Recent content by jalorathis

Recently reset mine to about 1.09 along with setting valve clearances. Had a bit of trouble measuring and setting the pump trying to do it the cheapo way. Magnetic stand, dial gauge with a nail for an extension... Made a Huge difference from the ~1.25 ish it was at before hand. Massive boost...

They are alot cleaner than what came out of mine. Ill try and dig the photos up tonight. After having the Turbo on the hzj79 for a little over 12 months. Travelled about 80000kms checked and changed the beb. From what I remember a few had delaminated in small patches, one had a scrape...

Had a similar issue in my 79. Back right hand corner of the seat frame has cracked through right where the 'leg' comes down to meet the rail. A 20 minute drive and my back was sore. Temporary fix was a 1.5l water bottle jammed in the corner to support the seat. worked well for about 9...

Just changed mine this weekend in a 2000 hzj79 and was informed by the diesel shop that 2000 was the year they switched injectors. Had to take mine in to match them up, get the numbers off the old ones. just a thought.

Fair enough, My reasons for changing the bearings seem to be flawed but after seeing what came out i am glad i did. On top of that, it was a bit of fun anyway. I expect something to go south in the top end of this engine next. hopefully its a few hundred thousand ks away. I dont know what...

Thought i might as well share this with everyone, Hopefully others will catch theirs before it goes pear shaped., Grab a beer before you start reading. My car is a 2000 vintage, 79 series complete with 1HZ and DTS Turbo setup (Mitsubishi TD05), 2.5" dump pipe out to 3" exhaust with a hotdog...