Recent content by Jodler

I'm reassembling the head on my 2l-t after replacing the head gasket... I've never done a compression test on a diesel engine before... Can anyone confirm that to disable injection prior to cranking, I just need to disconnect the green wire shown in these photos? It is on the aft side of the...

Thanks guys, will put it all back together then report back.

I'm new to bleeding an injection pump, and the manuals I have don't detail this one simple point... Where is the bleed screw? Is it the blue circled screw, at the top of the injection pump where air might get trapped? Or should I bled at the red circle, where the fuel input meets the pump...

Looks just like it... thanks!

Dealing with a couple of oil leaks... one (in green) leaking through the bolt that fixes the clutch housing to the engine block. Will aim to replace the bolt with the proper sealant coating. The other leak, in red appears to be sneaking out of the seal around that sensor. Will probably...

I've just finished a lot of work on my recently-acquired LJ73 (Left-hand drive) including re-do of all wheel hubs from the axle-out, all suspension bushings, dampener replaced. Been very successful finding parts with Partsouq and a few other vendors in Japan in Europe... but I've run into a...

Replaced the turbo on my '92 LJ73. Need to run a compression test-like start to prime the turbo... Not interested in testing the compression, actually. Does anyone know if I'm ok only pulling the ignition and fuel pump fuses, w/o disconnecting the fuel/glow plugs from the engine directly...