2.8 spun crank

[patrol2.8]

what side of town ore you on,?
depending on what you want to do if you want to do a lap I would suggest diesel.
If you only use it for weekends away and shorter trips under 1000 K then the ls1 may suit you better
I'm sort of going through the same dilemma even though there is nothing wrong with my motor ATM.
I also want to convert mine into a dual cab but thats another story.
TD 4.2 would be nice as the value will go up I think or at least hold a decent price

Im up in Bacchus marsh plan was to do a 3month trip with friends this year
Think id prefer diesel but some power would be nice

[patrol2.8]

A TD42 coversion from RD28 will also include a gearbox and transfer case as well. Yours is one of a number of RD28s that have the same damage. I have had a look for threads with info on successful repairs, but came up with nothing. I think someone had there stripped keyway welded.

I know gear box needs to be changed but i thought the transfer cases were all interchangeable

[mudnut]

Hopefully you are correct.

[nissannewby]

what side of town ore you on,?
depending on what you want to do if you want to do a lap I would suggest diesel.
If you only use it for weekends away and shorter trips under 1000 K then the ls1 may suit you better
I'm sort of going through the same dilemma even though there is nothing wrong with my motor ATM.
I also want to convert mine into a dual cab but thats another story.
TD 4.2 would be nice as the value will go up I think or at least hold a decent price

So now a TD24 would be nice?

The other day you were against it mentioning they were slow and thirsty and the ls1 was the go. Which one is it?....

[patrol2.8]

Been a while i finally went with an L76 with the 6 spd auto engine out of a Ve ss.The engine should be in this weekend so hopefully have her back on the road within a couple of weeks figured the amount of trouble i had with trying to find a mechanic to fix the old 2.8 and the availability and the relative cheapness of the ls motors had nothing to lose based on on research and a guy i know who can tune the ls motors their claiming they can get 14 lt per 100ks out of it but we will see

[BigRAWesty]

Been a while i finally went with an L76 with the 6 spd auto engine out of a Ve ss.The engine should be in this weekend so hopefully have her back on the road within a couple of weeks figured the amount of trouble i had with trying to find a mechanic to fix the old 2.8 and the availability and the relative cheapness of the ls motors had nothing to lose based on on research and a guy i know who can tune the ls motors their claiming they can get 14 lt per 100ks out of it but we will see

Nice mate. In a way a good outcome.
Let us know how you go with those fuel figures.

[Rob Ness]

Had the same problem just recently, common with Rd28Ts woodruff key lets go. engine still performing well like yours after a lot of research including replace engine the cheapest option was to strip down the engine have the crank titanium welded ,Why did i not just buy another second hand crank, ? because their like finding gold teeth in a chook, [though you might be luckier,] a new Nissan crank is worth an arm and 2 legs. you will probably need a new harmonic balancer of course, & if you decide to go this way replace your big end & main bearings as well. I also had it balanced, that has improved the power and fuel economy significantly, worth the extra $$ Replaced all the necessary oil seals & other bits & pieces too. Everything $ wise came in well under a second hand or new engine. Good luck mate Rob Ness

[patrol2.8]

Nice mate. In a way a good outcome.
Let us know how you go with those fuel figures.

figures ive been getting without a tune are 17ltr per 100 and with the caravan on 22 per 100 thats running it on 91 ulp
so all up pretty happy