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Can't decide which way to go with this, so I'll leave it in the lap of the gods... My 80 will be up for sale end of Feb (it's being used for a holiday last week in Feb). I don't want to end up with a drive full of vehicles...so this either sells and a change of plan goes ahead, or I keep it and...

I've always been mechanically minded and avoided wiring where possible. Give me an engine rebuild over electrickery any day. But something has me playing with it over the past few days.... :flushed: I'm obviously a wiring numpty, but after a bit of reading up, I think I've got my head around...

Don't believe him. Having a front on the back and vice versa is the same as growing pampas grass outside your house.

Yamaha did it about 15 years ago with the WR450F 2 Trac. Interesting set up.

It's green. Very well used...arb bumper, snorkel, muds, sliders, ladder, roof rack...you'd know it if you'd seen it... Give me a wave/flash or block the road, stop me for an all things landcruiser natter. :thumbup:

I've got an 80 and I'm 2 mins up the road from you at Wallsend. I do so hope someone offers me a spare set of wheels.........

Denso VE Kit from injectionpumps.co.uk. Helpful and replied quickly when I emailed to check it was what I was after, but found when you order there's a box asking for pump numbers and application etc anyway. Nice to know its definitely the right kit on the way when you're getting irritated at...

Busy few weeks, but finally got round to finishing this job up... So start with getting everything clean as possible and get stuck in. All pretty straightforward until it came time to get the pump out. To say it was a bitch to get out is quite the understatement.... Next I made a bracket to...

Well.. The mechanical experience behind too many years of building 500bhp bike engines kinda told me that was probably the case. But I also learned a long time ago, and it's a bit of a moto... NEVER PRESUME as it could either A: COST A LOT or B: HURT A LOT As I said, diesel pretty new to me...

Cheers lads. I'll take the crack a nut and let it drip approach. The more you look into it, the more you're made to feel cracking anything on the high pressure end will have diesel put your eye out on the way to hitting the back of your skull! Pictures I will take. :thumbup:

So I haven't been able to update on this being so busy moving etc...and not explaining myself clearly just as the wife loves to point out... Yes, being a 6 cylinder, there are 6 high pressure lines. Yes, they should be tight, I'll take that with a pinch of salt..! Being more precise, it looks...

ACSD..Don't recall, in a bit of a hurry when I looked. Will take a look in the morning. I have plenty of ally about to make blank... Does it change timing when warm, and therefore need timing done when removed? Or change timing when cold, and just requires a little tickle till warm after...

Sorry Grant, understand it looks like I had a blonde moment not thinking of sending pump, but hadn't made clear I wasn't going to take the pump off for the sake of what looks like a high pressure line seal. Therefore long way to Swindon! Frank..as I've just said above, looks like high pressure...

Thanks, but Swindon a little far for me...I'm at Newcastle Tyne & Wear! Take it to a garage they'll suck through their teeth and give you the bad news £££££££...... (I'm ex mechanic from 25 years back...) Just need to know what you're doing, and have a pump make, model, and seal kit.....

So.....got my hands full at the moment...moving house in a few days...MOT due in a few days...And just sprung an injector leak. Marvellous. Just 2-3 drips when stopped, but probably enough to make Mr MOT man no happy. I'm fairly new to the Landcruiser and the 1 HDT (93' HDJ 81), so to hopefully...

We all need a lube stash. Especially when getting on a bit......

I've joked about having a tug over some sexy New tools before, but.......

Switches exhaust between peewee herman mode and brian blessed mode.

After the best sex of his life with his new Thai girlfriend, Dave rolls over exhausted. Just seconds pass by before she starts stroking his manhood. Jeez..your ready to go again already?! No. She said. I'm just admiring your cock. I really miss mine.

Clives Window goes up and down unassisted in the dry, and sticks when raining... Mine sticks real bad when dry, and slides quite nicely when wet! Stop sniggering at the back :eusa-naughty:

We have relatives in Neckarsulm we visit once a year. Not so far from you... Would be good to have somewhere/someone else to talk landcruiser/pointed towards some local must see/must drive roads..!

Cheers lads. More opaque than others is good to hear, but it's on it's way for testing anyway just to be sure. And yes, this is straight from the bottle... I've had just about every superbike under the sun over the years, and as you say towpack, oil always looked like honey, and very...

Anyone used Fuchs titan unimax mc 10w40? In 35 years of changing oil, they've always been a variation of the transparent honey colour. Just changed the oil and filter on the 80, and used the Fuchs titan. Ok, it's darker..not a problem. But it's a lot less transparent, and in a certain light...

Highlander. Probably a bad idea putting this in the 80. I'm easily distracted..........

Figured it all out now. My 35 years of working on motorbikes and not cars starting to show already..... All LED's are fine. Just the backlights. Maybe the bulb does come out of the holder, but I'd assumed they were one piece as all the bulbs I've looked at come with the holder. I was tempted...

Then after hours of looking, immediately finds the answer himself after posting :character-grover: If this helps anyone in future.. T4.2 bulbs. They're moulded one piece with the twist base.

These heater control green condomed backlight bulbs.....can't seem to find any info whether they're tiny push fit, or moulded Toyota jobies...broke one trying to get it out (was buggered anyway) What bulb, or what Toyota part number if moulded anybody? Cheers Chris

Hi Andy. Yup, HDJ81. And sorry, roof rack is on the list of things definitely staying. But worth a try! Scott... It is indeed the truck you're thinking of. And agreed...I'll take a well used truck that's been maintained by someone who knows what they're doing, over a sparkling example where...

Cheers Mark. There's a few items I'm still in two minds whether to sell or store... An satnav mount that bolts behind the passenger dash handle, and puts the satnav just to the left of the stereo. A rear cargo carrier that bolts behind the towbar. And a full height bolt in cargo barrier, sits...

Hello all. So, picked my 80 up about a month ago..... I'm sure somebody from here will probably recognise this... I'm Chris. Originally from Newcastle (Tyne and wear) live not far from there (for now). Mostly motorbikes since a kid, but had a fourtrak, hilux single and double cabs, surf...

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