Recent content by kiwicruiserlj78

You can put 2 washers between the turbo and the actuator to increase the boost. There's a post somewhere on the forum with details of how to do it

3L conversion hi I have been down the same road.. my trusty lj78 gets quite alot of abuse and the 2LTE was not up to it, with low compression in 2 cylinders and none in one i decided to change to a 2.8L (3L from a hilux) with the turbo kit off the 2LTE hanging on the side she goes like a...

hi all i have just got some uprated springs and shocks with the 2" lift on my lj78 would i need to change the PANARD ROD?

i.ve since found that the problem at idle is more electrical i think. when i start my wagon it starts to idle pretty rough and a few seconds later i hear a CLICK which sounds like its coming from under the dash , amd then it idles fine.... for a while.... then when i drive for a bit and it warms...

all sorted well i have done a bit more digging and found that the pump for the light washes is beyond repair so i'll replace it sometime..

Springs for a lj78 Hi there , i saw the posting were somebody said that the springs out of a 80 series would fit in a lj78 i was wondering if there was any truth in this as my lj78 is a bit saggy in the back end and bottoms out on rough terrain. also should i get the standard (electronic...

i also have a lj78 with the very fancy head light washes however where is the button that makes it live???

buy a gps unit more useful i recon

it may well be leaking out behind the water pump seals .. other than that check for steam (water vapor) out of the exagust. is it a turbo??

have had boost guage installed running at 10psi i wonder if the engine has been cooked??

fuel helps a hole lot... do the batteries have enough guts to heat up the glow plugs...????

you is done got yur self a leakin... Its not leaking out from the underside of the hose