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I am running 265/70/r16 on my 16 10 rims fitted on a lj70 swb

I have an 1986 LJ70 here in Panama that was manufactured in Venezuela. The original wheels where 175R16 split rims.

This is the instrument cluster configuration for the LJ70

It is powered off the printed circuit board on the instrument panel, so if the fuse was blown none of the instruments would work. No individual fuse for the tach.

I have an 86 LJ70 with a 2L diesel. The tach is not functioning. I originally thought the culprit was the printed circuit on the dash because it was pretty much toast and only one of my gauges was working. I finally found a circuit board in Italy and replaced it and now all of my gauges work...

Bund, I had the same issue with the wiper linkage on my 1986 LJ70. The pivot points also came apart. I looked all over the world for a new linkage for a year and could not find a new or used one anywhere. I finally wound up having to machine the moving parts and used the old bars to...

Ric, Not sure if this will help but it may. I have a 1986 LJ70 with a 2L diesel which was never imported to the US either. I recently did and engine rebuild on this and was unable to get headbolts for the engine thru Toyota here in Panama. I found this on the internet...

I was looking for a J78 when I found the 70. I want to drive from Columbia down the west coast of South America to Tierra del Fuego and then back up the Atlantic coast of Argentina, Brazil and then across the Amazon to Georgetown, Guyana.

Love the 70 series pickups! I am looking for one now to restore. Does this have the 6 cyl. HZ diesel?

'86' LJ70 w/2L diesel

'86' LJ70

'86' LJ70

What year is this one?