Hilux Timing belt, water pump, idler pullies and accessory belts, seals, new hoses, thermostat, 12 Blade fan, viscous coupling, fluids etc etc.
What Did You Do To Your Diesel Today (WDYDTYDT) (3 Viewers)
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fabricated a custom mount and installed an astra electric power steering pump. Now just need to plumb and wire it and then I will have power steering without the parasitic drag of a normal belt driven pump.
Nice!
Does the pump run on 24v or are you going to step it down?
Thanks. I will have to step it down to 12v.
Some fresh snow at the pallisades dam. Did some fishing on Friday.
Today I did some winter undercoating of the frame and underside of my buddies' rig. Good wash, some coats of CRC-06026, and fill all holes, nooks, crannies with fluid film. All three of us drove our hiluxes so I captured the moment:
Today I did some winter undercoating of the frame and underside of my buddies' rig. Good wash, some coats of CRC-06026, and fill all holes, nooks, crannies with fluid film. All three of us drove our hiluxes so I captured the moment:
I took my turboed B on a pheasant hunt in Iowa yesterday. The FJ40 was a little squirrely to drive in the wind. I have new shocks coming, the old ones look to be leaking.
fired up the old 60 thats been sitting a while. started up fine. Had previously noticed it was a bit more sensitive to glow time and stumbled and smoked if i didn't glow a lot (and after glow). so figured start with checking the basics.
decided to do a compression test since I'd never checked it in the 16 years I've owned the truck.
#1 400
#2 385
#3 360
#4 390
Redid #3 and got the same reading. then slight increase with a small spray of oil for wet test (375). So not a great result given the spread highest to lowest. right around 10% lower on that cylinder. disappointing not quite bad enough that I feel a need to do much about it yet. Will check valve lash. think its been about 100k. Then just run it this summer if all goes well.
Other observations. All the glow plugs came out looking similar. #2 injector is a bit greasy i presume from fuel leakage. Wouldn't hurt to deal with that as well i suppose.
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decided to do a compression test since I'd never checked it in the 16 years I've owned the truck.
#1 400
#2 385
#3 360
#4 390
Redid #3 and got the same reading. then slight increase with a small spray of oil for wet test (375). So not a great result given the spread highest to lowest. right around 10% lower on that cylinder. disappointing not quite bad enough that I feel a need to do much about it yet. Will check valve lash. think its been about 100k. Then just run it this summer if all goes well.
Other observations. All the glow plugs came out looking similar. #2 injector is a bit greasy i presume from fuel leakage. Wouldn't hurt to deal with that as well i suppose.
My turbocharged b in cold weather is a devil to get glowed correct.
We took him for a fun ride tonight. It is in the 50s here in Illinois.
My BJ 73 arrived in Montana today, can't wait to get home and drive it.
We took him for a fun ride tonight. It is in the 50s here in Illinois.
My BJ 73 arrived in Montana today, can't wait to get home and drive it.
yes, crush washers for the spill rail have failed it seems, they are aluminum, follow torque spec, it could be the injector crush washers though too, but less probability
out with all the other tractors haha!
I looked at it, all squished in the corner waiting for the salt to get washed off the roads a bit more. Soon, soon.
I found mine in the hay shed Big Timber Montana. I have been driving a FJ40 with turbocharged 3B in Illinois for the winter. Back in Montana, thank God and my 3500 dodge ram. It came across the ocean to California where Noone wanted it.. I bought it and shipped it to. A friends house in Montana. I live at 6500 feet and would cost $500 more to get it there. 22 degrees here this morning and it was no sure it wanted to go out to play. Might have a glow plug plug or two burnt out? Got it fired up and went about 10 miles to work on a Cummings big cam 2, 855 diesel.
The BJ73 needs a little work but overall seems like a great addition to my collection.
The BJ73 needs a little work but overall seems like a great addition to my collection.
Drove it - Waiting knuckle rebuild kit. New to me, rusty as hell, 83’ BJ60.
As part of a bigger service(timing belt, water pump, all water lines, valve shims, radiator swap etc etc) I made the effort to get a pdi intercooler to fit above the factory winch. Everyone I asked said it wouldn’t fit with the winch there, but after some chatting with @Zhfreund , I worked around some things and got it to work
