Need Help Identifying These Dash Pull Knobs and Ports in LC HDJ80 – What Are They?
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First is throttle.
Second is parachute
Third is choke.
Second is parachute
Third is choke.
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
First one is an OEM Toyota hand throttle, or throttle lock. For winching, or PTO use etc.
Press gas pedal down until revs are where you want them.
Gently pull the throttle lock out to hold the gas pedal in place, then twist to lock it.
Twist the other way to release it.
Can be used as a poor man's cruiser control.
Just stay alert!
The second is not toyota, it's been added
Press gas pedal down until revs are where you want them.
Gently pull the throttle lock out to hold the gas pedal in place, then twist to lock it.
Twist the other way to release it.
Can be used as a poor man's cruiser control.
Just stay alert!
The second is not toyota, it's been added
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I am not sure if you are joking but I am going to believe what you said...
Never seen a dash light dimming switch like that
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Sounds like very scary function to me....
First one is throttle.
Second one: Who knows? Pull it and find out. (That's what I tell my
)Third one is the location for the choke.....on a petrol model. Yours is a diesel, so no choke.
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
It has its uses.
Cruise control absolutely is not an intended use, but a few hours into a 10 hour motorway road trip, I've put it to that use
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
My hdj81 had the same dimmer. Mine was a '90 model
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I have not used it yet but I believe you are right
Is there such an option ? Seems quite advanced.
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This is VX model. That's all I know about it.
I don't have much useful input, but I'm here for answers to the mysteries.
The headlight adjustment dial sounds like an awesome feature... 3 for properly adjusted normal, 0 for following someone you specifically want to be courteous to and 5 combined with high beams for, "F&%# you @$$#*!&"
I've been tempted to install the throttle lock on mine, just for winching purposes. They're actually pretty common on motorcycles as a low-tech cruse control, but theoretically, you probably aren't zoning out on to the same degree on a bike as you can in a car.
The headlight adjustment dial sounds like an awesome feature... 3 for properly adjusted normal, 0 for following someone you specifically want to be courteous to and 5 combined with high beams for, "F&%# you @$$#*!&"
I've been tempted to install the throttle lock on mine, just for winching purposes. They're actually pretty common on motorcycles as a low-tech cruse control, but theoretically, you probably aren't zoning out on to the same degree on a bike as you can in a car.
I have installed the throttle lock and can say it quite useful. Not only for winching but for running the bigger onboard air that I have.
The headlight dial does sound intriguing, I only asked because I would like to know.
I wasn’t sure if you were guessing or had factual knowledge of such an option.
Hopefully the OP will let us know.
I believe it was you who suggested to use mineral spirits instead gasoline for cleaning parts. I tried it and it worked great without all the nasty fumes.
Thanks for the tip.
Totally a guess at how it operates, but it definitely sounds cool. I was mostly kidding about the FU mode, but I can think of several situations where it would be nice to turn the beams down lower - say late night creeping through campsites for example. or packing a heavy load that is pointing the nose up.
I have to assume it would require more than just the switch, unless there are some components in the headlight buckets that no-one has noticed before. Seems like you'd need some sort of servo or something. Obviously, we need our OP to get in there and get us some part numbers!
The headlight beam level control was required in some countries since the early 90s. To retrofit it you'd need the leveling switch, the correct headlights (with leveling actuators) and wire it all up. Part numbers are easy to find in Toyodiy, just select a Euro LHD variant.
@mot did a write on install of the Euro specs lights and adjuster.
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