Deutz Ford Ranger Diesel Conversion - 1984 Ranger F3L912 Swap

The process of swapping an air-cooled F3L 912 3 cylinder Duetz Diesel into my 1984 Ford Ranger pickup truck. No turbo.

[@jimthode]

Cool! I put a 5 cylinder Deutz with 5 speed out of an Iveco in a 3/4 ton ford van. Worked great and put thousands of miles on it. I ran engine oil through the heater core with the original Iveco shear oil heater and that worked for interior heat.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

Sometimes the simple solutions appear verboten to the uninitiated...Gained oil capacity to boot!

[@celloprof]

What's your miles per gallon?

[@akumabito2008]

Do you know what your gearbox came out of? Looming to do a similar swap, but having trouble figuring out a transmission option that works.

[@lynxstarautomotive208]

How does the heater core handle the pressure? The oil circuit is about 3 times the operating pressure as the coolant circuit would be on a conventional system.

[@jimthode]

@@lynxstarautomotive208 The original Iveco shear oil heater pump was separate from the lubricating oil pump and the pressure though the heater core was low as it just flowed back the engine oil pan.

[@kimoldham3328]

The 6 cyl turbo I had in a 7500 gmc used the heater core and fan for an oil cooler or heater. fantastic heater. In the summer you ducted the hot air outside as an oil cooler Duetz was a good motor

[@callhoonrepublican]

Those are good motors, parts are expensive, but they rarely break. I've always liked the sound of 3cyl diesel tractors. My dad bought his Deutz tractor new in I think 1978

[@donvoll2580]

Good day callhoon. I live up here in Ontario. Went to Amish mechanic, he told me Deutz engines are cheap? I don't know Thanks

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

@@donvoll2580 In the fastidious German fashion...Build it right and it runs w/minimal maintenance and great longevity...my kind of cheap! And yes they are a reasonably inexpensive purchase...Ask and share more from your Amish mechanic

[@callhoonrepublican]

Btw my dad's deutz he bought new in the 70's still runs. I'll probably be using it tomorrow

[@lilpoindexter]

I just started working at a place that sells and sevices deutz...all the aircooled deutz are being replaced by tier 4 final water cooled engines. I saw all the various old air cooleds and thought out of 3 or 4 of the blown engines i could probably make one good one, and put it in my 1963 chevy pickup.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

I'M So jealous😀😀

[@trevortrevortsr2]

I had a old campervan with a 57HP engine - good on fuel and would go anywhere but really slow - 70mph depended on which way the wind blew

[@AnyPointOfVision]

😂

[@luiscardozo7764]

Congratulations! You are teaching how optimize an engine use. Thanks.

[@wernerfeil7900]

Das erste in Amerika gebaute Auto mit einem ordentlichen Motor..., Glückwunsch!!!

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@eriktenhag2022]

Pretty much all German engines are unreliable with some exceptions such as this one.

[@williamworth2746]

The finest in Ford German engineering

[@greatlakescopwatchglcw127]

Wasn't gonna finish, then BAM Stapleton! That boy is the TRUTH.

[@deathmetalmachine]

I have to admit it's a great idea 👌🏻 and I noticed the Ford i6 300 that I have in my truck literally runs like a tractor motor I don't blame you for putting a diesel tractor motor in your ford ranger

[@markhecker3221]

love this video clip, music fits it too, using free used motor oil is the best part of it all 😁

[@deepbludude4697]

Dude, awesome swap and some good engineering! Sounds superb!

[@Repent.Believe.obeyJesus]

Love those engines , wherever you live the scenery is beautiful

[@erikstodene4370]

Seriously? How cool is this?!?!? I love it, thanks for a great video,

[@Elgreg70]

Well done! Best regards from Deutz dealer in Ukraine!

[@evanmarrs353]

The dash on your Ranger lights up exactly like my Cadillac.

[@doperider85]

it's greener than any tesla will ever be

[@mikecorleone6797]

0-60 eventually

[@clarkb1900]

Gives you time to listen to how good it sounds while accelerating, eh? :}

[@chimpletcum9349]

Not everyone’s in a rush and he sounds and looks cool and saves a ton of money

[@mechanikwsadzie]

Legendary swap!

[@bobg3034]

Needs a Turbo!

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

That mighty mouse Duetz is cool AF. Comes to life thru the camera...little badass. Do you have any turbocharging in mind, might help... BTW Thank you for sublimating the music while the engine made it's own👍👍👍...

[@leepinlepin]

I think I know what my future project will be!

[@maxvonraben8112]

Nice job and great music!👍👍👍👍

[@noahsmadness9150]

Awesome build!!!!!

[@joseantoniovazzesinho1114]

Ficou muito bom, parabéns pelo trabalho.

[@PreGameler]

That is so cool .

[@Jan_Hille]

Hey, an am from Germany an I like you idea!

[@MrLM002]

Would you be willing to sell it? If not I completely understand but if so this seems right up my alley. Great work man. Keep it up!

[@ahimeirhadad4836]

V12 Sound in 3 cylinder = Motorcycle Motors (Deutz Engine installed in ford ranger, simple American Lorry and German Engine).

[@teamidris]

That is a really cool truck. I want one :D

[@reloader3086]

Wow that is a cool truck!

[@shtf411com]

a manual transmission is the modern day anti theft device; you go one step over that with a reverse pattern! hahaha

[@z-trip5457]

Modern anti theft device? I know stick was never popular in the US but yall can still drive one right?

[@shtf411com]

Yup, so many folks haven't a clue how to drive a manual in these days.

[@slowstang88]

Probably good you didn't reuse the Toyo transmission, I swear they have glass parts inside

[@fordnut4914]

Thank God it's not a cummins

[@KreidlerRsfan79]

Gute Arbeit,ich habe den gleichen Motor in meinem.Deutz Traktor verbaut

[@ExiledPiasa]

0-60... yes LOL. sounds cool, little big truck. good job

[@billgraham9799]

Do you think if you Bagged the suspension and Dynomate the cap that you could improve the quality of the ride?

[@christopherbradley5575]

Nice! As cor shutting it off, I would look up what this engine was origionally built for and try to find or make the same shut off set up. It will probably be some kind of fuel cut off at the injectors.

[@adampavick7007]

I don't have any problem shutting it off. It's a Bosch A-Pump with an RSV governor, so it just has a mechanical shutoff lever on the side of the governor. I operate the shutoff lever with a Bowden cable connected to a knob in the cab.

[@britwint9r]

Do you think a F4L912/913 would fit? I have an 85. I'm looking at doing a Deutz mated to an Allison 1000 6 speed. Ford 8.8 rear end with 3.23 gears. That combo runs the Deutz at Max torque at 1500 rpms and the ranger at 70 mph on 32" tires. Awesome rig man.

[@adampavick7007]

A 4 cyl will fit, but you're going to have a hard time maintaining 70 mph at 1500 RPM. My top speed is 65 MPH at 2500 RPM with 3.45 gears and 1:1 5th gear. I think you'll want lower gears or smaller tires.

[@g-low6365]

idk if that ranger is the f100 sold down here in argentina. but. here, its usual to see f100´s with f4L and bf4l. and ive even seen a few 5 cylinder ones.

[@hozoiconcept]

VERY GOOD WORK, N VERY COOL MUSIC TOO

[@hakim91]

what's the mpg of this swap?

[@jman2903]

Nice work

[@claude6318]

ART

[@PhantasmPhoton]

thats pretty sick

[@andreyivanov9630]

I love 3 cyl diesel ☺

[@lugisland]

Pretty cool swap! Cool looking countryside. What state are you in?

[@derJackistweg]

Cool project and cool music, that fits! I used to live some couple hundred yards away from Deutz HQ, for sure never saw this one! :-)

[@unguidedone]

very impressive

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

This engine is also aviable as a 12 zyl 18l with 380hp

[@mikecubes1642]

that really moves for only 50HP. shows how over rated HP figures are for cars and pickups. the only bad thing you cant lug a Deutz as much as other diesels. they are good engines do you thin the old oil with diesel fuel or just burn it straight?

[@matt-jv8gh]

horsepower is Torque x RPM / 5,252. that engine might not have high HP but that's just because it's low RPM. if it could rev to 6krpm with the same torque it would be way higher

[@ObamaoZedong]

In another video he mentioned he runs straight filtered wmo, with 15% diesel in the winter.

[@jacoddeoca2764]

that is just awesome😄

[@lowellfunk8974]

Heck, the 2.8 v6 in my 83 ranger 2wd 5 spd got 30 mpg! That seems like a shit ton of work to only gain 10 mpg. Cool, but still too expensive for me.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

In the fastidious German fashion...Build it right and it runs w/minimal maintenance and great longevity...my kind of cheap! And yes they are a reasonably inexpensive purchase That's very short sighted as the longevity was the BIG gain...perhaps you'd consult a frugal mechanic?

[@lowellfunk8974]

@@charlesangell_bulmtl I am the frugal mechanic, that's why it is still too expensive for me. And my ranger had over 340 000 miles when I stopped driving it, I think that is pretty good longevity!

[@ObamaoZedong]

Longevity of a diesel engine is one thing, but swapping it is another. Engine swaps never last as long because it isn't a precision fit from the factory which makes for excessive vibration.

[@markhecker3221]

but he is refilling with free motor oil where your v6 is a gas motor & having to buy the gas, here in calif, its $4.00 a gallon,

[@ObamaoZedong]

@@markhecker3221 how's your comment aged? I reckon it's aged quite nicely 😀

[@SchnelleKat]

Seen a lot of these conversions even in 67-72 trucks. Don't know much about them other than they don't die. My 6.2 Diesel gets around 24-30 mpg. Running on a 1/2 Truck with Deleted Emissions.

[@adampavick7007]

Deutz sold 5 cyl repower kits for 1 ton pickups in the late 70's / early 80's in the US and Canada. In Argentina, 4 cyls were very popular repower engines for F100s. The argentinean engines used Bosch VE pumps.

[@jedclampett6466]

Love it

[@linctexpilot8337]

Driveshaft tube should *ONLY* have a weld on each end, where the yoke attaches…… NEVER cut & weld driveshaft tube in the middle of the tube like that!

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

65 mph top speed is not that bad. For a minute I thought it must go up to 90 mph.

[@bibo.b2901]

❤❤❤ Weltklasse ❤❤❤

[@WorivpuqloDMogh]

It definitly needs a turbo

[@bearsrodshop7067]

If you had it to do all over again, would you do any thing different?? I was give a F3-L last wk. Owner said head gasket issues,,course be late summer before I look into issues, but have an 82 S10 Blazer that it would be a candidate for. Any shop manuals for sale?? Bear.

[@major_nobody311]

Waste oil that's badass how is it in colder weather

[@shawnbeckmann1847]

Nice Truck.....I'll race you with my 1986 Ranger Turbo Diesel 4x4 ;)

[@adampavick7007]

Pretty sure mine is slower.

[@kennethclifford1863]

I'll out run the both of you....literally I will just run.

[@shawnbeckmann1847]

@@kennethclifford1863 Maybe But I get a 10 second Headstart

[@jw4620]

Sweet!

[@user-me8uu5tx8d]

Kool AF

[@ashevillestorys837]

Did what kinda tires are on the back and what size are they what's the name of them they are sick

[@osmanaltndag8778]

who is music? please write!

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

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[@alierrtrillo9368]

Are these legal? Do they raise an issue with the smog?

[@luciankristov6436]

What transmission model is that?

[@davidhealdjr.513]

I found this video looking for info because I'm considering a similar build with a Nissan Hardbody

[@adamsorell4851]

What trans did you use?

[@FabioTitoMontefinale]

Genial!!! :) :) :)

[@jeffyoung2089]

👍👍

[@luciankristov6436]

Can these run a turbo ? Like maybe 15lbs or will the egts kill it ?also what iveco trans is that? I have the iveco 4bt copy engine. I know iveco stuff is hard to find here in America

[@adampavick7007]

People have turbocharged them, and many of the 913's came from the factory with a turbo. The 3 cyl has all the power I need without a turbo and I don't want to add any more complexity. I was able to find the slave cylinder and all clutch components for that trans in the US. Still using the Ford master cylinder.

[@TheKzador01]

yup that`s a deutz magiruz alright

[@karlalton3170]

Hats off to ya dude 👍 but it must be grossly under powered ??

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

karl alton only 50hp or so...

[@karlalton3170]

Patricio Garcia speed's not everything 😁😁👍👍

[@hunterswiski8398]

That things screams needs a turbo

[@g-low6365]

just asking. why an f3l and not an f4l. lots of f100 down here in argentina were converted to run with f4l and even f5l

[@adampavick7007]

An F4L would be a little too big and heavy to easily fit in a Ranger. The F3L is powerful enough, and I prefer the simplicity of a 3-cylinder.

[@g-low6365]

@@adampavick7007 yes. i thought it was an 80s F100. now i see its smaller. just asked cause its a regular mod here in argentina to put 4 and even 5 cylinders in f100/150s

[@g-low6365]

@@adampavick7007 the only thing i can say. is that those kind of deutz are hard to break. ive seen a few 4 and 6 cyl. with over 2.000.000 kilometers and runing

[@Deftonesdsm]

How well does it burn the oil? Do you add anything to it other then filtering it? What about winter? Heat it ?

[@adampavick7007]

Burns fine. It's a little harder starting in the cold. I thin it with 15 percent diesel fuel. I switched back to pure diesel for the winter.

[@Deftonesdsm]

@@adampavick7007 fantastic. I really like the idea of removing the coolant system. Well done Sir. Im getting a replacement new/old truck soon to replace my rusty toyota but want something cool and fuel efficient. I drive a lot for work. I think i'd of tried for a turbo version just because turbos are cool. Haha

[@jdatwood7086]

Are the cooling fans in the 912 series supposed to run all the time? Mine doesn’t seem to ever warm up when it’s below 50 degrees Fahrenheit outside.

[@adampavick7007]

Yes, the majority of 912's have belt-driven fans that run continuously, regardless of temperature. It's pretty common for them to run cold, especially if they don't have a load on them. If you're concerned about it running too cold, you could always make a partial block-off plate to restrict the amount of air entering the fan.

[@hansblooeyribbon4207]

Nice truck. Axle ratio?

[@adampavick7007]

3.45

[@alanstrain801]

Did you change governor? Sounds like it , please describe governor alterations. Thank you

[@adampavick7007]

No, it still has the original RSV governor. I just turned up the max speed and rack travel a bit.

[@alanstrain801]

Can the pump be reworked for non governor ( throttle control)

[@adampavick7007]

All RSV governors are "variable-speed", meaning they'll speed up and slow down as you move the throttle lever. The only difference between these governors and an automotive (RQV) governor is that they'll try to maintain a constant speed for any given throttle position. Most tractors have the same type of throttle control, and it's perfectly acceptable in a road vehicle. No modifications are necessary. The only time you'll really notice the difference if you approach a steep hill, the governor will begin to move the rack without any input from the driver. It's actually kinda nice.

[@fransstrous9809]

RQ or RS regulators are do called mini maxi regulators, RQV and RSV are all speed regulators, in German language V stands for Versrellregler. A mini maxi regulator is more suitable for on road use, only idle rpm and max. rpm are regulated. An all speed regulator is used in tractors, generators, marine engines etc. This type regulator keeps any rpm constant

[@fransstrous9809]

Regulator is governor

[@Pinzpilot101]

what is that song...I want it...

[@YoelyAracenaSanchez]

Buenas tarde hermano no hay algún número para comunicarme con usted porfavor

[@joenels4356]

just gotta plumb oil lines to a oil cooler replacing the heater core and put the fan on an eletric motor to run it in the cold eh?

[@adampavick7007]

I tried using oil for cab heat, but it didn't work very well. An Eberspacher cab heater is the way to go.

[@joenels4356]

nice @@adampavick7007

[@shirleycrisp8227]

looking bf6l913 motor

[@hendercuellar8669]

friend, congratulations on an excellent video. I consult you! Can I put a 3 cylinder Deutz engine on a Chevrolet Blazer with a 700 turbo automatic transmission?

[@heknows5418]

Hender Cuellar you can do anything if you got the mone

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

0-60.. eventually

[@rammbostein]

You go downhill with some tailwind and viola

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Cool adaptation, but a VW diesel conversion could've more than doubled the HP and still gotten the same/better MPGs.. without the high noise level,too.

[@MrLM002]

But it wouldn't be air-cooled. The best VWs are the air-cooled ones.

[@chrisperry1756]

Lol for the ranger commercials saying you know with a truck like you think you would need a v6. I say nah. Nah I really dont.... I need a v8 in a small truck like that. PUT THE COYOTE IN THE BRAND NEW RANGER!!!!!

[@stan3070]

Sound dampening material in cab

[@BattShytKuhraezy]

BADASS!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@rickybhattacharya6]

Isn't it 2 stroke engine?

[@adampavick7007]

No, it's 4-stroke, but I do have a 2-stroke Detroit Diesel in another truck.

[@apuuvah]

So... no heat, slow as hell, no power, good MPG, reliable.

[@adampavick7007]

Well, It has a diesel-fired cab heater that puts out a ton of heat. It has _some_ power, but not a lot. It can go 65 mph all day long, so it's good enough for me.

[@astafzciba]

i think it has torque tho @@adampavick7007

[@76629online]

WAY too much work for 52hp.

[@luciankristov6436]

Turbo

[@dieselgeezer18]

no. Saving 5000$ a year is VERY worth it

[@otm646]

Shouldn't be subjecting such a quality motor to that absolute trash waste oil fuel.

[@ObamaoZedong]

Waste oil isn't trash if properly filtered. Learn before you judge