xeducatex
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- Location
- orange county
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- mazda
- Engine Size
- 4cyl
- Transmission
- Manual
so yesterday i picked up a 1987 mazda b2600 4x4 manual trans
the owners were asking 1200 but after seeing all the work needing to be done i was reluctant to offer the 700$ that i did but they ended up taking it
i was pretty dead set on towing it home but my mechanic friend was certain it would make the 45 mile trip back home so we drove back with no issues
once we got back into town we did a compression check and turns out all four cyl are giving good compression so thats a HUGE vicotry for me already. also found there is nothing but water in the radiator. which compounded with the dead temp sensor prolly isnt a good thing. lucky for me the PO rarely used the truck.....mostly just a extra truck to move big things.
the PO said they replaced the transmission with a new one in 09 and a new clutch 3 months ago. it shifts pretty smooth but there is alot of play when in nuetral
we also found that a pipe that looks to be running from what i believe is the air control unit to the exhaust by where it meets the engine is rusted to crap. idk what exactly its for but due to the spider webs in it i know its been like that for quite some time. im not sure if its even the air control unit because i cant find a decent engine diagram. ill post pics later tonight
PO also said the axle fell off a few months ago due to old bushings and ball joints but it was repaired by a family mechanic friend and from what me and MY mechanic friend can tell, there is no damage from taht other then a badly mangled front fender.
currently ill be daily driving while slowly fixing
as far as the drivetrain goes everything seems to be sound. most of my time will be focused on vacuum leaks, sensors, gaskits, hoses, fluids, fine tuning the crappy stock carb.
it seems to be a good reliable truck but it has NO power......in first and second there is a SMALL bit of power but after that i can be peddle to the metal and there wont be any significant change in acceleration. just a slow steady acceleration. we got it up to 80 on the freeway so it can get going it just takes a while to get there/
i never thought id be the owner of a mazda truck
i honestly never once saw a cool looking mazda truck or a 4x4 mazda truck in my entire life before this truck. it seems like its going to be with me for a while tho.
btw before you even start......
this thread is worthless without pics
the owners were asking 1200 but after seeing all the work needing to be done i was reluctant to offer the 700$ that i did but they ended up taking it
i was pretty dead set on towing it home but my mechanic friend was certain it would make the 45 mile trip back home so we drove back with no issues
once we got back into town we did a compression check and turns out all four cyl are giving good compression so thats a HUGE vicotry for me already. also found there is nothing but water in the radiator. which compounded with the dead temp sensor prolly isnt a good thing. lucky for me the PO rarely used the truck.....mostly just a extra truck to move big things.
the PO said they replaced the transmission with a new one in 09 and a new clutch 3 months ago. it shifts pretty smooth but there is alot of play when in nuetral
we also found that a pipe that looks to be running from what i believe is the air control unit to the exhaust by where it meets the engine is rusted to crap. idk what exactly its for but due to the spider webs in it i know its been like that for quite some time. im not sure if its even the air control unit because i cant find a decent engine diagram. ill post pics later tonight
PO also said the axle fell off a few months ago due to old bushings and ball joints but it was repaired by a family mechanic friend and from what me and MY mechanic friend can tell, there is no damage from taht other then a badly mangled front fender.
currently ill be daily driving while slowly fixing
as far as the drivetrain goes everything seems to be sound. most of my time will be focused on vacuum leaks, sensors, gaskits, hoses, fluids, fine tuning the crappy stock carb.
it seems to be a good reliable truck but it has NO power......in first and second there is a SMALL bit of power but after that i can be peddle to the metal and there wont be any significant change in acceleration. just a slow steady acceleration. we got it up to 80 on the freeway so it can get going it just takes a while to get there/
i never thought id be the owner of a mazda truck
i honestly never once saw a cool looking mazda truck or a 4x4 mazda truck in my entire life before this truck. it seems like its going to be with me for a while tho.
btw before you even start......
this thread is worthless without pics