duncanrm

It certainly doesnt seem bad.. not bad enough to explain your reported oil consumption.. I would sort of expect that to consume some oil though.

I find the 2H is quite sensitive to the level of the vehicle when checking oil.. minor changes in how the vehicle is sitting can give quite different readings on the dip stick

Here's the characteristic gouging past the rings of the cyl #2 (don't want to spam here with pretty much the same images). Same pattern is present on all of them to a larger or lesser extent. The #1 seems having it the worst, gouging +...

Interesting.. I'd expect that to be around 1L/1000klms.. try blocking off the hose from the valve cover to the intake manifold and revving it to 2000rpm or so. I think a clearer picture is emerging.

What is the blowby like on this engine? Lift the oil fill cap when its running, for reference below is two videos showing the extremes of blowby, good and bad. For whatever reason some people find full mineral oil burns less in 2H, I have no...

3 of the 5 wheels I ordered came in today . Will have them bored up to clear the front hubs while waiting for the 2 others :)

If you're in the market for a bodge-fix, I'd probably cut pieces off an old MLS gasket and use them to shim the individual ports to get a seal.

That is more rust than I would feel comfortable with personally. Being he is in San Diego, finding a better rust free example shouldn't be too hard. I would keep looking.

Is it for sale? 🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♂️

Given the choice I would definitely go with the 1KZ-TE. I don't have any direct experience with them, but I've had a couple of 2L-TE's and they're what I would consider "fragile" engines, very prone to overheating, cracking cylinder heads and in...

Amazing scenery.. great photos!

Thanks for sharing, beautiful picture. Must have been an amazing trip.

there's the full photo dump, and i may have some good news coming down the pipe :)

What door seals are these? I only have pinchweld on the door aperture..

Truck is now running very nicely , insulated the front floors and will do the rear for sure !! Opened the exhaust can and welded the tubes to the baffles to eliminate a rattle and it worked fine. Also replaced the strap exhaust hanger for...

google says The firing order for the Toyota 1HZ engine is 1-5-3-6-2-4. The TD42 is a six-cylinder diesel engine. Its firing order is 1-4-2-6-3-5

What you have is two versions welded together.

Usually the clicking issue is fixed by replacing the solenoid plunger and contacts. Cheap and easy, no real mechanical skills required. The pinion should move in both directions. In one direction it will turn freely, in the other it will turn...

Shell Rotella 15-40. In all honesty, it’s a tractor motor. Any motor oil off the shelf is going to be fine. No need to overthink motor oil on a 40+ year old engine.

If you're thinking about doing the lines yourself you can do the rest too Heck that's one thing I won't even really try yet lol and i've rebuilt a lot of axles/brakes

You said you had all the answers Duncan. The OEX part number is CXD0087. It is 24v for a Isuzu truck. Bolts on to a 12H-T and lines up perfectly, same belt and all. You must get new hoses as well. The molecules of R134a are a lot smaller that...

Nice, I'll add that part number to my list.. I never said I had all the answers, but I now have one more for next time! @cruisingjapan195 .. it appears the actual Denso compressor is in fact still available from OEX at least (CXD6222) if you...

Went camping with the kids at my father's sugar cabin. Went through the whole land with the truck , we used ATV before to do that ahah . Had to clear a tree but it went well! We had a little fire late at night , was nice. The exhaust drone...