sedimenter hookups

[amaurer]

I found that some clever new zealander had disconnected my sedimenter and just looped the tubing from inlet to outlet. which way *should* it go?

Also, if I disconnect the line from the tank, am I going to get diesel everywhere?

[eleblanc]

Originally Posted by amaurer

I found that some clever new zealander had disconnected my sedimenter and just looped the tubing from inlet to outlet. which way *should* it go?

Also, if I disconnect the line from the tank, am I going to get diesel everywhere?

That is smart.

the tube on the sedimenter that is closer to the rear is the inlet. So from your picture right is inlet left is outlet.

If the tank is full yes there will be diesel everywhere. But here is what you do. I use a vise grip on the hose from the tank so fuel does not come out. i ONLY connect the hose from the tank on it. If the tank is full fuel will go in the sedimenter and push the air out the outlet. When fuel starts coming out of the sedimenter you connect the outlet hose on it. Doing this will avoid leaving the air in the system and avoid you to have to prime it when it will stall.

You should even do this when the tank is full. If too empty you will need to suck the fuel in the sedimenter...beurk....


But before you do this, why don't you take the sedimenter off the frame, put it in a vice and unscrew the plastic cap. To check the float inside and also clean it. check continuity on the wires when the float is down and up. Up you should have continuity

[rchalmers3]

Originally Posted by eleblanc

But before you do this, why don't you take the sedimenter off the frame in a vice and unscrew the plastic cap. To check the float inside and also clean it. check continuity on the wires when the float is down and up. Up you should have continuity

Hey, how's yours getting along? Is the patch holding?

Rick

[eleblanc]

Originally Posted by rchalmers3

Hey, how's yours getting along? Is the patch holding?

Rick

Yes.....holding. But it is just a question of time before i smash it on a rock face again!

[amaurer]

Originally Posted by eleblanc

Yes.....holding. But it is just a question of time before i smash it on a rock face again!

Heh, mine is actually patched on the bottom too. I'll do a leak check when I take it off.

[lostmarbles]

Originally Posted by amaurer

I found that some clever new zealander had disconnected my sedimenter and just looped the tubing from inlet to outlet. .....

That's interesting because I wasn't aware that new BJ4#s (marketed by Toyota to this part of the world) were ever fitted with sedimenters Drew.

My BJ40 certainly never came with one.

Perhaps your vehicle was imported to NZ privately (as a 2nd-hand vehicle) before being snuck off over there?

So I blame a previous previous-owner - who probably wasn't a kiwi.

[rchalmers3]

Originally Posted by lostmarbles

So I blame a previous previous-owner - who probably wasn't a kiwi.

What, kiwi's arn't sneeky? No sneeky kiwis?

Rick

[lostmarbles]

Originally Posted by rchalmers3

What, kiwi's arn't sneeky? No sneeky kiwis?

Rick

Afraid not - Drew's gotta be right sometimes Rick. And he is now



- "Clever" is the correct adjective.

[amaurer]

Originally Posted by lostmarbles

That's interesting because I wasn't aware that new BJ4#s (marketed by Toyota to this part of the world) were ever fitted with sedimenters Drew.

My BJ40 certainly never came with one.

Perhaps your vehicle was imported to NZ privately (as a 2nd-hand vehicle) before being snuck off over there?

So I blame a previous previous-owner - who probably wasn't a kiwi.

Welll, maybe, but I kinda doubt it. Your "Registration" papers are kinda neat in that they list the mileage and date of every subsequent reregistration. My truck is a '82, first registered in NZ on March 24 1982, and subsequently sold to someone else on June 29, 1983 with 35270kms. It doesn't look like there was time in there to import it, unless it was imported as a new vehicle...? Do you sneaky kiwis do that sort of thing?

As for whether or not it came it one, I suspect it did from the factory. The harness is there and properly routed, and I have the Filter light on my dash.

[Henry James the 47th]

If you look closely on top of the sedimenter can you will see the words 'IN' and 'Out' pressed into the metal, so that should help clarify the connections.

[lostmarbles]

Originally Posted by amaurer

Welll, maybe, but I kinda doubt it. Your "Registration" papers are kinda neat in that they list the mileage and date of every subsequent reregistration. My truck is a '82, first registered in NZ on March 24 1982, and subsequently sold to someone else on June 29, 1983 with 35270kms. It doesn't look like there was time in there to import it, unless it was imported as a new vehicle...? Do you sneaky kiwis do that sort of thing?

As for whether or not it came it one, I suspect it did from the factory. The harness is there and properly routed, and I have the Filter light on my dash.

Mine has the harness connections but nothing else Drew.

And it looks like I was wrong (however much I hate to admit that ). From what you say, it appears NZ-new BJ42s did come with sedimenters.

Good to see that the seller/importer gave you the full NZ history-paperwork.

[amaurer]

Originally Posted by lostmarbles

Mine has the harness connections but nothing else Drew.

And it looks like I was wrong (however much I hate to admit that ). From what you say, it appears NZ-new BJ42s did come with sedimenters.

Good to see that the seller/importer gave you the full NZ history-paperwork.

Interesting... Do you have the filter light on your dash?

[lostmarbles]

Originally Posted by amaurer

Interesting... Do you have the filter light on your dash?

No I don't. (At least I'm pretty sure I don't.) What does yours look like? (Could you maybe post a photo?)

[amaurer]

Best one I got. Its in the same brick as the parking brake light just to the left of the instrument cluster, and has a yellow lense that says "Filter" on it.

[Joe Egolf]

Mine came from NZ, had sedimenter -bypassed. I checked it , cleaned it and hooked it up , all fine so far.I do also have the "filter" lite on my dash.

[lostmarbles]

Originally Posted by amaurer

Best one I got. Its in the same brick as the parking brake light just to the left of the instrument cluster, and has a yellow lense that says "Filter" on it.

Originally Posted by Joe Egolf

Mine came from NZ, had sedimenter -bypassed. I checked it , cleaned it and hooked it up , all fine so far.I do also have the "filter" lite on my dash.

Cheers - Thanks guys.

I have two red lights.



My left says "brake" and comes on in response to the low-level detector on my brake mastercylinder dual-reservoir. (It also comes on whenever I engage the starter motor as a "bulb check".)

My right says "park brake" and lights whenever I pull up the parking brake lever. (Which you people over there refer to as the e-brake. - Which I'm assuming stands for "emergency brake".)

Damn. I know I've posted in other threads that NZ/Aussi BJ4#s never had sedimenters. Obviously I'll have to try and track down those posts now and correct them.

Anyway - I definitely don't have a "Filter" light.

[rchalmers3]

Originally Posted by lostmarbles

Anyway - I definitely don't have a "Filter" light.

Tom, what do your rego papers say about your trucks history? Maybe your truck is the odd sort???

Rick

[amaurer]

I did as you guys suggested and tested the sedimenter (it worked fine) and managed to put it back in the loop without bleeding the system. Its nice when things go well.

Is there some "local wisdom" in NZ that says to bypass the sedimenter? Given that Joe's was bypassed similarly and I found another post here one mud by someone saying it'd been recommended to bypass it...?

[eleblanc]

Originally Posted by amaurer

I found another post here one mud by someone saying it'd been recommended to bypass it...?

Yeah right like the toyota engineer have money to spent on truck design. Probably because in Kiwi land your diesel is full of water ;-)

[Henry James the 47th]

Originally Posted by lostmarbles

Cheers - Thanks guys.

I have two red lights.

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My left says "brake" and comes on in response to the low-level detector on my brake mastercylinder dual-reservoir. (It also comes on whenever I engage the starter motor as a "bulb check".)

My right says "park brake" and lights whenever I pull up the parking brake lever. (Which you people over there refer to as the e-brake. - Which I'm assuming stands for "emergency brake".)

Damn. I know I've posted in other threads that NZ/Aussi BJ4#s never had sedimenters. Obviously I'll have to try and track down those posts now and correct them.

Anyway - I definitely don't have a "Filter" light.

LostMarbles,

don't worry too much about the difference between your dual warning light arrangement and the other one with the yellow 'Filter' lens. They were used in markets where the rules about having a seat belt warning lamp were absent presumably. What Toyota did in markets requiring a seat belt warning light and brake warning light is that they take the filter lamp and put it solo elsewhere on the dash. As far as safety concerns go, it would make sense to prioritize the brake warning circuit and seat belt warning light, and make them nice and prominent on the dash, over the sedimenter circuit, which gets relegated to a small solo lamp.

some examples follow - maybe your vehicle has a telltale hole in the dash, or a missing bracket. i can't believe trucks for N.Z. would be spec'd without sedimenters and if you have a sedimenter, then you have a warning light associated to that, along with an inline diode.

[lostmarbles]

Originally Posted by Henry James the 47th

... i can't believe trucks for N.Z. would be spec'd without sedimenters and if you have a sedimenter, then you have a warning light associated to that, along with an inline diode.

Thanks HJ.

I love the look of a dash cluttered with lots of lights, switches and things - so I'm tempted to fit a sedimenter and one of those lights to go with it - just for appearances sake.