Recent content by tomrichardson

i have fitted a 13 row kenlowe rad to my 80. It seems to be a nicely made bit of kit and came with hoses, fittings etc. the man i spoke to there was also very helpful and honest with any advice. he wasnt just trying to sell me the most expensive thing.

glad it went to plan. and you managed to get the spring back onto the tab ok. :thumbup: :thumbup:

mine does that too. has been the same for the last 25,000 miles. didn't change by altering the tps, kickdown cable or by changing the oil (twice). mine also doesnt do it if i shift into 2. i guess its one of the quirks of the box. it can be annoying though, especially at junctions etc.

mine leaked from the corner of the rubber gasket between the head and main body of the pump, when i tried running on veg oil. it looks possible to replace in situ, but involves the fiddly process of disconnecting and re-connecting the throttle/govener spring. not impossible with a bit of...

I fear the moon did not pass by my truck that night! Oh well

I think someone elses bodge has become my headache!! Anyway, i think maybe the whole heat idea is slightly misunderstood. If you can say heat an exposed nut to expand it, then undo it whilst warm that works ok. Nut gets bigger on the bolt. In my case, heating the bolt in the crank expands...

just to add. this explains the funny clonking noise i got when stopping the engine, the continuous slight oil leak that was impossible to find, and the reason i could never quite get my pump timing absolutely spot on!!

i apologise, it is a bolt. the idea of heating it all is as cptsideways says, to expand everything together and then as it cools it "cracks" the bond i.e. rust between the two. to heat the end of the crank to cherry red would knacker the hardening of the crank. anyways, it seems it has been an...

daredn't get the burners in there. thats why we borrowed the induction heater.

well i had a seal delivered to me from toyota today and got the truck over my mates pit ready for an hours work................ mmmmmmm found the pulley was loose, or the keyway worn??? after the hour, much swearing and deliberation, the bolt will not move. well, it move about a 1/4 turn either...

Thanks towpack. Thats handy to know. I'm now hoping the mysterious squeeky noise i get on stopping the engine isn't a loose pulley as i dont need a new crank at the mo!!

Thanks karl. Its defo engine oil. I need to do some investigation but it does look like the crank seal. Unless its an obscure leak from higher up just being flung off the pulley? Its getting worse now quite quickly so i need to sort it.

good day people. i seem to have an ever increasing amount of oil splattering itself around the front of my engine. i therefore am concluding it to be the front crank pulley seal. can anyone please confirm the big nut holding on the pulley is a std RH thread, and if i can remove it as one lump or...

Thanks guys. I will try toyota. They seem to be hard to source as an aftermarket part even though from what ive read on t'internet they do seem quite common. I did look at dissecting one and soldering something in but it looked a complete nightmare re threading the bulb legs. Maybe something to...

hello fellow cruiser nuts. a new year and more little jobs to keep on with. i have done a search, but to no avail so.......... can anyone tell me where to get the little grey based bulbs to go in the dash switches?? i tried autobulbsdirect.co.uk but the ones i ordered were a little too big. same...