WANTED: Surf 2LT head/complete engine. YaHoo FOUND ONE!

zoopa · Post by **zoopa** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:50 pm

Hi all, im looking for a 1990 Ln130 Surf 2LT cylinder head or a complete engine to drop in. It would appear that mine has done the very uncommon thing of cooking itself :shock:

Im only wanting to fix and sell this vehicle so am just looking for the usual factory standard parts.
Im in a bit of hurry so any suggestions as to where I could get this would be much appreciated.

Armourguard · Post by **Armourguard** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:47 pm

I have seen the heads on trade-me for about $700 i think :cry:

Worth a try :roll:

zoopa · Post by **zoopa** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:55 pm

Cheers, im doing the Trade Me hunt, seems to be the only place I may get one at the mo, even the wreckers are bare. Must be that time of year.

Armourguard · Post by **Armourguard** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:18 pm

Good luck

I know you are going to sell it but i suggest you chck your radiator and hoses (normally the cause to a blown head gasket or cracked head on the 2LTs)

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:28 pm

i wounder if a 1st gen 2lt head would fit??? I have a good one

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:28 pm

The $700 will buy you a new bare head, you'll still have to have everything moved from the old head to the new one and then set up properly... you're staring down the barrel of a $2k-$2.5k job

Find a second hand motor if you just want to sell it - you should find something for around $1k-$1.5k

Uncommon it is (unfortunately) not, these motors are prone to cracking heads (not from radiators and hoses, just simply from a combination of poor design, and crap quality NZ diesel, and probably the first 100,000km in Japan with no oil or filter changes...

Good luck... what are you going to get when you sell this one?

Steve

JTop · Post by **JTop** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:31 pm

dont pay 2 much for a crappy used head from an unknown source, a new head is priced from $560+
J Top

zoopa · Post by **zoopa** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:52 pm

I had a good look at the head and gasket and it seems to be a slowly creep up from behind crack, not the sudden shit what was that, one. I had been a bit anal about the radiator/hoses and watching the temp gauge but to no avail
Mmmm what am I going to get after this vehicle? Well id love to say a honking big anything with big everythings but I am reduced to anything that will get me from A - B at this point.
But do you know what really hurts the most? Not the big repair bill or the fact Im gonna be driving a shit box soon, but the four times I have needed a tow it was behind a Mitsi RVR. How humiliating being towed by a bloody RVR in a Surf in 5 o clock traffic down the busiest roads in ChCh.
:shock:

zoopa · Post by **zoopa** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:54 pm

Hi J top, where bouts was that from? The best I could find round here was around $800 recond

zoopa · Post by **zoopa** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:56 pm

Hi Tim, I think any 2LT will fit but am under the impression that a 2L wont. Was yours 2L?

JTop · Post by **JTop** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:52 pm

parts@staparts.co.nz
J Top

Armourguard · Post by **Armourguard** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:09 am

Hey Zoopa

If it makes you feel any better my wife just came into my work this morning and i think shes done the same to our Hilux. :cry:

Can you let me know how much and where you got your head in the end,
i had been driving it for the last 1 1/2 years not a problem

and i was pretty anal about temp gauge and water level to :shock:

then i bought an FJ40 two weeks ago :twisted:

and i swapped cars with the wife, problem is i pulled the FJ apart to do it up

so now shes got her car back and im stuck :cry:

Let me know

U-BOAT · Post by **U-BOAT** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:08 pm

a 2L head will fit but it depends on what year/model 2L you get beacuase there are two types of 2L/LT engines. the first is what is commonly referred to as the roller-rocker head as this is exactly what the head has along with the cam underneath the valve cover which is aluminium. the second is the tin-top motor which is what you've got. it doesn't have roller rockers in the head and the valve cover steel. any motor before late 1988 will be the roller rocker motor and anything after late 88/89 is the tin top motor. another common way of telling is that the LN60 series trucks are roller rocker and the LN106/130 are tin top. hope this helps.

Crankshaft · Post by **Crankshaft** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:23 am

Have you found one? If so this is completely pointless, but what the hey.

I have a 2lt in auckland. pm me if you're interested.