Hi folks. I am new here. I finally found a forum for the Isuzu diesel! I've been looking a long time. I'm here because I put a C223 in my 1991 GMC Sonoma. It originally came with a 4.3 auto, but I've always wanted a small diesel truck, and after owning 3 diesel Jettas, I figured I might as well build one, as here in the salty Maritimes nothing lives to be very old before it rusts out. I knew where one was and so bought it quite cheap. Removed the 4.3 (yuck), installed the diesel, and have put about 15 000 kms on it since. Great on fuel, but someone forgot to put the horses inside the engine at the factory, I think.
After reading all 23 pages of posts, it looks like the bigger turbo engine would have been the choise, except that I have never seen or heard of one here (Canada). Well, looks like this one will have to do for now.
I won't bore you with details on my first post, but should anyone actually be curious about my setup, please feel free to ask. It's nice to find somewhere that people know what you're talking about. No one here at home knows much of ANYTHING about these engines.