Gee, you mean to say that 2.8L V-6 might have been a bad design? Hehehehehe,
just kidding. Everyone I know who knows anything knows those engines are one
of the biggest POS to ever be sold.
As for maintenance, I was raised to do my own. However, I've never had a
vehicle that required retorquing the intake manifold bolts on a regular
basis nor was it mentioned in the factory manuals or Haynes. Shoulda been.
The bolts loosened (and they were Loctited - guess they needed Loctite
Purple, lol) to let water into places water shouldn't be.
That said, other than being a gutless wonder and a PITA to work on, the
Trooper was pretty reliable until the problems started. Once fixed, reliable
again. I just sold it w/ almost 270k miles for $1400.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Chernoff [mailto:az589@lafn.org]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:54 PM
To: Pete Peters; Datsun Roadsters list
Subject: RE: Any differences between '66 and '67 1600?
More likely an issue with product design, maintenance or defective
components with the '89 Isuzu Trooper. My '85 720 pickup with a Nap-Z24
engine has more than 261K miles and has never had the head or even the carb
off and still runs fine. Similar reliability has been found with Z-cars
with "L" series engines. These vehicles have aluminum heads and manifolds
in conjunction with cast iron blocks.
Stan
At 02:37 PM 7/2/2004 -0700, Pete Peters wrote:
I had problems on my '89 Isuzu Trooper due to an aluminum
>intake manifold (and heads?) on an iron block, which resulted in 4
>engines. Not really interested in going there again, lol.
>
>Pete
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