need help buying a 1984 sbw na

[humph4x4]

Hey all.

Im new to this forum. An just have a few quetions.

1. Im looking at buying a 1984 Pajero swb Na. Its an import. It has a 2.3L turbo diesel. Has done 156,000K's an buy the looks of the photo in very good condition.

Is there anything i need to look out for when i go to look at it?
Are these good 4wd's? Eg: reliable
What go's wrong with them?

Any help would be good thanks.

[toy75]

I had an 85 swb petrol nb. I think that they are a totally under rated 4wd. But it depends what you are looking for and what kind of driving you want to do.

[known 2]

duno much about the na model and have never seen a 2.3l td but i know with a bit of lift and some 31's they can suprise alot of bigger rigs.

the engines seem to get 300 000l's befor mAJOR PROBLEMS tho u may find it harder to get parts for the 2.3l being a rare motor

[matsmad]

I had an NA 1984 paj with 2.6L petrol. Main problems i had was rust (specially under the tail lights) and the auto-lock hubs locking and unlocking when they feel like it. Other than that it was a fun reliable toy. Dunno much about the Diesels though. Also mine was standard and had 31x10.5's and went just about anywhere