I get the feeling someone just doesn't understand that International never used a diesel engine in their light trucks. The 304 and 345 were AMC supplied V8's and were not converted diesels 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata -----Original Message----- From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:38:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [MBZ] International Scout w/ factory Nissan diesel on Ebay
BZZZZZZZZT WRONG! >From http://www.scoutconnection.com/ FAQ section: 8. When did International offer a diesel-powered Scout? 1976 was the first year for a diesel-powered Scout. International used the Nissan SD-33 diesel engine for fuel economy. Complaints of not enough power prompted International to replace the SD-33 with the SD-33T (Turbocharged) diesel engine in 1980. The diesel-powered Scouts were very popular with their fuel-saving economy of 20 mpg city and 30 mpg highway. End Quote The Nissan diesel was available for many years. Diesel Scouts are getting rare because of the high repair costs, combined with diesel ignorance. Most of the remaining Diesels have been converted to gas 345 v-8. One of the nice things about IH Scouts and pickups is that any drivetrain option can be converted to any other drivetrain option with factory parts. A 2wd 304 auto pickup can be converted to a 392 4barrel, 4 speed 4wd but unbolting and bolting on the new parts. Unfortunately, the Nissan was detuned for reliability and the turbo was detuned also. They were slow. They are about like driving a 123 240D auto, and are probably even slower than that. The engine can be tuned for more power They are, like a 240D, good dependable engines as stock. As the HP goes up the durability decreases. International's own diesel engines were too heavy for automotive use, so they bought the Nissan diesels to catch the growing popularity of Diesels following the 74 "oil shortage." For more information, the ultimate source is www.scoutconnection.com At 03:19 AM 10/23/2005, you wrote: >Don't believe that engine was originally installed, almost all of the >Internationals I have seen either came with a 4, inline 6 or a small V8. >There were no diesels > >69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles >72 350SL 108,000 Miles >2004 VW Passat 4 Motion >1999 Mazda Miata > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 18:06:00 -0700 >Subject: [MBZ] International Scout w/ factory Nissan diesel on Ebay > > >Heard of these but never seen one for sale before. Doesn't look bad >for the price. > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4582983178 > >Alex Chamberlain >'87 300D Turbo > >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >__________________________________________________________________ >Look What The New Netscape.com Can Do! >Now you can preview dozens of stories and have the ones you select >delivered to you without ever leaving the Top Home Page. And the new Tool >Box gives you one click access to local Movie times, Maps, White Pages and >more. See for yourself at http://netcenter.netscape.com/netcenter/ >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net __________________________________________________________________ Look What The New Netscape.com Can Do! Now you can preview dozens of stories and have the ones you select delivered to you without ever leaving the Top Home Page. And the new Tool Box gives you one click access to local Movie times, Maps, White Pages and more. See for yourself at http://netcenter.netscape.com/netcenter/
