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Looking at a 1981 Diesel 200 1984

posted by  Rludwick on  Wed Mar 13 12:32 CST 2002
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See if shell let you drive it around for a day or two and see how much oil it uses, and if loosing ANY coolant, and haw it cold starts, Using a little oil OK,(sticky rings they almost all have them ) that can be cleaned( email me later if you want to know how).
Keep in mind you will need to buy about $500(US) worth of special tools to fix it , even if you don't do your own work , if you break down on the road no mechanic is going to spend the money on tools to fix it properly.( thats how I found mine in a junkyard after PO had a simple breakdown and it didn't get fixed properly,took me 2 months of TLC to get it running right)

These are very dependable engines IF maintained properly, if not they are very unforgiving
I love my '84 diesel.
If you like tinkering , get it if not, stay clear.






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