Well, in case anyone is curious, the correct-ish size is 18mm inside diameter x 2.5mm material width. And hopefully the viton will hold up better than the OEM rings.
Parts diargram doesn’t show an 0-ring where i circled in red on the parts diagram but my injectors have a small o-ring there. Anyone have any ideas on the part number for this o-ring?
8L of water test ride. 2L on each fork, 3L bladder in frame bag, and 1L on down tube. Adds about an extra 20lbs.
Quick 10 miler up the mountain and back. Success. Everything stayed on and attached.
Now to take everything off for...
Been a while since I’ve done a MUD trip report, but you guys are the best and I know a lot of you like the desert.
Heading out for two weeks in Death Valley doing desert rat shǐt. Bikepacking/hot springing/hiking/Toyota off road shît.
Just...
Cross posting for future reference @davegonz has a good list of suppliers for the rebuild kit
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/source-for-melett-turbo-rebuild-kits.1059193/
@davegonz FTW!!!! thanks homie. gonna cross post this thread to the one i started. Melett.com makes it tough to find distributtors. G Pop Shop | Turbo Rebuids Upgrades Parts - https://gpopshop.com/ had the kit on the shelf and shiped it out asap.
Found a couple more:
G-Pop Shop: Family owned shop in Arkansas. They even had free ground shipping. https://gpopshop.com/
Majestic Turbo Waco: They can get the Melett kits. Majestic Turbo Waco
Melett Toyota Turbo info...
The part numbers between the 1HDT and 1HDFT turbo may well be different, but the differences depend even on country and are not significant. The compressor wheel at 43/65mm is the same on both. In Europe exhaust housings may be 17010 on exhaust...
Well s*** that aint good news from the OG. Any other sources or some ID info so i can search? You know my ethics, what’s the suggested best next move here?
Looking for help with parts ID for a CT26 turbo rebuild being performed by a local shop very familiar with the turbos but not with TEQ parts ID. Can anyone help me with parts description or even better a parts number from the pics and the...