Mk2 Diesel

[Paulo Polaroil]

Hello guys, it's me again. I was about to buy a petrol Mk2 Transit, but it was not as good as shown on the photographs. So I found another one, Mk2, diesel, 1980, 50 000 km, original paint, seems to be rustless. It's now mine, but I have to travel a bit to get it, in a couple of days.











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Paulo Polaroil

[Muttley]

That is nice, congratulations on the purchase

[irishtransit]

looks a solid van indeed

[conrod]

looks really good! Was the sliding cargo door a LHD option only?

[Neil]

looks really good! Was the sliding cargo door a LHD option only?

yes it was none like that in the uk rhd its a while since ive seen a half bulkhead too

[conrod]

I wonder why the RHD versions never got the sliding door? That would have been so much better than the swing open cargo door we all got lumped with! Ze Germans must have kept schtum about this nice feature!

I have never seen a half or full cargo bulkhead on a NZ built van, v. cool!

[Neil]

lwb bulkheads are rare here too I found a scrap van on a farm the grass cutter threads on here somewhere he carried veg so had it fitted new and he kindly let me take it out and fit it in mine it makes a differance

[conrod]

are SWB full bulkheads hard to find Neil? Would love one for my Mk1.

[Neil]

are SWB full bulkheads hard to find Neil? Would love one for my Mk1.

yes but if you found a scrap beyond repair pickup the back panals the same

[Paulo Polaroil]

Sorry, what is a "bulkhead" ? Is it another nickname for the "bullnose" ?

[davew2]

Sorry, what is a "bulkhead" ? Is it another nickname for the "bullnose" ?

The panel between the seats and the rear of the van you may know it as a partition

[Paulo Polaroil]

Sorry, what is a "bulkhead" ? Is it another nickname for the "bullnose" ?

The panel between the seats and the rear of the van you may know it as a partition

Thanks.
Is it bolt-on or weld-on ? If I have to remove it for some reason ?

[Paulo Polaroil]

Hey guys,

I'm now the proud owner of this Transit.
A few things to fix, though.
The injection pump does not work well. The previous owner installed a manual pump on the fuel line because sometimes ( every... 30 km !) there is not enough of gasoil making it through the pump. I can't see no signs of leaking on the fuel lines, and the Transit can't run above 85 km/h. What should I check before calling an diesel engine expert ?

Thank you !

Oh, and here's another picture of this mk2 :

[DodgeRover]

Wow, super clean and a nice TY175 as well!

There may be a mesh filter on the fuel inlet in the diesel tank that could be blocked? You could try blowing down it with compressed air to clear it.

[Luke]

There may be a mesh filter on the fuel inlet in the diesel tank that could be blocked?

yes if its an original petrol van converted to diesel remove it completely if the is a large filter in the engine bay

very nice van