Power outage and the UPS ran out. It is up now.
The engine is fantastic as is and still can maintain the maximum speed limit of 110km/h on Victorian highways with ease.
I did think about a turbocharger, but the main problem was that there wasn't a single kit per se and I would of needed to...
327,971km at this very moment. The Gearbox and Transfercase haven't been opened, I've done the rear outputshaft oil seal twice and the front outputshaft oil seal once. The front propeller shaft has the original bearings, and the front differential has the original bearings, crownwheel and...
Success :)
The only complication was that the hole for the switch needed to be filed about 2mm wider on each side where the body(not the fascia) of the switch resides..
The original TIMER, PRE-HEATING is Toyota 28521-54120 and Nippon Denso 078400-0041
To make the glow plugs manually operable I knew that I first needed to find a female connector. Going through my stash of old parts I came across a connector of the same style but with less positions and...
Thursday, 5 August, 2010
Here are the expenses of the Alternator rebuild:
Items needed that I already had
Tube of Rubber Grease
Tube of Anaerobic Gasket Goo
Auto Electrics Australia
1 x BHD1240 Brush Holder $48.24
CBC Australia
1 x TC12412 Oil Seal $5.30
1 x 33630 Nickel Antiseize...
Friday, 12 February, 2010
Because single stage moisture cured polyurethanes are supposed to be a lot less susceptible to abrasion compared to Powdercoat, as well as being more resistant to chemicals.
I only went with Rust Bullet because they publish tip sizes to use, unlike KBS and POR...
Friday, 12 February, 2010
I am very unimpressed with this Rust Bullet product, having had the Bullbar fitted just shy of a week, it's already showing signs of rust.
The total cost of repainting the Bullbar, Sidesteps and Towbar was $1,313.29
Sandblasting $320.00
Spraypainting $550.00
4 US...
Tuesday, 30 Jun, 2009
Latest is the greatest and is backwards compatible. Have a read of this document from the American Petroleum Institute - The diesel engine oil ratings are on page 3
Here is an interesting article published by a group primarily interested in the Cummins B series of...
Thursday, 25 June, 2009
Today was the big day.
I picked the Engine up last Friday and pony'd up $1,846.06 for essentially just replacing the Piston Rings, re-honing the cylinder bores and having the Injectors and Injector Pump reconditioned, but they did check all the specs and the only issues...
Saturday, 14 February, 2009
I'm waiting for conformation, but the chap did say that he believes that he used 0.040" Pistons previously. I now can't remember if he said that the Bigend or Main Bearings he used last time were 0.010", either way, 0.025", 0.050" and 0.075" are available for both.
Friday, 13 February, 2009
Another visit to the Engine Builder, this time speaking with David, a much better experience.
The gnarly Camshaft is off the agenda, from what David said a Diesel Engine doesn't benefit from a Camshaft with longer duration than standard. - Didn't mention Lobe...
Friday, 30 January, 2009
Visited the Engine Builder again today, all he's done for me is remove the Head and have the Injectors and Injector Pump rebuilt by someplace called John's Diesel in Hallam. - No refund, no replacement, no repair, no compensation.
All I can do is pay for it to be done...
Saturday, 8 November, 2008
Visited the Engine Builder yesterday, he's going to look into it and send the Injector Pump to be redone. Just this afternoon I disconnected everything in order to pull the Engine out, all done within a few hours. Then all I'll have to do is remove the Bonnet and undo...
Saturday, 13 September, 2008
Yesterday when I was driving home I noticed a white mark on the CB Antenna, I thought it may have been unwashed degreaser, but nope, they've stripped the Powdercoat off. Another repair I'll have to make and another workshop gets listed on Jonathan's list of non...
Saturday, 26 July, 2008
I've had a new Filter housing sitting around for about two years, and I bought a new genuine Filter from Toyota a few months back. The Filter screwed onto the Housing just fine, but the new Filter housing wouldn't mount to the original Bracket, so I removed the 10mm...
Thursday, 19 June, 2008
I fitted all new Hub Studs this afternoon, and I completed installing the Mile Marker hubs. - Hopefully I have better luck this time.
Friday, 15 February, 2008
Whilst the Car remains inoperable, I rebuilt the Brake Calipers with new Pistons and Seals.
As Don Kyatt's Internet Site is lacking in detail on the Pistons, I'm listing this 'ere to help others in the future.
Small Piston JB8520 Get four of
Big Piston JB8519 Get...