Kubota Swapped Willys Jeep 4000 Mile Update (Questions Answered Edition)+(Donuts In -35F)

Answering the questions about my Willys jeep with the V2203 Kubota swap! Stick around for the end, I do some off-roading.
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[@johnossendorf9979]

I'd take a Kubota swapped flat fender over anything built by Chrysler.

[@BuyFixFlip]

I feel that!

[@johnossendorf9979]

@@BuyFixFlip Deep Down !

[@blackridgeLX]

💯

[@justinsmith847]

I love this thing !!!!!!!

[@BuyFixFlip]

Thanks man!

[@justinsmith847]

You are welcome I really do like it that body style jeep is a bucket list vehicle for me one day I'd love to have one and this diesel swap to me makes it perfect really great thanks for sharing

[@sammontiforte7472]

I would second guess that belt hitting the hose. I bet that fan hit while driving it real hard.

[@milescarter7803]

I think loosening the belt also moves the fan away from the hose. I don't think he was saying the belt hit the hose

[@antibrevity]

I think the electric fan is the right choice, but whenever it's running it's robbing power as well and possibly more than the mechanical fan thanks to conversion losses. However, the electrical can doesn't have to run all the time and it's tightly shrouded to pull efficiently through the radiator, so it's probably less power overall. It definitely robs power from the engine when it's is on, though.

[@ralphllivrah9551]

Build a off road rig from the tires in. The tires are the last gear in your rig. So everything revolves around you tire choice. Secondly, you would be nuts to even get that rig on a highway. You can have a good off road rig or a good highway rig,but you can’t have both. Lol

[@be.ndover]

my new dream. i have a exploder just sitting around i wonder

[@Clarence-to5qx]

That’s hard on the jeep believe it or not spinning

[@tonyalas9427]

What transmission do you have in your Willy’s?

[@kentuckysleepyhollowband1611]

Hey man so I want to do the same thing but little different truck do you no if the v1903 is the same block as the v2203 I can't seem to find anything

[@BuyFixFlip]

Yes contact greg at overland diesel he is the 03 series engine expert!

[@AsitShouldBe]

Nice bro, but why people do this swap? The original engine is so bad? Thanks 👍

[@BuyFixFlip]

It's not bad just very under powered and expensive to rebuild these days

[@derekhieb7458]

Did you ridge ream the cylinders before you turned up the RPMs?

[@BuyFixFlip]

Nope, no one that has done the swap that I know of has done it either. It's been a great swap so far!

[@LuisAguilar-se9xl]

I wonder what size amd brand of tires are you using

[@BuyFixFlip]

Did you watch the video?

[@Evan_Moore61]

Is it a coincidence that your Kubota swapped Willys is orange?

[@BuyFixFlip]

Kinda, I love orange and had a gallon of kubota orange laying around

[@telcobilly]

As a former OTR driver pulling reefer, the sound of that engine lulled me to sleep many a time. Unless I was pulling a frozen load and then the engine would cycle off/on at higher rpms. People hated us reefer drivers at the rest areas and truck stops.

[@eddaniels3404]

That was me i cant stand the Rev

[@4schitzangiggles]

I would wake up when it would cut out, I hauled a lot of ice cream so that was most of it. I did try and.parkmaway from everyone else because it would run constant with the ice cream at -20°.

[@gearjammer3200]

My dad's old 3 cylinder 2 stroke kubota is still running after 40 - 50 years. It even has mechanical fuel injection.

[@lefthandedleprechaun8702]

2 stroke? I didnt know they had one.

[@gearjammer3200]

@lefthandedleprechaun8702 ya if it was a 4 stroke, it wouldn't have any balance.

[@IslandNewt]

This thing is sooooo effing cool!!!

[@ReaperRestorations]

I'm no youtube expert (and i hate them too). That being said, you do need to have your engine running at least 140 degrees for a prolonged period in order to burn off the moisture in the oil. Oil gets contaminated with combustion byproducts and turns into a mild acid. This will eat at internal components like valve springs, etc.

[@AZFarmFun-hp1cu]

My diesel tractors prefer a faster idle. I usually do most chores between 1200-1500 RPM, unless I’m using the PTO.

[@zeke1eod]

Very nicely done. Don't pay any mind to the KZbin experts or armchair quarterbacks. It seems like a solid build, which will probably last a really long time. I've owned and abused Jeeps and Kubota tractors for 30 years, and both are awesome. Stay safe, and God bless

[@jeanlawson9133]

I like what you have done here, I would take that over a side by side any day of the week..... ...

[@davids6533]

I was wondering about the idle myself, and personally I think I would put some more time in engine mounts and go for a lower idle. The high idle would drive me nuts quicker than a little more vibration. Still a great build and I wish I could do something very similar. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@BuyFixFlip]

Yeah I will be looking into it more this winter I just wanted to enjoy it for the summer! Thanks brother.

[@mattbranstetter4072]

I have been running my '46 CJ2A swap for 6 years now. I have the same issue with the idle. I have just accepted the 1200 rpm idle at this point. Nice job!

[@johnmorris7960]

I ran a Ram 1500 with a 4BT Cummins for 8 years. They vibrate like crazy at idle also. I used peterbilt donut mounts on shop built mounts to try to control the vibration. People in the comments are comparing these engines to automobile engines and that is not what they are. These are work engines that are designed for working rpms.

[@leeboy8689]

That is the nicest jeep I have seen in years you did a hell of a job sir 👏

[@BuyFixFlip]

Thank you sir that means alot!

[@rogerdominguez15]

Have you thought about using a thermostat that lets you run the engine between 180 and 195 degrees Fahrenheit?it would probably increase your mpg as this is the optimal temp for a diesel to run.

[@milescarter7803]

Yep, I'm pretty sure his thermostat is stuck open or something.

[@98jeepsterxj]

Great video and awesome jeep, the only thing I gotta say is please if your gonna off road, build yourself some kind of simple cage or even head loops like the old corvettes had. You and your buddy going up those hills could have easily been a bad day if you rolled or flipped. Also get yourself a 5 point harness...c'mon man...otherwise sweet video and build.

[@trjb1767]

God save the queen

[@deejayimm]

If I had the place and skill, I would love to swap an engine like that in my Samurai. I like to play in the creek.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

I love this setup! As far as the speed goes, it really wasn't much faster with the OEM gas engine, so no real loss there.....

[@Tman0517]

A reffer runs at about 1100 rpm so the hours arent really that bad, more like 12k hours.

[@martinrice6541]

Great video! We have a new wood splitter on the way w. a Kubota diesel!

[@justinkostelecky6201]

Nice setup. Definitely go for that T98 swap, you won’t regret it with that 6.40:1 first gear. Total game changer!

[@throttleblipsntwistedgrips1992]

As someone who owned a 6.68:1 1st gear, I can confirm this.

[@alkennedy1124]

Do you have a oem frame and engine, I have a body 1946 /47 , and I need a total parts donor, Willy’s , thanks BigAl California

[@scottmcgranahan6269]

Great video with good information! Thanks for including the real audio instead of loud music like everyone else on KZbin.

[@willisdaddy6100]

In the middle of 5cyl TD Mercedes om617 into a65 CJ6. Wish there was a kit for mine, but yours looks real good…

[@BuyFixFlip]

Thanks man! Good luck on the swap!

[@sv55492]

man that jeep is perfect. great work!

[@BuyFixFlip]

Thank you!

[@dr9264]

what hp and tq does that enginge make? ballpark

[@shinymud7]

Do you like your tires? What brand are they? Great little orange jeep. I drove one in the army.

[@As130thps]

Always thought the YJ with a VW tdi swap was cool. But this is freaking sweet. Would be a perfect farm toy too

[@brianpatmore8418]

Hi Mate, Just as a side note.!Remember the old Daihatsu jeeps called the “Scat”, I think, a small diesel powered 4 X 4. It has the same track and wheel base as the old Willys Jeeps and as such are a great basis for a re-body with a Willys body. They are one hell of a good little 4 X 4 here Down Undet. Great project as Daihatsu is basically Toyota. Cheers

[@regs3836]

The vibration is going to eat up the poor thing. Your electric fan is fine, but in my “professional “ opinion you need to get the engine temp up to at least 190 degrees.

[@tenmil1]

I’ve gotten clicking from knockoff warn manual hubs on an ifs Toyota before. It was bizarre.

[@deborahchesser7375]

I need one, my only question is where am I going to get the money, dang it it’s always something. Great machine brother ✌️🇺🇸

[@KevinKimmich44024]

that's a cool build; good post apocalypse vehicle too. They used to advertise those surplus jeeps all the time in the back of magazines when I was a kid in the 80s. That'd be a very fun summer vehicle for tooling around in too. great project idea.

[@martycrowther7359]

What was the final sales price of your jeep? Saw it listed on EWilly's and it was already gone! Such a sweet jeep

[@bradleysmith3963]

Kubota- Japanese Volkswagen- German, that’s all you need to say

[@inoahmann7542]

4:04 My company has a couple of those engines over 50k hours in carrier reefer units. That's 50k engine hours, not unit hours. The units have well over 60k. They get an oil change once a year, probably every 3-4k hours. I'm waiting for one of the units to break badly enough where I can buy the engine for a swap.

[@77AbleArcher]

I have a 64 CJ3B that I haven't gotten into yet. If the motor is gone, I'm definitely doing a diesel swap similar to this. I have a small ranch in the San Diego mountains, and some OHV trails out my back door. This vid really inspires some great ideas, thanks.

[@davidkeeton6716]

First things first. Order a Dayco belt. Period. Anything else is a junk rubber band. I would try to get it in the design that is NOT a top cog, for this application. Once you determine the length, order two more. One to keep in the Jeep and another for stock in your shop. Remember, two is one, one is none. This applies in most cases in life.

[@rickcooperjr62864]

set it at 900rpm that is about where its suppose to idle yes it is very sensitive a hint slightly tighten jam nut and move the idle screw just a hair at a time then lock it down completely when get it at 900-950 rpm.

[@jdsolberg7613]

Like your engine antifreeze temperature, that's cool as shiite!

[@markcdeyoung3118]

Sounds like you could get away with running straight coolant in that thing

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

i used to have a 68 willis jeep

[@brighammmer]

Your other option with idle speed would be to turn the fuel delivery down JUST a smidge. I bet you'd be able to find that 900 rpm sweet spot...

[@adammartin4906]

Diesels are supposed to vibrate, and big semis do to its just how they are bro and its bad ass cool leave it at the low idle you will come to get used to it!!! and thanks for showing us the jeep again and showing us how it drives which I kind of had an idea because they can go everywhere but once again thanks for listening!!!

[@zeitlerusmc]

Hey I’ve got a 51 with a kubota swap lol.

[@Psychli]

This is the video I was looking for on these V2203 swaps, lots of videos of first starts and parts collections but not much of the nitty gritty. Super cool. Once I get some more space cleared I'm looking to pick one of these up for a project.

[@jeffstone7912]

Wow! Cool

[@ericshayer]

Hey dude, shaking on idle is exactly how diesel should be.

[@BuyFixFlip]

Exactly!

[@whitefreeman5798]

some perkins diesels will bolt straight up to a ford ranger/mazda transmission.. no need for adapters

[@grayrecluse7496]

Doesn't the engine need to run a 150 or so temp,?

[@DB.KOOPER]

So cool. I paid over 5K US for my Toyota 1KZTE half-cut with 28K Kilometers on it so that's a crazy good deal for a diesel. I own 2 Kubota tractors (a BX and an L series, both 4wd), their engines are VERY reliable. They're basically the Toyota of the tractor world.

[@asandberg6]

I wonder if your harmonic ballancer/crank pulley is out of phase. Robot Cantina removed his ballancer and put it on wrong and had the same kind of shake.

[@BuyFixFlip]

I never removed my crank pulley. Most people that have done the swap have the same shake. I'm going to switch to hollow motor mounts

[@RatherBeWheeling]

No idea why this showed up in my feed ha ha... great video, looks like a fun build! I was a heavy trailer mechanic for a long time, many times when working on refrigerated trailers I would wonder if you could swap one of these into a Suzuki Samurai. Had quite a few samurai in the past built for off road but always struggled with fuel delivery once you get lifted and locked etc. normaly ran 1.6/fuel injection but not much torque in those. This looks like a solid performer, thanks for the video!

[@AZFarmFun-hp1cu]

That’s a nice little rig!

[@matthewlewis-zw3tf]

run it between 900 and 1000rpm idle.

[@kuzinit2374]

My uncles brother had one same color , must have been forest ranger colors as his father was a game warden/ sheriff, his had a Palmer 4 cyl engine

[@FoxIslandRailroadCo]

Man… I sold my first Wrangler to buy a Kubota for my land, grown up stuff 🥲 but this might be the best thing I’ve ever seen. There is nothing like the sound of a bota diesel.

[@BuyFixFlip]

Build one man!

[@FoxIslandRailroadCo]

@@BuyFixFlip dude I greatly appreciate the encouragement, and I definitely might be bugging you with some questions one day! Thank you for sharing this. Never knew it had been or could realistically be done.

[@reneegudjon3204]

Lower idle is way better. The 1200 rpm isn't an idle and it's noisy

[@joemason8016]

Anyone swapped a diesel kubota into a wagon?

[@BuyFixFlip]

Join the fb page I assume greg has a couple people that have done them!

[@jimssawsnstuff8903]

That’s awesome! After replacing the flywheel in a 06 Jetta with the DSG Transmission and working on some of the other issues…my aspirations of a Jeep swap definitely won’t be using the VW TDI…so it was great to see a practical option! Thanks for sharing

[@kellykonoske91]

Dont care. Cant do a freaking 1100 rpm idle!

[@BuyFixFlip]

Yeah I feel you there.

[@miguelamaya6246]

I love jeeps but, they hate me... my jeep 🚙 had a 4 cylinder and made 70 miles a tank of gas... I replaced the engine with a crate 350 ci and now I have power I always wanted... like I said I love my jeep 🚙...

[@nicholasnapier2684]

You did a good job it’s American ingenuity just people don’t want to talk about that thing they want electric cars nowadays very few of them there I would never recommend it because that environmentally worth it I don’t care what they’re saying there’s no infrastructure they’re trying to control that that’s what Ford was trying to get us to do our own so that farmers would be able to have a way to fuel their own vehicles what’s the take away I’m seeing you do with this self ingenuity more plainspoken..

[@otahu26]

Hour meter would be better then MPG.. These engines can last 100 000 hours plus. They are only idling. Not Rev'd out like you would a gas engine.

[@BarnStangz]

Hello fellow Ohioan! Dude, that Willys is SUPER sweet! I wish I had more time, I'd love to consider building one... Looks like a fun swap! I'll be checking out your other videos. Are you planning on building more of these? I bet you could make a few bones selling them.

[@BuyFixFlip]

Thanks brother! Also I'm not sure about building alot of them. It's hard to find clean jeeps these days. I am planning on diesel swapping my 6x6 though!

[@notshared2543]

Mannn I'm itching to do a Sammie swap now. Awesome thanks! Any plans to add a roll bar?

[@BuyFixFlip]

Do it! I'm in the same boat I love them! Also not too sure yet. I would love to but then I would probably want to add seat belts etc and I don't know what I'm wanting to do yet.

[@edwardhoward4708]

Dang. 33 mpg. My Daihatsu Rocky gets 30, bone stock. When the engine goes out I’d like to install a smaller Kubota diesel.

[@gthree0239]

I’ve thought for years that it would be cool to power my sedan like a locomotive. My plan was to get a smallish tractor or generator diesel engine and two electric motors. The diesel engine would power a generator that would be connected to a battery bank the batteries/ generator would power the electric motors connected to the front wheels. Was planning on doing this to my old Saturn SL but it rusted away before I could get to work. Maybe a Kubota engine is the heart of my vision.

[@timgoode826]

I've really enjoyed watching everything that you have done to your Willys jeep. Cannot wait to see additional videos of it in action!

[@BuyFixFlip]

I'll be taking it out tomorrow so stay tuned, thanks for the kind words!

[@matthewlewis-zw3tf]

I would use a 4JB1T Isuzu turbo diesel, 2.8L, 4-cylinder! Much cheaper, more power, and lots of parts everywhere!!

[@briandumas9975]

I was thinking a new venture nv4500 5spd od would be cool, if ya could find one, they're kinda rare and expensive. Alternatively a nv3500.

[@bigjay6743]

The electric fans better if you go in deep water as well You can turn it off. The mechanical fan you'll end up bending or breaking the blades.

[@CJLeTeff]

I would choose the lower rpm, it sounds much cooler! Nice conversion! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Fulcrum205]

You should put in a thermostat to get your temps up to ~190. This will boil off the water in your oil and greatly prolong the life of your engine

[@peterdiebel7372]

Great set up. My issue is with the small meager Air filtration set up! Diesels really need clean Air& fuel.(as u probely know.) Just my 10cents .Cheers from B.C.Canada Eh!

[@BuyFixFlip]

That will be taken care of when I take it all down and put it together right. We were in a hurry to use them this year and smacked them together quick.

[@ExpediteTravels]

Very cool 😎 thanks for the video 😎 👍 🇨🇦

[@BuyFixFlip]

Thanks man!

[@fisherh9111]

Dude, just lower the RPM to 750!

[@BuyFixFlip]

It doesn't work that way, the reefer unit is not designed to idle smooth at 750. Once it gets to about 850 ish or so it shakes and anything lower than that it lopes

[@rs5200]

The gas engine guys are all jealous they only get 100k miles if they were lucky!

[@blueschild61]

I just found a J-53 diesel. Probably not as good as what you've got here, but still pretty damn cool.

[@38possum]

We use those Kubota motors in the coal mine on everything and some have 50 to 60 thousand hrs and still running strong.

[@I_Santos_]

Those donuts looked more fun than anything I’ve done in years

[@MrErik038]

Nice jeep, good video. Diesel burns les hot more torq 👍. Greetings from the netherlands holland.

[@sasquatch6ft9]

I go to sor too

[@douglasmeek9774]

The Perkins that was offered in the late 50.s and early 60’s was a better engine than the kabota. They used it also in a Massey 65

[@taylormccallum]

Im fairly certain the smoke is lost power. I think its basically just unburnt fuel out the exhaust.

[@Duce7753]

Gotta love old flat fenders. What you built looks and runs great. What are your plans for stopping. I own a 53 CJ3B for a while, it's lack of stooping power was legendary/scary. Good Job!

[@BuyFixFlip]

It has a full sidekick disk brake conversion on it!

[@mikecrystalrobert7898]

These jeeps are wicked but I would have some kinda roll bar ain’t no fun being pinned under couple thousand pounds

[@BuyFixFlip]

I go back and forth with the idea, we will see what the next jeep gets.

[@kurtyoung6769]

Great job! I have a friend with a ford tractor that does the same thing when idling down. I suggest it may be a miss from a bad injector or valve?

[@khimsophacarfixing]

This is a strange technique!

[@davevanatta1965]

those stock leaf springs ? by chance

[@BuyFixFlip]

Yes they're stock

[@michaela3029]

I just acquired a Kubota D905-BG-E. Is this good for any car or truck?

[@erikkovacs3097]

What benefit does this engine have over a vw tdi that weighs about the same but has way more aftermarket mods?

[@BuyFixFlip]

To each their own, this engine doesn't require nearly as much firewall work, there is only a need for 1 wire to start this engine. No wiring harness no ecu no electronic gas pedal. The TDI has a rubber timing belt, the kubota has timing gears. I look at the 03 kubota and compare it to a 12v cummins. The tdi has more power and does seem to have a good amount of aftermarket support and can be found pretty much everywhere. It really just depends what you want to do.

[@erikkovacs3097]

@@BuyFixFlip What firewall issues are there for this engine conversion? You can get a mechanical rotary injection pump for the TDI (MTDI) that converts it to 1 wire operation. I guess the timing belt is an issue but man is it easier on a longitudinal mounted engine. What kind of adapter plat needs to be used on the Kubota? Some SAE adapter?

[@BuyFixFlip]

@Erik Kovacs on mine there were none because of my m38 (bolt in floor) I didn't have to modify the firewall at all. On a vw you have to extensively modify the firewall. For the Adapter plate I used the one from Greg at Overland diesel

[@benjaminleemon9199]

Is this a 3 or 4 cyl? I have a light plant with a 3 cyl that I can get for free! Wanna swap it for not my geo tracker. Jeep is perfect in my opinion btw dude !!!!!