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Nice views from this spot near Betws

Thank you.

That’s brilliant - do you have a link for the item you bought, please?

That’s brilliant. Love the white stuff.

Welcome. They are great trucks, even if they all are like an ongoing restoration project as they age.

That sounds like a fine dream. I would also like steel bumpers on my 100, I think I would be best then to delete the AHC and stick on a set of Dobinsons or similar that might handle the weight better. Still just thoughts for now as currently the AHC works well. When I did all the checks on the...

I noticed the front left brake pads were missing the rattle spring - I found a few pieces of it all chewed up on the clip, so a quick job today. They are not cheap at 7.48 plus VAT. I also noticed the boot on the front left ball joint is perished. I have a couple of new ones on the shelf so...

Thank you. Happy New to you and all here.

On odour, I wonder if an ozone generator would help get it under control?

Welcome.

Welcome! Sounds like a great set up and look forward to seeing some photos once you can upload.

is there a chance it could be related to this? https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/threads/100-series-spill-control-valve.139731/ there is a lot of content if you can search the forum about the Spil control valve. This post as a good explanation from UHU...

Welcome! Look forward to some pics when you have time.

Welcome. Hope you can show a few pictures when you have some time.

Happy days. The rear diff lock is working as it should. There is an element (a big element) of user error here. When I got the truck one of the first things I did was to allow low range without the difflock. Coming from my previous manual 80 I unplugged a connector on the centre diff. This...

Thank you. i did look a them but am not sure how to read them. what you say makes sense and I can see that now on the diagram. the diagrams look lie the diagrams I make when I am building up a database in Filemaker, so hopefully I can find my way around them eventually. Where are the relays...

Did not want to wait until morning. just been out with the multimeter and some longer wire. both earths are good.

Thank you. i'll do that tomorrow.

Thank you. I will dig into that. I have just been and had a look. both earths appear to be fine. any further suggestions will be gratefully received. thank you

Pretty much a standard setup right now. Thanks. I will get a look.

Back to the rear diff lock I would appreciate some suggestions of things to check. The new locker works - I adjusted the position of the rod to fit it using a 12v battery and some leads off the terminals. The centre locker works fine. I have pulled the plug allowing me to use low ratio without...

Hope you all fared well in the storms yesterday. Was glad to have the 100 to wade through the floods around here. plenty of roads impassable for most cars. I was surprised to be followed through the deepest water on the way back home by a man in an older silver Seat Toledo. I was watching him...

Welcome. that’s quite a collection! Would love to see photos when you have time.

Oh, also removed the side steps. The truck looks better without them. I am thinking in the future about removing the AHC which currently still works fine, has good pressures etc, and doing a 2 inch lift. is the pedders kit on roughtrax any good? Also fitting a new set of front and rear bumpers.

Having only done 300 miles in the truck since January thought it best to start using the old girl some more. Today fitted new engine and gearbox mounts (genuine via Partsouq). Not cheap and not an easy job, even on the ramp with my mate who has worked on trucks and cars for 30-plus years...

Welcome back. I really like the Surfs and that looks well in blue!

Cheers Stuart. That look really well. I've always liked the barn door models.

Welcome Stuart. Sounds like you have a great truck. We all love pictures if you have any you can post?

Welcome! Would love to see some photos of your 75.

Replaced engine oil and fitted an OEM Toyota oil filter, new sump plug. Been about 5100 miles since last oil and filter. Fitted the Falken Wildpeak tyres. Vacced inside, washed outside.

something is putting it into limp mode. black smoke means to much fuel and not enough air so it is pointing to a fault with or around the turbo. if the vanes are sticky it can go into limp mode from overboost or underboost. i had that a lot on one of my VW Golf's with a variable vane turbo...

Is the turbo spinning up? Is it a later model with the variable vanes in the turbo and if so are all the vaccuum lines plumbed in etc?

Welcome. Nice truck and great pics!

Finally got some new rubber. just need one more tyre for the spare now. Found a guy who had bought 4 x Falken Wildpeak AT3WA 275/65 R18 (that I was after) for his Discovery and decided after fitting and before driving they did not look meaty enough and he removed them from the rims. So i...

Welcome. sounds like a great car.

Cleaned the MAF - looks to me like it has never been cleaned. Fiddly to get out and one of the screws was pretty stuck. I shall report back. Was a lot easier to get at and remove on my RAV4 that I did before the Landcruiser.

Just been to the pub. Drove it more briskly on the way. sat in the car park at the pub and the misfire was back when i tickled it up to 1400 rpm. ran the truck home through the hills and gave it some beans down the by pass. and at home in the drive way no misfire at 1400-1500 rpm. got to love...

went out this morning and gave the engine a good workout on long runs up the hills to get the egts up. holding it in lock up as long as i could on some hills and then running the truck foot down up to the red line through the box on other hills. 20 minutes of italian tune up later no misfire...

Thanks Jon. It feels a little rough in that rev range but only if i am cruising at that speed. it is not bad, just i notice it more these days - so it might be a bit worse or it might be me being more attentive of it. If i sit in neutral and move the revs up slowly i can feel it too - like...

Slight misfire - well that what it feels like. between 1400 and 1600 rpm i notice it. seems to be gone after sitting on the motorway for an hour or two and i dont notice it again for a few days. fuel filter changed recently and makes no difference. new earth on the EDU. I had noticed it well...