mallster70
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Morning guys, replacing rear calipers and full exaust system on my 97 LWB Collie.
Looked at Ebay, Milners, Roughtrax etc. Money not really an object as working vehicle( just dont want to have to take off road again in 18 mths time!)
Also, after spending some time reading a quite lengthy thread started by Bob, iwas wondering if anyone has an up date on the 1KZ-TE cooling issue?
As my truck has spent a little time off road(2 yrs)!,and once up and running will be towing up to 3 tonnes of cow, im a little concerned.
I have invested in the 76 deg thermostat. The original Toyo rad throughly blown out. After taking out and splitting the fan coupling, found 15ML silicone oil inside. Can anyone confirm that i do need 60ML refill?? I looked on hilux/surf forums who run same engine and all those guys run 10,000 weight oil in their fans, prompting the fan to start up earlier.
Hopefully the combination of the lower degree stat and the fan cutting in earlier, will keep any excessive temps down?
I did see someone mentioned taking the core out of the original stat, thus keeping the seal and keeping the restriction in water flow, but tapping into the top hose an aftermarket stat. Does anyone know if this has been done with any success? I think the original thread pretty much confirmed that where the stat is now , wasnt the best place.
Many thanks Guys.
Looked at Ebay, Milners, Roughtrax etc. Money not really an object as working vehicle( just dont want to have to take off road again in 18 mths time!)
Also, after spending some time reading a quite lengthy thread started by Bob, iwas wondering if anyone has an up date on the 1KZ-TE cooling issue?
As my truck has spent a little time off road(2 yrs)!,and once up and running will be towing up to 3 tonnes of cow, im a little concerned.
I have invested in the 76 deg thermostat. The original Toyo rad throughly blown out. After taking out and splitting the fan coupling, found 15ML silicone oil inside. Can anyone confirm that i do need 60ML refill?? I looked on hilux/surf forums who run same engine and all those guys run 10,000 weight oil in their fans, prompting the fan to start up earlier.
Hopefully the combination of the lower degree stat and the fan cutting in earlier, will keep any excessive temps down?
I did see someone mentioned taking the core out of the original stat, thus keeping the seal and keeping the restriction in water flow, but tapping into the top hose an aftermarket stat. Does anyone know if this has been done with any success? I think the original thread pretty much confirmed that where the stat is now , wasnt the best place.
Many thanks Guys.