1981 Landcruiser BJ-44 RHD from Japan to New Zealand to USA.
Now I am in Saskatoon SK, Canada.
There is a very fast drip from what appears to be the passenger side of the RHD car (meaning the drivers side of a USA car). This is the side opposite the alternator on the 2B engine.
The drip seems to come from the forward rather than the back of the engine.
I cannot see the area directly as the Diesel filter is in the way, as is a rail of some sort that is part of the Diesel fuel system. The leak seems behind the oil pump mechanism.
I do not see a leak coming from the head gasket. The truck has a blow by, but is otherwise fine. I don't have the money for a 3b engine yet.
What is on that side of the engine that contains radiator fluid and can leak?
Is it an area that warms the Diesel fuel prior to entry into the engine? Is it a gasket of some sort? Is it a freeze plug that somehow became loose?
I really need to get this sorted out.
(It is not the water pump. The pump does not seem to be wet. I just replaced its gaskets and if it was leaking the belt would get wet, and the belt is dry. There is no wetness near the pump at all.
All the rubber hoses are new and properly tightenned down. )
Now I am in Saskatoon SK, Canada.
There is a very fast drip from what appears to be the passenger side of the RHD car (meaning the drivers side of a USA car). This is the side opposite the alternator on the 2B engine.
The drip seems to come from the forward rather than the back of the engine.
I cannot see the area directly as the Diesel filter is in the way, as is a rail of some sort that is part of the Diesel fuel system. The leak seems behind the oil pump mechanism.
I do not see a leak coming from the head gasket. The truck has a blow by, but is otherwise fine. I don't have the money for a 3b engine yet.
What is on that side of the engine that contains radiator fluid and can leak?
Is it an area that warms the Diesel fuel prior to entry into the engine? Is it a gasket of some sort? Is it a freeze plug that somehow became loose?
I really need to get this sorted out.
(It is not the water pump. The pump does not seem to be wet. I just replaced its gaskets and if it was leaking the belt would get wet, and the belt is dry. There is no wetness near the pump at all.
All the rubber hoses are new and properly tightenned down. )
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