New B2200 Owner

[Chris]

This message board is really hopping with enthusiasts of the Mazda diesels!! (just joking)

I've been driving my new 1982 B2200 for almost a week. It's old and beat up but it was well-maintained previously and it's mechanically good. It's only got 200,000 miles. I hope the injection pump doesn't need any attention because I can't see it for the AC compressor. (It's an US model. I understand that Canadian cars don't tend to have AC.)

I don't have much to contribute since I'm such a fresh owner.

[Dave]

it should be ok , there solid and tough units.
only problems iv experinced was gaining access
and removal of the starter
(lots of injector lines to remove first and other bits)

[Chris]

Ahh, the starter.
Unfortunately, that was the pretense to me owning this truck. I had to fix the starter before it would be ready to drive.
In the process of working on it, I bent the fuel return line up towards the intake manifold (almost touching). I left it in that position because it was safer from being bent any more. I loosened some of the injector line supports but that didn't help much. In the end, I got it out without removing any injector lines. It wasn't easy though. My secret was that I jacked up the rear driver's side corner of the engine up and reverse loaded the engine mounts. This rocked the engine towards the passenger side and afforded me enough room to get it out. The only other problem I had was that I damaged some of the plastic on the outside of the speedo cable.

The starter was still working. The Bendix funtion of the solenoid was still working. However, the relay function of the solenoid was gone. A new solenoid was $60.

If I couldn't get the solenoid, I had another option. I was going to just add a Ford starter relay on the firewall. This would've been free because I have spares lying around.

[Dave]

I can't help but grin when you mention
using a ford solenoid.

as i have tried this before mounted on the side of the fender. you will find it may work for a little while,
but in the long run, it wont work.

problem is when the solenoid gos bad on the
starter, the plunger isn't pushing hard enough to switch the starter over, im installing a new one in today.
(i hope its the right one) and finish it by late this evening.

I'll get back to you on this later today..
(the joys of re-hooking those injector lines up)

[Davo]

I have 3 of them and if you see fuel dripping on the ground the throttle shaft will need an O-ring.

I have changed 2 without removing the pump but it is not for the faint of heart. The parts are a the same as a Bosch VE pump. The mazda dealer didn't have any parts for the pump so I went to a local diesel injector shop Lake Injector of New Hampshire.

[Dave]

i get that every now and than, a few drips at a time, but it stops for weeks, then out of the blue it will drip again for a day or two... the truth is im scared to touch it..
incase... something bad happens..