1984 Nissan 720 Pickup 2.4 liter from North America
Summary:
Good solid truck, simple and fun to drive
Faults:
Since I got the truck last June, all I have had to do was replace the fuel pump relay, bought two of them at a pull-a-part salvage yard for less than 10 dollars; one to replace the bad one, and the other as a spare.
I had to repair a short on the left tail light using a soldering kit, after a couple of attempts of fixing it.
Took the radio out, because it was no good. Never bothered as of yet to put another one in.
General Comments:
Bought my 1984 Nissan 720 for 900 dollars to replace my 1985 Ford F-150 that I sold for 1,100 dollars. I just wanted to downsize to a smaller pick-up that was better on gas.
I bought it from the original owner, and the owner gave me all the maintenance records that have been done to it since it was new. In the last three years before I bought it, the owner put in a new carburetor, new fuel pump, head gasket, battery, belts, tires, brakes, and power steering pump.
It's a king cab, has some minor hail damage and some rust spots, the interior is fair, it's a 3 speed automatic, rare for a pick up for that year, but it has the original transmission and it shifts very smooth.
Starts up every time since I fixed the fuel relay pump. I used it as a back up, so I only drive it once or twice a week. I have had several people who have wanted to buy it from me, but I like it and plan to keep it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 10th May, 2011
29th Jun 2019, 19:08
It's possible that your fuel gauge sending unit has a faulty resistive strip (the part that the wiper arm travels over as the fuel float moves up and down). I suggest you put an ohmmeter on it while moving the float up and down somehow. Good luck!