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This exhaust really made my cruiser come to life. My old one was restricting, and pathetic. My good friend here in Winnipeg Manitoba at AcrLab, designed and put together a beautiful 3" SS downpipe, and exhaust. My EGTS are down, The toque has been unleashed all through the gears. I couldnt be...

Hi, this evening found my alternator isn't charging. After a bit of research it is only 55amp. I've got a winch and lights ect and think this might be a bit much for it. Does anyone know of a higher amp version or a hi amp alternator that can be retrofitted? My alternator looks to have an...

First off, I'm not a mechanic. I can do some basic things but I've grown fat and lazy. But I have this Cruiser and I want to keep making it better. So here is the story. A little more than a year ago I decided that it was time to try and find and old Cruiser. I've always loved 40's, I grew up...

Hey all, big forum lurker here but this is my first post. Although it breaks my heart, I have to let this truck go and I want it to go to someone who'll care for it and enjoy it. Just don't have the time to enjoy it like I used to. Genuinely not sure how much to ask for it. I put it up on...

First let me say this forum is great, and I SO MUCH appreciate the help I've received here. The small town in Florida I live in seems to be collectively mystified by my right hand drive diesel Cruiser with Japanese writing all over the engine compartment. I was having a couple of issues and...

I e had my Prado for a few months but hadn't had it off road yet. So I drove a few hours to a national forest with 4x4 trails and planned to have a ball. It wasn't until I got in an uphill stretch of deep sand that I realized my front wheels weren't pulling. So I spent the afternoon getting...

The windshield wipers on my Prado slow down dramatically when the vehicle slows down. The A/C also stops blowing cold when the vehicle slows down. (The A/C doesn't blow as cold as it should ever, even though it's been converted to 134a and is fully charged, it just does better at speed)...

The EGR system was just removed from my Prado 2LTE, and it runs smooth. But there is NO POWER. I'm assuming it has something to do with the Turbo, but I can't be certain. It does spin, but there is no power and the Turbo light does not come on. Something to do with the fuel not increasing when...

I'm a fat old man who used to do this stuff, but now I'm smart enough to take advantage of the fact that one of my staff has a college age gear head son. So I've been having him do some stuff on El Troque, my 1990 LJ78. He did an EGR delete this week and when I went to drive it I could tell the...

I cant get my Lj78 2Lte to start. I have changed the Crank sensor and checked the fault codes on the ECU which come up as normal. The engine is getting fuel and the glow plugs are working. If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them. Thanks in advance

I just installed fender flares on El Troque, and I really need to get those wheels set out a bit now. I'm running 35x12.50x16 tires, and the front rubs a bit on the trailing arms at full lock. That isn't the main thing but I'd like to correct it also. So what spacers will fit on these hubs...

I'm sure there is something on here somewhere with some help on removing the EGR system effectively, can anyone point me to the right spot? I've done some searching and came up short but I think I remember seeing some pretty good instructions sometime. Thanks!

I'm new to the forum, and a fairly recent Cruiser owner, a JDM Prado I have named "El Troque". Looking forward to picking up info and learning all I need to know about all of this from people who have been down the road a ways. My LJ 78 Prado was imported from Japan a few months ago and I really...

Just as the title says, does anyone know of a way to identify whether a 3L head has been swapped into a 2LTE motor or not? I'm looking at an LJ78 to buy and the seller says its done but has no papers (previous owner had it done). hopefully someone can help. I'm surprised this hasn't been asked...

Well, I have finally gotten around to creating a thread about my Prado. The purpose of this thread will be to outline the mods and fixes I perform. I bought the Prado in Vancouver, BC in early December, and drove it ~600mi home to Whitefish, MT the next day. It ran and drove great with the...

Hey guys I need the injection pump timing settings for my 2L-TE engine ASAP please I will buy a manual if it covers the 2L- te engine

Hey all, Im new to the land cruiser world. I just bought a 1990 Prado RHD and I really excited to start doing some work to it! Ive always wanted to own a land cruiser. I know they have head issues and Ive tried to read as much as I can on upgrades instal Egt and boost gauge, put in a...

Here's the Craigslist ad: 1990 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado LJ78 RHD *IMPORTED* (Landcruiser) 1990 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado LJ78 RHD *IMPORTED*, Georgia title in hand. Asking $20k OBO I've been waiting a long time to own one of these... The Landcruiser Prado has finally reached its 25th...

Going to be ordering my 45mm lift from dobinson springs next week and I'm looking for info and advice. I'm also gonna order up castor correction bushings... Does anyone know shock lenghts for the front and rears for a 45mm lift? I'm thinking of doing an adjustable ranchos up front, and an...