Recent content by Fasteddie34

It took us a full day, to remove the engine and strip it down to the basic long motor. We stripped off the pump, injectors and turbo, putting them aside for a complete rebuild, by respective specialists. We took out the radiator support panel, radiator, and disconnected all hoses and wiring...

I have just completed a rebuild of a 12HT and installed it in to my 1985 HJ60 2nd owner only cruiser. It took me about 4mths, a lot longer than expected, but was on budget and so far has exceed my expectations. Its only done 300 km's and i'm currently running it in, but looking forward to tuning...

12 ht rebuild Well, I have pulled the motor, strip the pump and injectors and they should be finished this week their rebuild this week. Then willl strip the motor on the weekend and off to the machine shop, then to assemble. Thanks for the information and feed back on Graeme's turbo, think i...

tim, Thank you for all your infomation, and answering my questions, much appreciated. I was just posting to see if anyone else has experience with tuning these motors or other considerations i might consider for my rebuild, eg turbo specs (other than Graeme turbo), intercooling wta or ata...

Mountain Goat, Please post some feed back and info when you get your Grameme's turbo fitted and soughted. Was wanting to refresh this thread t see if anyone else could lend some imput to tuning these 12 ht motors.

Tim, Thanks for the infomation and answer my questions. I found your web site after posting, impresive figures from the 12 ht, considering the new V8 cruiser gets 151 kW & 430 nm @ 1200 and is 4.5 litres with 4 v in standard tune, and yours running on veg oil. Have sent PM to gbentink for...

Hello all, I have a in great condition that I am looking to swap my 2h (280 K reliable but slow) for a 12ht, that will need a complete rebuild. I'm yet to strip the 12ht and check its condition, but it runs (smoky and needs attention 450 k). My mate who is a diesel mechanic will be helping me...