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hello

just recently bought a 1991 ford courier with 31inch muddies
was wondering what would be some other minor modifications i could do ???


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Get basic recovery gear, a first aid kit, and put some rated recovery hooks on it, and drive it like it is for a little while. No point spending on mods if you decide you don't like the truck, or is too expensive to run(if it's a petrol). If you like it, then you can consider a snorkel, protective bars, winch etc. Has it got a LSD in the rear?

okay thanks
not to sure if it has a lsd, how do you tell ????

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Little sticker next to the oil level plug

checked the rear diff last night and there was no sticker there. looked like there was one at some stage.

duno what it is but the ute gets quite hot when driving in 4wd low ???anyone know what that could be ??

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cooling system? radiator may need to be flushed or rodded. also check the cooling fan is working properly.

the radiator hangs low in couriers fills with crap quick off road

have now figured that it is an lsd.
also found the problem to over heating, the thermostat was stuck shut and wouldnt open

can someone help me as to the best place to buy a thermostat from or can u repair the old one ??

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any garage can order one for you. or repco, supercheap etc. Ford dealer will have them in stock too.
they aren't expensive.
You can't fix them. They last a long time.
If you need to drive the vehicle, in MOST cases you can gut the valve bit out of the centre, so water can flow trough all the time. The ute will take much longer to rise up to operating temp, but that's not a biggy= at least you are mobile while you wait for a replacement.

okay thanks for the help
i was also wondering what is the positives and negatives of a LSD???

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There is a Repco in Greymouth, head in there and buy a new one dude.

yip ive sorted the thermostat now
still wondering is it good or bad to have a lSD???

4x4man wrote:yip ive sorted the thermostat now
still wondering is it good or bad to have a lSD???

LSD is better than open, depending how well it works.

you may need to yank on the the handbrake to get the power on the front wheels now and then it's not 50/50 power split from the transfer case

thanks for the help
nothing like abit of speed anyway, that always gets u there.

yes mine, shamed a few heavy 4wds ,just to small for family trips, plus it was work truck so repairs became a nuisance, to work schedules

always good when u do better than a new ute
have flushed the radiator and taken the old thermostat out while waiting for my new one and ran it 2day and the radiator is still getting hot after i drive it for about 5 mins ???
anyone got an idea of what this could be

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what was the temp gauge doing?
when a vehicle overheats , sometimes crud in the water galleries is loosened, and it all gets pumped into the radiator, and blocks the lower third of the radiator. Radiator out, and reverse flush bottom to top, or send to radiator shop, and they will remove tanks and clean core. OR you water pump could be failing.

Some motors need to have a thermostat fitted as it blocks the bypass when it opens so the coolant has to go through the radiator so if it's not fitted the coolant won't actually flow through the radiator properly.

fluid travelling to fast will not cool either.

put the old unit back in with the center removed as stated above and try again

okay thanks i will try it and see, the temperature gauge just sits normal when moved but just the pipes and radiator get real hot.

just wondering how do i put a bolt through the fan so it can run all the time ????

a viscous fan, you just drill a couple of holes right through hub opposite each other towards the centre where it gets thinner. bolts through. it won't be able to be a viscous hub again.

What makes you think it is getting TOO hot, if the gauge is reading normal, with the thermostat working properly it should be getting quite hot, too hot to put your hand on, have you checked the temperature by some other means.
Cheers
Tim

the gauge is reading properly but goes above the red and starts boiling real bad

If the water is boiling that badly, you have a bigger problem than just a cooling issue.

Water pump could be knackered, hoses collapsed internally (they might look OK on the outside, but are buggered internally, blocking water flow).
Air flow through radiator (as mentioned earlier) can be stuffed up by having dirt/mud jamming the fins. Have you checked that air can flow properly through the fins?
What thermostat (make, and degrees, etc)?
Auto or manual gearbox?
If auto may need a trans cooler or a good trans flush and new oil too.
What's the service history (Yeah, I know. West Coast and servicing a vehicle? "Service? What's that"?).
Hey, I own a Prado so I'm all for a cool ride!
Driving on soft sand will certainly raise temps too.
I would just use a cable tie to lock up the viscous hub then try it.
That way you haven't buggered it by drilling a bolt hole through it.
If it's the hub it can be rebuilt easily (stripped down, cleaned, new oil, etc).
Blocked exhaust (or squashed up pipe from 4x4 work on rough ground) maybe?
31" muddies? Maybe too much load on the vehicle when slow driving (it's like starting off, and driving along in too high a gear all the time). Probably quite happy at highway speed.

what motor are we talking about here

2.6 petrol

4x4man wrote:2.6 petrol

is that the astron motor that is in the procceed aswell?