Glad to hear the truck is working fine now. I hope you find the power more acceptable. There are a super-reliable engine. They don't ask for, or require a whole lot of maintenance, other than the usual (oil, filter, fuel filter, valves once in a while). Mine has about 570,000 kms and going strong. It's a bit stubborn to get started in the cold (below freezing), but starts instantly when warm. In fairness, I also don't have the glow system hooked up as Isuzu designed it. No doubt it's getting tired besides.
I picked a S10 because I knew it wouldn't be so bad, as the engine/tranny originally came from a 1984 S10. The frame and body are the same pretty much from 1983 to 1993, when the body changed, but kept the same frame, for the most part. Guess I'll find out, as I'm doing it again with a 1994 S10 ext cab.
Both these were 4.3 auto, so they had to be changed to 5 spd, a pain, but not too difficult. Wiring really isn't much of an issue, as you are using only some of the wires, which I do, instead of completely rewiring it. Oddly, I found the speedometer to be the most difficut parts, as the original diesel was mechanical, and the trucks are electric. There are ways to get around that too. I like to keep the gauges working and looking stock. With the 1991, the driveshaft fit right in the T5 transmission, which was a bonus. No mods were done to the stock Sonoma driveshaft. I hope it's the same for the 1994. The engines weigh about the same, so there is no changes there. Changed the rear-end from 3:42 to 3:73, as 1st is too tall to pull away with any load. I haul my Kubota around a bit, and I figure the tractor w/trailer weigh about 2000lbs, so I need the lower ratio. Probably have to do the same for this one too.
_________________ Bona Fide diesel fanatic. 1994 Chev S10 Ext Cab Isuzu Diesel 5spd Kubota B6100 HST diesel
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