I've heard in the early 80's there were some Rangers made with Mazda or Mitsubishi diesels. Does anyone know the model years? 2WD or 4WD?

 

about the rangers with the diesles yes they did make them but they are very very hard to come buy they came in the 2.3lit 4cylender diesles i own an 1983 4x4 ranger with a 2.4liter gas 4 cylender and the diesels were an option that year and probley a few years before or after im not sure. but if u go to wrenchhead.com u can type in the 80s rangers and find out how many years they were made. but i bet they were good long running motors i am in the prosses of finding one right now for my ranger. i hope i helped u but if not i dont know what to say email me some time bye

 

The diesel available was a 2.0 and the gas was a 2.3.

78 Ranger 4x4 351C-4V
83 Ranger 302

 

hy i am french canadian.i have 2.2l diesel with 4 speeds manual tramission koyomoho.is it possible fit 5 speeds. thanks a lot.

 

I owned a 1986 long bed 2 wheel drive with a 2.3l turbo-diesel - mishibishi - best little truck ever made. It had the getup and go of a v6 of that time and got 40 mpg. I lost it in a wreck in MD, but it could be restored if one had the money and time and if the junk yard (Chip's)in Prince Fredrick MD hasn't crushed it. I think that turbo engine was an option in 86 and 87 and a non turbo Mazda was an option in 83, 84 and 85. I have only seen a few of each. I know that Pepsi had a fleet and one is in West Chester PA. A wreck with low miles is in a woods in Nottingham PA below Oxford. If I had money to ship mine home from south MD and had money to fix it up i'd do it over a new or other used truck. even with 210,000 miles. It still ran like new. - if anyone knows of one for sale e-mail me - larboardside(No Email Addresses In Posts!)

 

 

"Ranger" wrote, "rangers with the diesles yes they did make them but they are very very hard to come buy they came in the 2.3lit 4cylender
diesles i own an 1983 4x4 ranger with a 2.4liter gas 4 cylender and the diesels were an option that year and probley a few years before
or after im not sure."

Ranger buyers were not given more than one diesel choice at any specific time. The early natually aspirated 2.2 liter diesels were built by Mazda. Later production years had the Mitsubishi 2.3 turbo diesel option. These are completely different engines. Clearly the 2.3 produced higher peak horsepower. Just as clearly, the 2.2 was designed to last as long as possible. I have one of the 2.2 diesel powered pickups with over a quarter million miles on it that gives 36 - 40 mpg in careful stop and go driving. The only "tuneups" it has received have been valve adjustments every 100,000 miles. Too bad the water pump, alternator, brakes, exhaust system, front suspension bushings and a few nickel and dime parts haven't been as durable, or it would have been maintenance free except for usual scheduled changes. These 2.2 liter diesels are the closest pickups to a "free lunch" I've ever seen.

"BOSS_358" wrote, "The diesel available was a 2.0 and the gas was a 2.3."

The 2.0 liter diesel was never offered in the US Rangers. That diesel was offered in light automobiles. The two diesel engines offered in the US market Rangers were the 2.2 liter naturally aspirated engine which was replaced in following year by the 2.3 turbo.

John

 

The ranger 2.3 Turbo Diesel was available in the model years 1985,86, 87 only , prior to this {84& 83} the deisel was a 2.2 natural aspirated mazda engine,.
The 2.3 is a Mitsubishi , common in Europe & Australia. It is an OHC , indirect injected turbocharged diesel, cast iron block, aluminum head. A very reliable engine but prone to cyl head failure if overheated!!!
The same engine was used by DODGE in their Mini- Ram D-50 , truck , 1984-86.
I have owned three of these, & still drive one almost every day, it currently has 376000 on it , but required overhaul at 320000 , due to failed air cleaner hose , which allowed dust into the engine
I have overhauled a number of these , & parts are hard to find in North America , but they are plentiful in Australia!!
These engine have a number of trouble areas which need attention, but with proper maint. you should be able to expect 250-400000 before overhaul!
Wondeful little trucks with a great little engine!
rkdickie(No Email Addresses In Posts!)

 

My 98 Ranger 4.0L sounds like a diesel when it's idling. Does that count?
I wish they still made a diesel for the ranger. Seems like sales would be pretty good. It seems like I remember reading that Ford was going to be making a 6cyl diesel for light duty trucks? Could be wrong, but I think I read that somewhere, who knows.
Anyone know the performance specs of the older diesels?

 

Hey! This is great info! I had NO IDEA that they made a turbo-diesel! Man, I'd like to find one of them.

 

hey ranger_1, I would love to see a 2.4 liter engine conidering no one makes one!!

 

trying to find more info on the ranger diesels. their performance mileage etc. anyone?

 

Check this out, although a little pricey I think: 1984 Ford Ranger Diesel (factory) VERY rare truck

 

Buy a new one.....

Australia has new ones - I'll get a link later.

Some old ones still out there, such a great idea, small

Diesel pick up trucks.

 

Here's one
Let me try this again. Saw this on CraigsList. 1984 Ford Ranger Diesel (factory) VERY rare truck

If that link does not work go to gulfport.craigslist.org/cto/4660388500.html