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May 18, 2005, 8:31 am
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i have a 1993 rodeo, 3.2 5 speed 4x4, after watching this group for a
while it seems that i have all of the 3.2 knocks and rattles that are
normal for this engine, just curious, does anyone know of a different
engine that will bolt up to the trans? i.e. small block chevy, small
block ford, etc...???

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May 20, 2005, 9:22 am
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I think there are... there's a very active Isuzu interest group on
www.4.4wire.com that you might be interested in.  They have a lot of
experience with solid axle swaps (SAS), putting rock-crawler gear sets
(terra-lows) in as well as engine swaps.

Just curious: this engine is fairly reliable... even considering all
the knocks and rattles and such since they don't affect it much beyond
the noise.  Even with these problems it's a fairly bullet proof
engine.. a lot of people have put very high miles on them (250k+).  

Why would you want to get rid of a good engine... and drop a Ford or
GM engine in which is generally much less reliable?

Just curious...
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May 20, 2005, 9:45 am
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wrote:

thanks for your reply, you've made some very good points!  i guess
that i am just being to picky in letting the engine noises get to me,
mine is very reliable, i never have to add oil in between the 3000
mile oil changes, and the engine makes plenty of power to pull the
vehicle into traffic. i probably should just leave it alone. does 15-
16 miles per gallon sound about right?

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May 20, 2005, 9:52 am
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Annoyingly: yes (if this is mostly city with some highway).  I think
the worst I've done is 14 but that was off-road, slow, in 4x4 a  lot.

I  get 17-21 on the highway; 25 with a good tail wind.  

This is still considered pretty good - average when I talk to some
other SUV users, though.   The Yukon owners are down right envious.  

 

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May 20, 2005, 1:35 pm
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My daughter just got a 96 Rodeo with a 3.2, and it gets around 15-19 mpg.
Most of the driving is somewhere between city and hwy, has about 69,000 on
it.  I'm beginning to realize that we shouldn't expect to get any better
than this.  Hoping this will be motivation for her to get something a little
more practical in the future.

Bruce



 

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May 21, 2005, 8:55 am
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it is mostly city driving, i had a feeling that this was pretty
typical mileage for this vehicle, thanks for taking the time to
reply...

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