Recent content by Rosco

Ok thanks for that I'll see how I go removing the head and hopefully I get an answer.

Yeah well it seems like they are. It takes a few seconds before smoke comes out of the exhaust although it's very smelly. Like a lot more so than diesel burning.

So i'm having a bad time starting my 1985 3b motor. It takes about 30 to 40 seconds of cranking and when it eventually starts there's a loud knocking noise from the motor but immediately stops. The idle speed and acceleration vibration is immense and does not ease even at temp. Also there's a...

Yes i installed new gearbox mounts. That's when the shaking started to be honest. The gear lever has been a lot tighter since doing it so it's not flopping about too much. I have upped the revs to 1000 as anything lower is pretty bad. Upon starting it cold today the shudder is even worse and is...

Hi all, Looking for some advice on identifying bad vibrations in my Bj 73 wagon. So i recently had my exhaust repaired as it was rattling and came away from the flange mount. Had a flexi fitted and also a bracket to support the pipe on the engine. Pretty happy with the results although the...

I am looking for advice on drilling a bulkhead on a 1985 bj73 land cruiser. I am trying to remove the freeze plugs from the rear of the block and can't afford to remove the engine to do this. I had the thought of drilling a hole through the bulkhead/ firewall and putting a long screwdriver...