Engine Number to Voltage

[happygu]

Hello All,

I had a win over the weekend. I have been trawling through eBay and low and behold up pops a 12 volt Starter Motor out of a Nissan MQ Patrol SD 33 diesel. It had a couple of people watching it. It also had a buy it now price too. Swoop it should be on its way from Victoria to Queensland tomorrow. The bloke did not have an alternator. Apparently I can buy any 12 volt alternator with a negative earth that also has a vacuum pump. The starter motor was not so interchangeable especially as my vehicle came with one made of air and sunshine. The previous owner did mention the fact that it was coming without a starter motor so they were honest about that and it did not come as an unpleasant surprise.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionel,

There are quite a few alternators for the SD33 in 12V on Ebay, with the Vacuum Pump on the rear, and these are up to $400.

Keep an eye out, and you may pick up another bargain......

Mic

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Could someone please let me know what size and tensile strength and type of bolts are used to hold the SD33 starter motor in place?

I do not have a spare parts manual to be able to look up the correct information.

Since the vehicle did not come with a starter motor it strangely enough is lacking bolts that hold the starter motor on too!

Kind Regards
Lionel

[IceY60]

Hi there. Look for parts from International Scout. The scout came with SD33 engine and it was 12V At least I heard it from som guys here in Iceland. I was thinking for a while about putting an SD33 in my patrol. But this 24V thing did not charme me so much. So Some guys told me about the scout. I was supriced that the americans really used an disel engine from nissan in their trucks.

[Lionelgee]

Hi there. Look for parts from International Scout. The scout came with SD33 engine and it was 12V At least I heard it from som guys here in Iceland. I was thinking for a while about putting an SD33 in my patrol. But this 24V thing did not charme me so much. So Some guys told me about the scout. I was supriced that the americans really used an disel engine from nissan in their trucks.

Hello IceY60,

Wow my first message from Iceland! Thank you for the reply. International Scouts are pretty rare on the ground here in Australia now. The Jeep J10 also had the Nissan SD33 fitted as standard. No 24 volts does not seem user friendly when all the rest of my Land Rover system is 12 volts.

Thanks for the reply - by the way it is about 30 degrees Celsius and brewing for a storm here. Somewhat different from your weather at the moment I suppose :0)

Kind Regards
Lionel

[the ferret]

I have a 24 V starter, $100 you pay postage. If it's 24 and you want to go 12, you need to change the edic motor and they are not the same as 24V.
You can PM me for details, all the best.
The ferret.

[the ferret]

Ring gear is the same 24 or 12, 12 volt starter will fit, 24v starter will fit, edic motor is 12v on MK and 24v on MQ NA , MQ is lever, MK SD33T is cable operated, MQ SD33 has 3 positions on injector pump, whereas MKSD33T has 2.
Cheers, the ferret.

[Yendor]

Hello Rodney,

The late previous owner was a mechanic and the chassis had been fully restored, the firewall is perfect and according to the owner's son the engine had been rebuilt just prior to semi-installation. It needs the seat box modified so that four wheel drive can be selected. At the moment the 4WD gear stick is inside the seat box! Then the clutch and brakes need to be connected and the wiring sorted out so everything works at the turn of the key.

Series 3 Land Rovers are beginning to range in value to reasonable to very optimistic. Road registered examples start around $2500 and go up to $8000. I think the $8000 are people being very optimistic for how much they can sell their vehicle for on eBay. I pretty much have the gear to do all the work on the vehicle myself to get it up to being registered. I have lots of Land Rover parts as well. Just shy on the Nissan parts electrical and air cleaner wise.

At the moment I have only spent $500 to buy the vehicle.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Hi Lionel,

It sounds like you have done your homework and know what you are getting into.

Wiring the engine is not that hard........sorting out the rest of the L/R wiring now that's a different story.

I'm more then happy to help where I can.

Cheers Rodney

[Yendor]

Ring gear is the same 24 or 12, 12 volt starter will fit, 24v starter will fit, edic motor is 12v on MK and 24v on MQ NA , MQ is lever, MK SD33T is cable operated, MQ SD33 has 3 positions on injector pump, whereas MKSD33T has 2.
Cheers, the ferret.

I've been hoping you would see this thread.

If his engine does have an edic motor can he remove it and fit a manual start/stop cable?

[the ferret]

Hi Rodney, how's it going Mate?
I have an SD33 NA in the boat, it was 24V, is now 12V, and I have a cable with a 3 position Detent to operate the injector pump, pain, but better than the Edic motor when you are 50 ks out to sea!
I don't know how he would go registering the vehicle with a cable set up, I spose as long as it works it may pass.
I also have manual Glow.
The injector pumps for NA and Turbo are different, and as far as I know, the Edic is not swapable.
Keep up the good work there Rodney.
Cheers, the ferret.

[Lionelgee]

I have a 24 V starter, $100 you pay postage. If it's 24 and you want to go 12, you need to change the edic motor and they are not the same as 24V.
You can PM me for details, all the best.
The ferret.

Hello Ferret,

Thanks for the offer however I found out that the glow plugs have 11 volts written on them so it is a 12 volt system.

Do you know what size bolt holds the starter motor on? My vehicle did not come with the starter motor or the bolts.

Kind Regards
Lionel