That all sounds good!
I should clarify that it is possible to tell which thickness your original head gasket was (if you still have it around) by looking at identifiers on it. You could also do a piston protrusion test and re-calculate it per the manual.
In my case, I've always just gone with...
I think the block/pistons/bores look ok. Its common for the piston tops and top of the cylinder bores to look pitted after a cylinder head has cracked. The leaking coolant eats away slowly at the metal. Every single 2LTE of the head cracking vintage looks like this when the head is being...
I've used both 2LTE and 2LT-II injectors in my 2LTE. The nozzles are different, but they both worked fine. 2LTE style has a special design that gives a bit of pre-injection for less 'knock' sound. Honestly, I like the diesel knock sound from the 2LT-II style. 2LTE style did seem to make a...
Right on! Looking forward to this. I bought mine in rough shape, and built it up to be a reliable family adventure machine also. It's taken us a lot of neat places over the past decade.