I posted this truck in the 60s pages but I'm here asking about the diesel swap in this potential purchase.
I live in Mexico City and have seen a 1987 60 series for sale that I`m interested in, but wanted to share some info here with the pros for opinions, warning signs and help sourcing parts (if I need) down here in Mexico.
The seller has a pretty neat collection of classic 4x4´s mostly Fj40s, 80s and 60s and knows his stuff, but a stubborn guy who doesn’t want to let it go very easy. Does not want to add more money to it otherwise he will not sell it. He has done mechanical work (head gaskets, valves, seals etc) with genuine parts from Columbia (?!). The motor is a 4.2 diesel. From what I can see it’s a 1HZ but with a turbo. Paperwork says it´s 4.0 but the owner says 4.2, so I had him confirm the turbo in which he sent a video and sure enough, there`s a turbo there. What motor do you think this thing is running and how reliable is a swap like this? Is a turbo`d 1hz a bad idea, and if not does it have a decent amount of power and reliability?
I live in Mexico City and have seen a 1987 60 series for sale that I`m interested in, but wanted to share some info here with the pros for opinions, warning signs and help sourcing parts (if I need) down here in Mexico.
The seller has a pretty neat collection of classic 4x4´s mostly Fj40s, 80s and 60s and knows his stuff, but a stubborn guy who doesn’t want to let it go very easy. Does not want to add more money to it otherwise he will not sell it. He has done mechanical work (head gaskets, valves, seals etc) with genuine parts from Columbia (?!). The motor is a 4.2 diesel. From what I can see it’s a 1HZ but with a turbo. Paperwork says it´s 4.0 but the owner says 4.2, so I had him confirm the turbo in which he sent a video and sure enough, there`s a turbo there. What motor do you think this thing is running and how reliable is a swap like this? Is a turbo`d 1hz a bad idea, and if not does it have a decent amount of power and reliability?
