Recent content by tommi786

Thanks. Please check for me and if you can also post a pic or two. Will be happy to do a deal.

hi Frank did you manage to find these? I am looking for the same. Bought a 12v starter from Wood Auto but that has started giving me issues. Looking for a good used genuine one that I can rebuild with new contacts and brushes etc also seen some Yanmar ones that match close part numbers on...

Thanks. Another quick question - the 3+ fusible links and plug attached to the positive terminal of the right hand side battery (see pic attached) - what do each of those power? I want (once the 12v starter is in and I have a dual battery system installed) my RHS battery to only serve as an...

Hi. The PWR button on my 81 is non functional. No dash light and no change to gear changes. Have checked the dash bulb and that is ok. 2nd start button that is next to it and on same assembler works fine. What could the issue be?

This is a great write-up and I am finally looking to do this on my 80. Have a 12V starter from Wood Auto ready to go in. The one question I have is that on a different forum (link attached below, hoping to cause no offence), there is mention that the two green and one white wire from the...

Found it. It’s part number 90917-11036.

Hi. This may help someone.... for a few days now I noticed that the aftermarket boost gauge started progressively showing lower boost. Down from 0.8bar to 0.5 then 0.2. Almost feared the worst as in a failing turbo or wastegate or even a slowly dying injector cutting fuel. Turned out...

Great news. Don't think you should worry at all about the slightly different number - it's the pain Toyota part number that's relevant.

Had a longer run yesterday. Behaved well. Water temp did not go beyond 88 even when pulling up the Rift Valley escarpment road. On this section with number of trucks to overtake going uphill the AT temp went as high as 110 but would drop to 95ish when going steady and to 80 as overdrive locked...

Update after several weeks..... Gearbox was dropped and seal changed. That was a quick job other than the pain removing the box. However, as it was down, checked the transfer box and both output bearings seemed to be whining really badly. Opened that up and what a mess inside. Almost all the...

Hey Watamu - any luck with your ECU?

The ECU boards come in two halves - one bit that has all the suspect caps and the other bit with the ICs. To a non specialist eye, the caps that normally goes bad looked identical between the Surf and LC ECU and another option I had considered was to exchange the bottom board in entirety and...

Shayne may be right - try a 90 series Prado box - you will definitely find one of these here in Nairobi at least from a number of second hand shops. Try it before you but it. I did not try that in my car. Well worth a go. I do t think not shifting into overdrive will spoil anything else as long...