Recent content by Joshua225

I don't drive my '78 regularly, but Friday I did get the Bilstein 24022156 dampers (B6 4600 series mono-tube to fit the rear of a 1998 Range Rover) mounted up after getting the top bushing sleeve pressed out. The initial drive through the neighborhood, which includes several traffic-calming sped...

Bind in the suspension is never a good thing. If you want to tailor things more towards road performance then you want to increase the suspension roll rate. Sway bars are the way to change roll rate without getting too high on the spring rate. Having a sway bar disconnect really aids a dual use...

The HM 4x4 product does look good, but their springs start at a 60mm lift and I'm not up for that. They also use polyurethane bushings which are not the best for flexibility/articulation. I noticed when changing my rear shocks that the mounting geometry isn't great and the OE shocks have a very...

As luck(?) would have it, Toyota Previa rear shocks are the right mounting style and compressed length for the rear. Rock Auto had some Monroe OESpectrum on wholesaler closeout so I took a $45 (all-in) chance. Too soft by half, at least. I don't think I'll try a "better" KYB shock in the same...

I hate to bring back a dead thread, but I need dampers (shocks) pretty badly. If someone has part numbers for a decent aftermarket replacement I'd love to hear from you. I have found nothing from OME so I'm looking at Land Rovers to see what might work. The truck is not lifted. I really wish I...

My locking hubs work! Next traction improvement is probably a locker in the rear. Anyone use the Yukon Grizzly Locker? Do I want the V6 version? I'm still getting a little air in the fuel system when the truck sits for a while so I have a new fuel heater on the way. Hopefully that's the only air...

If it isn't 25 years old and the Feds figure out what's happened, you'll lose the truck.

The Toyota parts diagram shows the dual battery option with both batteries being 85D26R and having their terminals inboard. This matches my Just-off-the-Boat 1995 KZJ78. The parts listings show the standard battery as a single 105D31R which is 305mm long vs the 85D26R at 260mm long. It wouldn't...

https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-japan/land_cruiser_prado/kzj78w/129300/electric/8201?frame_no=KZJ78-0032145

I went to start the Prado this morning at 20° F and had the same issue as yesterday. It starts easily then dies. I caught it the first time it stumbled by operating the primer, but then it quit. Priming produces fuel at a little cutout on the metal fuel heater body where you can see the nylon(?)...

You're correct, Toyota doesn't offer any parts to rebuild the primer. I'm not a big diesel guy, but what little I have done has been more industrial and serviceable. My Prado's fuel filter mount has the heater so I'm looking at p/n 23301-54630. I'll examine it closely to see if maybe it's the...

KZJ78W to be exact. Yes, the filter housing is leaking. There was fuel on top of it when I opened the hood. I'll be ordering all the seals.

Yes, I hit the Idle Up switch and the RPM came up for a little before it stumbled, recovered briefly and then died. I put a propane heater under the engine while I recharged the batteries. It still didn't want to start, but then I discovered the primer on the fuel filter mount. It pumped easy...

I'm digging around in the electronic parts catalog (EPC) and don't see a lift pump in the tank, on the injection pump or elsewhere. Has anyone done a fuel delivery/supply write-up? I can see all the parts in the EPC, but it would be nice to understand the basic fuel delivery. It's 18°F outside...

Hey, I'm Josh. Long time car guy, first time Land Cruiser owner out of Portland, Oregon. My KZJ78W was received at the port just this week. I recently had a Toyota HiAce Super Custom Limited with the same 1KZ-TE, but if anyone here has seen the suspension on those AWD vans you'd know immediately...