How is the engine running? One thought, that ill tell you for free but cost me 500 bucks is get under your truck and have a good look for stones and any thing else out of the ordinary. My Surf had a rock stuck above the transfer case that neither i or the mech saw and spent shit loads of time trying ...

Yea i looked round for alternators, and because the 90 ln130s have internal regulators and the oil vacum pump on the rear, (others have them between the pull wheels and the engine as such) they are very hard to get hold of. Only place that had one in chch was lineside, and they werent moving on 395 ...

yea all cool id worked it out lol, but my truck has regularly filled up with water, just about as common as my engine problems! Cheers Bro

yep... Barring the technical words that i dont know. On saturday night my power cable (+) came unattatched to my stater motor, which is normally controled by a solanoid. So it just started arcing out and made the trucks electrics go A-Wall. Sunday night the starter motor failed on me and upon having ...

yea make sure when you change your starter motor that you put a washer on the positive connection, cause if it comes off it will stuff your alternator to the point of beyond repair!!! (Ok another lesson learnt lol)

bloody awesome!

yep, welder is easy, hes an engineer by trade just i know that he wont want to spend more than his pocket money on it

i heard that running 100% anti freeze in them helps, because when water boils it makes are, where as anti freeze/coolant doesnt, stoping air getting to the head. Just keep that in mind, im still to try it, but am going to. Appartently from a mechanic i meet thats what they do in england and japan ...

No i still think you are all wrong - how do you deserve to drive Toyotas!!! 2LT = 2.4 Litre D turbo also available without the turbo (Bored out 2.2 litre which is common is hiaces) 3L = 2.8 Litre D 5L = 3.0 Litre D (Bored out 2.8L) 1-KZE = 3.0 Litre D Turbo + optional intercooler the 1-KZEis a real ...

hey thanks steve, ill bring em out to ya garage sometime so you can have a quick chat, if it was easy he was going to do it this week while he was off work

Yea the 2.4 engines are a little lacking, but then the 2.8, 3L and 3.0, 5L with a turbo or a supercharger (how cool does that sound)go better than a bulldozer. They are all good engines, i had a bad experince of cracking my head and blowing my turbo within a day of buying it, suspected that it had ...

Has anyone swapped the front springs for a set of rear springs to get the extra height? My friend Matt, who some here know, is planning on doing this but was keen to find out before he started if there were more complications involved than thought? Will it effect his drive shaft or anything etc Many ...

Im a sales hunter, but for you guys and a few social nites closely sharing ghost stories, ill become a 4WD Thief hunter for sure. I do know that on a serious note that if you talk to the right people and have the right info, sometimes you need to trade a little (can you smell it) and next you know ...

what engine do you have? If you have the 2L or 3L or possibly 5L then in theory it wont, because it will be a newer engine, like a 1kze which have different engine mounts points etc so im guessing different chassis, be very similar though.

What engine do you have?

Andrew

Sounds like you got home ok. Good to find that you found the sight, sorry i hadnt email you after that night ive been very busy keeping my truck going with minor issues (water). Has herbie found any more ditches? Any any sign of Daisy, when you see her next please let her know im keen to meet P.S ...

The events began late on sunday afternoon while while driving down the waimak in front of a SupraHilux (just the two of us) me first in my near standard surf as if i got stuck the SupraHilux could winch or pull me out. Crossing shallow Water i lost traction in the lose base and needed to be pulled ...

good idea, is that limited to an area, or NZ wide?

Is anyone familar with where abouts they are? Ive tried finding them with no success.

yes if you let me know what model you are looking for i have an 89 new shape up for grabs, brought it not going with a blown head. Good for parts etc.

hey yea as the others said they are good, couldnt tell you what brand it is cause ive had it that long (actually a flatmates) and we use it at least a couple of times a week on our cars and trucks. Takes soap suds, and never had any trouble with it. Fish o line is that what they used to call it ...

Find yourself the cheapest water blaster anda tin of zinc coating for all your bolts to stop them rusting so you can get them off, any repco for that, and woolworths continually have specials on $49 water blasters that i use and they are all you need and a regular blast is as good as anything. Andrew

(for a good friend)Does any one know where a cheap one is in christchurch or one is available for borrow for a week. he has all this week off work and wants to get the engine sorted but the guy cant get him his new radiator untill next week and needs one line line up the engine (or something like ...

hey tim, if u get stuck gives a txt 0275 343416. sure we can get u something local

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still only took me half an hour to find the gallery! (photo album for newbies who thort there was a difference.) http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?set_albumName=album120&id=IMG_0002&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?set ...

if some one wants to explain to this dumb ass how to insert photos ill post em!

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If any one ends up buying a surf (like me) and the head and turbo go i highly recommend steve @ at fleming cylinder head repairs and fred @ the one stop turbo shop. There pricing was the best around as i went through all the yellow pages, they got the job done quick and did it properly. If you have ...

tim,

happy 5 to ya boy,

bring him down and we'll teach him to drive!

Ive only ever once had an insurance policy declined, and i said thats fine ill take all my insurace (5 policys) else where, and they quickly said hold up a second, so if you ever get declined, just tell them that another insurance company will insure you for less and they do it