I'm in the Pilbara region on WA in Karratha. FIFO from Perth. My sister lives in Darwin but is moving out to Humpty Doo. You've got some great touring destinations near you. Make sure that truck gets some miles on it.
Nice rig. I was up your way a week ago. Beautiful part of the world. All the yanks on here get a bit jealous every time someone posts up a diesel cause they don't get them over there. That's my dream car but a bit rich for my tight arse. I'll have to live with the HDJ80 for the time being.
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Got a photo? I had the sump off my '94 1HDT a couple of months back with no such issues. Maybe these longer studs were fitted at previous "engine out" rebuild? Can you cut them or break them and replace once the sump is removed?