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Hi All, As per above, Mama's LC HZJ81 won't start. Iv'e tested voltages on the starter relay and 12/24v changeover switch and can get at most 6v on the coil wires. Where to look to find the missing 6v? Is there another relay or something specific in the loom that is causing the volt drop? Open...

Morning All, a week ago Sunday we had a fire when wiring loom caught alight at front left where the loom passes behind the headlight and in front of the battery. Didn't think to take a pic of the fire, too busy extinguishing! Anyway I stripped out everything in the way then slowly tried to trace...

Hi All, Rapidly approaching mud season, so am forced to repair both CDL actuators on mamas 1HZ permanent 4wd and my 1HDT standard. I bought a used unit off mud to do repairs and got the 1HDT working fine. After installing the repaired unit on the 1HZ I can't get it to respond to the CDL dash...

Hi All, I've checked that the main relay under the bonnet works and all lights are on a dimmed. When moving stalk to bright, dims die and brights don't come on. I've tried flicking the stalk multiple times and sometimes the brights activate. Question, stalk or another well hidden relay issue...

Hi All, My 1HZ has been loosing up to 1 liter of coolant per trip/day. I noticed some staining on the rad from the plastic header so pulled the rad and stripped and cleaned the header gasket etc. All together and no more leaks there, but...engine is still loosing coolant. There are no traces of...

Somewhere I've seen pics of some very neat and tidy rear bumpers that don't stick a yard out behind the car. Of course now I can't find any in the search. Thinking of just a two pipe under-body with a tow hitch. No need for samson size wheel carriers etc. Any and all pics welcome. :)

Hi All, I've been trying to track down an actuator locally but the one;s I have found are U/S. Does anyone have one spare they are willing to part with, I can't afford the many dollars being asked for new. Cheers Steve

Hi All, Mama's car just got back from the panel-beaters and during a test run I noticed the KM counters don't turn although the speedo reads just fine. I stripped out the meters and I see that the speedo gets an electronic input, no speedo cable. I assume there is some motor driven doohickey...

We have two cruisers in the family, another two on the projects. Was doing a bit of maintenance, checking lamps etc and had to change the front right side light or marker lamp on my HDJ81. I see it has a dual filament lamp but i could only ever get one filament to light up, and that was with...

Hi All, Been a while since my last post. Still have my original HZJ 81 and have recently supplemented that with another HZJ 81, but this with a turbo. Was checking the undercarriage and the general workings and thought to check whether the 4WD works. So I jacked up the front right and left...

Hi Guys, A recent trip to the capital city and back ended up with the last 400 km's running after dark. Strange stuff started happening to the lighting circuits. First the speedo lights all went out with only the gear indicator light and bright beam still working. At the same time the...

Have had an issue with the brake pedal falling to the floor, so after reading up what to do and what not to do, I started the process. Even put a block under the pedal! Been round each wheel three times and once at the LSV and bled all and no signs of air. A definite improvement at the pedal but...

Hi All, Don't know if this is the right place to post this but it does have to do with SWAMBO's 80! We get to travel to the homeland this September to visit the kids in London, so naturally Id like to do a bit of shopping for the 80. First some info from those that may know. Is there any way...

Hi All, I'm sure there is a how-to somewhere, just cant get my search results to show anything specific. Just need to know how one gets at all the tension bolts without removing battery, radiator and fan. Is it possible to change all the belts without too much gymnastics. I can get to the AC...

Hi All, Since purchasing the truck the mirrors haven't once afford to fold, even with prodigious fat finger stabbing at appropriate button. Has anyone successfully stripped open (not farked anything) a side mirror and has a short how-to somewhere hidden within these pages? Cheers

Hi All, I've slowly been gathering the bits for a hob service/overhaul. Quick question leading on from yesterday's request re CV grease. See pic, is this enough grease for each CV? I've seen "How too's" where the dude squirts extra grease into the hub after assembly and before closing...

Trying to get the internal lights to switch on/off on command and opened this cover to see if there was another bulb hidden inside and found this!! What is it??:confusion-question: Looks like it belongs.

I know that sounds weird, "heavy acceleration", but thick black smoke nevertheless! Is it time to rebuild injectors, have pump serviced or both? Cheers Steve

I have an urge in my late years to play my childhood rock at the sound-levels it deserves, has anyone installed nose-bleed audio, what and how? I am a total novice at this.:icon-biggrin: Thx Steve

Mud season has arrived here in the hills of southern Tz. There are only two seasons really, Dust and Mud, with the latter being of longer duration. Driving around the tea fields main roads and suddenly coming across a section of mud on an uphill off-camber is pretty unsettling:icon-surprised...

I see on "other" forums that 80 owners go to great lengths to acquire said button. I have a button on my dash that says Central Differential Lock! Am I special?

Not sure this is the right place, but is there any way the mods can limit the size of pics posted online. Reason I'm asking is I have a very shitty connection and limited data speed. I sometimes have to work through my phone which makes it worse, and I really enjoy the builds and story's but...

Hi All, On a 23 year old 80 one should expect noises from interior stuff loosening up, so what do you do, live with them or track them down ruthlessly and eliminate them. Body noises are never easy to solve, stuff under the car a bit easier. Travelling the lesser graded surfaces here in the...

Hi All, So what goes wrong with the speedo? Just after I brought Bertha home I noticed the speedo would take a few hundred meters to 'wake up'! now it's stopped completely! Where to check?? Another issue is the lamp lighting up the D on the dash doesn't work, all the rest do. During a strip of...

Could someone explain in simple terms why my 80 has two battery's? Is the wiring all 24v or 12v with the battery's in parallel or bits of both? And what does what? I haven't managed to track down a wiring diagram yet, does anyone have a soft copy?? Cheers

Hi All, My new (to me) LC80 (which I haven't received yet) supposedly has an HZJ81 motor. I fail to find any reference to such, is it possible and what makes it different to the HZJ80? Cheers

Hi All, Just bought an 80 '94 VX 4.2 Auto, 250k on the clock. Thought best to say hello before asking stupid questions. My first LC so there's bound to be plenty.:think: Will be mostly commuting around the southern highlands of Mafinga/Iringa so she'll see some service. Cheers...