO conversions on this engine?

cheers,
-swayward

[Nissan_Ranger]

Ether for the SD22; No, no , and no!

Yes to having the glowplugs checked. There is info on this website on that and you may want to try it yourself.

I live in Ontario and winter temps are well below zero Celsius in January and February. I use synthetic 10W30 oil year round and have used it in this engine since 2004. It makes all the world of difference starting the engine in that cold weather.

I hate to say it, but the level of expertise required to diagnose and repair this engine is simply not readily available. I suggest that you acquire a shop manual before even entering a repair facility. They likely won't have one and you don't need to be paying for their education.

Good luck and keep us posted...

N_R

[rlaggren]

Welcome. You can find a thread on fuels, including WVO/SVO, here:

http://nissandiesel.dyndns.org/viewtopi ... =2676#2676


Rufus