Recent content by Combat Wombat

Definitely check the ECU for damage. This is a common issue (I have experienced the same problem in a KZN130 Surf automatic)

Thanks for posting this . I'll get a steel one instead now for sure!

Mate, these are not rock sliders. They are footsteps. The "rocks" will just bend and deform the mounting brackets in an instant. (my 100kg of Aussie beef can bend them!) There are some pretty decent options available for other 75 series variants that can very easily be shortened to suit the...

Do you have access to someone else with a similar/same vehicle model that you can temporarily swap in their ECU to see if it solves anything? One of the hardest things Ive done is repaired an ECU, charged the time it took and it STILL didnt fix the issue. The glow plug system has a relay, and...

Bloody nice so far. Very inspirational. I wish I could find a RHD one close to Australia. Can I please get some more educationing about the Fluid Film? Its not too common here. I havent seen it used in person, just online. I am looking at doing an underbody prep weekend on my FJ73 very soon...

Congrats on your new (and comfy) crusier! I can comment on the following: 1kz has a limit to how much heat it can deal with. If you increase load/performance/duration under stress, you really need to increase cooling capacity. Look at upgraded or rebuilt factory radiators, 10 blade fan...

I have used clip on weathershields for years, and they all suffer the same issue of clips failing or the mounting hole in the weathershield cracks. Easiest solution I have seen lately is the use of a 3m double sided tape. This will fail in 10 years time but super easy to mitigate. Removal of...

Im pretty sure its the main vac source for the brake booster, the smaller port is for the vac actuators on the throttle plate (venturi) and egr actuator. I'll have a look on mine and get back to you tomorrow. Have a look at this diagram (its for a KZN130 but shoudl give you the idea): BRAKE...

try not to bottom out the mixture screw too hard, It is quite easy to damage it and reduce its effective variable flow.

In Aus, gas usually refers to LPG (liquid petroleum gas) which really is just Propane. There was a govt subsidy for vehicle owners to get a conversion kit fitted so we all could use LPG as a cheaper fuel. By the time everyone was running LPG tanks (as a secondary) the price went through the...

I have 3F and A440f in my FJ73, and the fuel consumption is no where near 30lt/100km. More like 15lt per 100 when pushing hard (2.5 hours up the mountains to the good fly fishing spots hehe) Can easily get 12lt/100 driving nicely. Gotta remember these are literally a truck engine and have the...

Can you save me some pics of the carb rebuild? Im about to order a rebuild kit. Then looking forward to re-tuning it y a y ! Your suspension setup sounds well thought out too.

A correctly tuned oem carb is pretty much the best power upgrade you'll notice. I have read a little bit about a monster camshaft that may add some torque: Red Line RL3000 2F Camshaft for F / 2F Engine - Toyota Land Cruiser - Red Line Land Cruisers -...

Did you get your temp sensor/gauge off ebay too? That temp reading seems low Have you done a test with vehicle loaded and up an incline?

I am also in a similar situation. Matching transfer (and drive shaft) 100% is the way to go. To be honest, the easiest option is to source the engine and transmission combination as delivered from factory. So if you can find a 1HDT with its matching transmission and all the buggerisation that...