I looked at a 1991 75 troopy this weekend and it brings up some questions as I know little about them beyond the cool factor.
Details on the truck are:
1HZ with a leaking injector pump, 326,000km (200k miles), 5 speed, no lockers, heat and AC that work, ARB with M12000, RHD, dual tanks.
The body and undercarriage are pristine for a 27 year old truck. There is a small section of surface rust on the rain gutter on one side, right at the calked seam, but there is no scale and it looks like it could be cleaned up with some sanding, phosphate, primer and touch up paint. No bubbles at all. There is no scale on the drivetrain/suspension/diffs at all. There is one very small dent at the ps tail light. It's a leaf spring truck with high pinion 8" up front. OME lift of about 2", 255 85/16 coopers on 5 factory steelies. The interior is spotless with a brand new looking vinyl floor mat, 60/40 bench up front, and a camp/drawer set up in the back with a bed, fridge slide, pull out stove drawer with utensil drawer. It has power to the back in the way of a 24v fridge connection and a USB charger. I saw no rust on the bottoms of the rear doors or anywhere for that matter.
The truck was cold when I arrived and the owner started it and it cranked instantly from a cold start- first turn of the key. Idle was good, revs sounded good.
Transmission held in gears, but there was some shake to the shifter when releasing the clutch, so I expect that'll need to be addressed soon.
So questions are:
the leak at the injector pump. It drips after running from somewhere near the top of the pump/ fuel lines. I could see exactly where. I've read and rear about rebuilds, resealing, etc. It needs to be fixed ASAP.
There are a couple Toyota shops around that I'll call today for an estimate, but with the similarity of the Denso pump to the Bosch VE, should any diesel shop be able to handle this work, or should I rely only on Toyota shops?
second, regarding the 200K, if the condition of the truck otherwise is any indication, the engine has been well cared for, however I don't know of service records. The truck was imported in 2016 from Tasmania.
What is the realistic risk of getting into this truck with those kind of miles? Driveline issues I can handle, but know nothing about diesels and I'm concerned about parts accessability. I've seen rebuild costs in the $6K range, and while a 1HDT swap would be ideal, it's not like they're at the local wrecking yard waiting for me to grab one for $500.
Details on the truck are:
1HZ with a leaking injector pump, 326,000km (200k miles), 5 speed, no lockers, heat and AC that work, ARB with M12000, RHD, dual tanks.
The body and undercarriage are pristine for a 27 year old truck. There is a small section of surface rust on the rain gutter on one side, right at the calked seam, but there is no scale and it looks like it could be cleaned up with some sanding, phosphate, primer and touch up paint. No bubbles at all. There is no scale on the drivetrain/suspension/diffs at all. There is one very small dent at the ps tail light. It's a leaf spring truck with high pinion 8" up front. OME lift of about 2", 255 85/16 coopers on 5 factory steelies. The interior is spotless with a brand new looking vinyl floor mat, 60/40 bench up front, and a camp/drawer set up in the back with a bed, fridge slide, pull out stove drawer with utensil drawer. It has power to the back in the way of a 24v fridge connection and a USB charger. I saw no rust on the bottoms of the rear doors or anywhere for that matter.
The truck was cold when I arrived and the owner started it and it cranked instantly from a cold start- first turn of the key. Idle was good, revs sounded good.
Transmission held in gears, but there was some shake to the shifter when releasing the clutch, so I expect that'll need to be addressed soon.
So questions are:
the leak at the injector pump. It drips after running from somewhere near the top of the pump/ fuel lines. I could see exactly where. I've read and rear about rebuilds, resealing, etc. It needs to be fixed ASAP.
There are a couple Toyota shops around that I'll call today for an estimate, but with the similarity of the Denso pump to the Bosch VE, should any diesel shop be able to handle this work, or should I rely only on Toyota shops?
second, regarding the 200K, if the condition of the truck otherwise is any indication, the engine has been well cared for, however I don't know of service records. The truck was imported in 2016 from Tasmania.
What is the realistic risk of getting into this truck with those kind of miles? Driveline issues I can handle, but know nothing about diesels and I'm concerned about parts accessability. I've seen rebuild costs in the $6K range, and while a 1HDT swap would be ideal, it's not like they're at the local wrecking yard waiting for me to grab one for $500.
