orangefj45
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Great upgrade. I need to do something similar to my HZJ78
Builds Oman -> SoCal 1995 FZJ75 Troopy (4 Viewers)
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prwillard2
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Georg, do you know if it's possible to roll back an odometer? Nothing nefarious, but just wanna make this one match.
Shouldn't be too difficult to partially disassemble the odometer mechanism to get at the number counter wheels. I did it once years ago with an old VW odometer to make it match the vehicle it was being installed in.
I disassembled the odometer on my 45 once. This thread might be of help, not a 70 series, but probably similar enough.
forum.ih8mud.com
Fixing the stuck odometer (with pics)
Many here have seen or experienced the symptoms of the odometer not turning over properly. Usually the minor (tenths) wheel still turns over correctly but it does not increment the next digit. The most common cause for this is the lube on the odometer becoming old and sticky. My 84 BJ42 had this...
forum.ih8mud.com
WarDamnEagle
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It’s too easy. I replaced the one in my 75 and matched the new odometer to the old one exactly. It’s in the 75 build thread in my signature line. Lots of photos.
I'd be real, real interested in the details and theory on how he got the tach to work. Everything from where the sensor is located and the why and how of the wiring. I've got three 70s where I am really missing having a tach
Thank you sir I’m glad everything worked out.
I’m glad you’re satisfied with parts and service.
If you need some help with Parts. I’ll be more than happy to help you. You can send me a personal message if you like.
prwillard2
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John I'll shoot you a message in whatsapp, but doesn't seem to be anything too difficult. Couple extra wires/solder and good to go it looks like based on the pictures.
Believe this tach is from a non 75 vehicle, you can see in the pictures above where they cut through a larger motherboard to get just this tach.
prwillard2
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So, you're gonna need to change the oil pressure sender out with this new tach. I got mine off ebay, 98% sure it's not OEM despite the ad saying OEM. That's another thing for another day.
prwillard2
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Went through and was trying to get my odometer to roll back to what's on my current dash. Have you ever tried to manually rewind an odometer for 110k KM every single km? I decided it wasn't worth the 40 hours of my time that would take me and just rolled the odometer back to 110k over my current one.
prwillard2
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I also figured out how to get rid of that annoying t-belt light!
Just remove the entire unit!
Great use of this cast iron sitting in my garage!
Just remove the entire unit!
Great use of this cast iron sitting in my garage!
prwillard2
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Also installed a new speedometer cable!
I'll see your 98% and raise you 3%. I.e. I'm 101% that is a bogus eBay Toyota part.
Suuuuuuuper common on Amazon and eBay these days. To be fair we got some bogus stuff from Amayama too. The font/label is goofy an the construction and color of the part are wrong, plus Toyota likes to stamp production information on their sending units.
prwillard2
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Put everything back together tentatively to confirm everything is working, and it's working well right now!
prwillard2
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I called the seller out in an ebay message and he immediately refunded me my full purchase price. So I've got that going for me.I'll see your 98% and raise you 3%. I.e. I'm 101% that is a bogus eBay Toyota part.
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prwillard2
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Another dumb question... is it possible to run a dual battery setup in a petrol narrow nose 70? Looking at my engine bay, I cannot fathom where I'd put a second battery.
Many models came with factory dual batteries (24V) and with modern AGM/LiFePO4/etc options with much smaller form factory, it’s totally workable for most under hood situations.
Fugazi
I'd think yes. I've got dual batteries, but am a 14BT (was 3BII). I've got dual batteries in our 80, which is 1FZ, had to move the windshield washer reservoir to do it. I've thought about moving my house battery to the the engine bay, so I'd have three batteries in there. I'd just need to go with a smaller battery to get it to fit.
