Good evening all,

Acquired a 2004 3010 diesel from my in-laws today. Was told it was completely blown up. Jumper box and a little creativity, I drove it on the trailer after sitting for 3+ years.

My understanding is that the dahaitsu diesels are junk, and the general lack of finding good used parts on ebay etc. seems to agree.

That being said, I'm fairly certain this thing at least needs a cylinder head. Has anyone ever swapped to ARP studs etc. when doing a head on one of these? I'm a tech by trade and repair other people's stuff for a living. I'd like to only fix this mule once if possible so my wife and I can use it without worry. I'm fairly certain at this point the wise thing would be to just completely rebuild the engine, but I'm still up in the air. (Speedo shows 14k miles on this!)

Has anyone ever personally done at least a head? Possibly bearings and such as well?

Thanks!
Will

 

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Yes. Very early ones broke cranks on belt drive side. No other damage was done. Yes I have replaced heads etc. On the metal water cooling tubes check to see if thier is paint in them. Coolant makes the paint come off and plugs up the radiator. Over heats and the head cracks.

 

​​​​​​hi just replacing the head on one, normal problem ,head had a crack in it, replacement , (could only get new), over£1000, now waiting on new injectors .have fun​

 

I picked up a used 3010 and it needs a head gasket or head which seems to be a common problem. I’d love to go in with head studs as well, have you figured out a part number? I’m also thinking I might not use a thermostat in this since I’ve read that went they go bad it is part of the issue that builds pressure to cause the head gasket leak.