Recent content by marshcat

Thanks but I think my alternator is fine! It's just the voltage regulator which is a separate external box mounted on the drivers fender

The voltage regulator in my HJ61 is fried. I ordered a Jaylec replacement from Australia, but it will take a few weeks to arrive. Please PM me if you have a 24v voltage regulator for sale.

Mpg is surprisingly good, in the low 20s with mixed driving. Around town I fill up about half as often as with the LX470. Smoking at startup is also fixed. Local diesel shop pulled the head and completed a full valve job, including the valve stem seals which were leaking. I haven't paid much...

The diesel shop pulled the head and sent it to a machine shop for a full valve job. Not a cheap repair but I've been daily driving the 60 for the past few weeks and it's so much nicer not having all the startup smoke. Previously I had several minutes of moderate smoke at cold start. Now, after...

Update- I ended up bringing my 60 to a diesel specialist out in Western Mass. They mostly work on Cummins and Powerstroke, but were willing to take a look at my 12HT. Spill timing was about 1 degree off, not enough to cause the smoke. Next up they quoted 3 - 4 hours labor to replace the valve...

I sent a video to the shop that rebuilt my turbo and they think my IP timing is off. How did you make the spill tube to check the timing? Any tips for loosening the IP to make the timing adjustment?

New bluey is driving great! One issue I'm currently experiencing is smoke for the first few minutes with a cold engine. Once the engine warms up and I get into boost, the smoke goes away. First video is about 1 minute after starting the engine on a 40F day (lots of smoke). Second video is after...

Thank you for the info! Yesterday I parked in the gym garage and was away for 2+ hours. When I came back the truck started right up with zero smoke. It only belches smoke when it's truly ice cold. I don't think I have the usual black puff, no.

I haven't tested the compression. For what it's worth I don't see any blow-by when I remove the oil cap. Ambient temperature right now is ~0 Celcius Yes, the engine fires immediately. Not sure about the butterfly shut off valve. How would I check that?

Been using the 60 as my daily driver this past week. It's running great! I'm getting a lot of white smoke on cold start however, and for the first couple minutes of operation. After that the engine seems to run well with no smoke. Is there an adjustment I can make on the injection pump to...

Ah yes, you're right! That makes sense now. I replaced all the heater hoses and clamps while I was in there. That means no leftover parts. Hooray!

It runs! The manual pump provided no resistance so I'm guessing it's broken. But I cracked a fuel line and cranked the engine until diesel started pouring out. Then tightened the line back up and the engine came back to life. Haven't taken it for a proper shakedown yet but seems to run well...

A couple months ago I took the diesel injectors and the turbocharger out of my '87 HJ61 and sent them off for rebuild. I just finished reinstalling today following the steps in the FSM. I cranked over the engine for almost a minute and the engine doesn't start. Any thoughts what could be wrong...

Just the full Krown treatment! I never wash the truck. And it is parked outside and daily driven all through the winter.

Yes, they do all those areas. On my 60 series they even removed the taillight lenses to run a wand down the rear quarter panels. The guys in Leominster are great and they make their money in volume - they have a dedicated Krown bay doing rustproofing 6 days a week.