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hi guys. after all the drama turns out spare supplier sent std pistons instead of 30 thou. here's your problem! lol. will reset old pistons tomorrow to get out of here and back to civilization. thanks for the advice all

hi guys the head came back tested ok. the pistons seem a bit loose to me . how many mills should you be able to move them, if at all. I'm getting prob 3 mm movement at tdc

ok great. I have been a bit concerned that the hand pump seemed to be losing pressure and needed constant pumping to supply fuel evenly so will make that a priority. appreciate it.

thanks beau appreciate the advice. we will get the head back tomorrow and slap it together and see what happens. I will try a do a leak test and send some feedbàck. from a recent chat I see that rebuilt diesels take an awful lot of cranking sometimes to seat the rings so will persevere and let...

good evening all. please forgive me if I'm not in the correct forum. very tech unsavvy. I have two Prado and a 1hz pickup in Zimbabwe. recently picked up a 1kz Prado as a run around and have had to rebuild the engine first trip out. big ends went. compcomp rebuild done in a very rundown garage...

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