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MQ SD33T
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 7:14 am
by zukmeista
Just picked up one of these apparently hasn't been running for a while. The body is pretty much non existent apart from firewall... Are they 24V or 12V? Any suggestions on getting it cranked up? Was thinking disable fuel pump and crank for 20sec to build oil pressure
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 9:25 am
by MkPtroll
They came out in both 24v and 12v, easiest way to determine would be to see if it has two battery locations under bonnet. If it only has one battery location then it will be 12v, two locations then it will be 24v.
I have heard of the motors starting up first turn of the keep after sitting around for 10 + years. It wouldn't hurt disconnecting the pump and building oil pressure. I purchased a complete mq just recently for the pto winch, the guy jumped in it, turned the key and it started first pop. The truck had been sitting for at least 2 years. The slave/master cylinder are common for blocking/seizing after sitting for long periods of time also.
Cheers
Jason
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:12 pm
by zukmeista
The front guards are gone so no way to tell what battery situation was...
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:43 pm
by DieselBoy
Try 12v, if it won't turn over fast go 24v, what cha got to loose??
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 3:50 pm
by MkPtroll
There should still be 2 sets of terminals under the engine bay?
Did you pick this up from up North for $200?
Cheers
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 6:57 pm
by zukmeista
MkPtroll wrote:There should still be 2 sets of terminals under the engine bay?
Did you pick this up from up North for $200?
Cheers
I'll have a look, are the twin battery setups one on each side? Yeah was in maungaturoto don't need it and don't have room for it but was too cheap to resist!

Thanks for ya help
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 8:40 am
by MkPtroll
Yeah, I know Nick Goodman. The bloke that organized you to pick it up for him so he can pick it up this weekend.
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 3:22 pm
by sibainmud
Did you get that one from Mangatoroto?
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 7:25 pm
by zukmeista
sibainmud wrote:Did you get that one from Mangatoroto?
Yeah Simon was too cheap to resist haha.
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 7:29 pm
by zukmeista
MkPtroll wrote:Yeah, I know Nick Goodman. The bloke that organized you to pick it up for him so he can pick it up this weekend.
Not really I went and bought it if he wants to buy it off me we'll have to work out a deal...
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 5:02 pm
by zukmeista
No luck unfortunately, seems to have fuel to the injectors, cranking over at a decent speed and manually glowed it but still wouldn't fire. Managed to get a few 2-3sec 'runs' out of it by spraying brake cleaner down the air intake so must be a fuel issue.
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 6:59 pm
by tgaguy1
zukmeista wrote: Managed to get a few 2-3sec 'runs' out of it by spraying brake cleaner down the air intake so must be a fuel issue.
Or a compression issue....Know any mechanics with a diesel compression tester you can borrow?
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:17 pm
by zukmeista
tgaguy1 wrote:zukmeista wrote: Managed to get a few 2-3sec 'runs' out of it by spraying brake cleaner down the air intake so must be a fuel issue.
Or a compression issue....Know any mechanics with a diesel compression tester you can borrow?
It was the stop motor, disconnected it and it fired straight up unfortunately it has a buggered seal on the injector pump that's letting air in and causing it to miss.
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:13 am
by charo249
Does it have a Safari or a Patrol badge on it? All diesel Safaris will be 24V, whereas Patrols can be 12V. When I picked up a old rusty safari for parts years ago that had been sitting for 6 years it started with 2 new batteries and a squirt of engine start no problems. Check that the fuel cutoff edic on the injector pump still moves freely as these can jam up.
Re: MQ SD33T
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:54 pm
by zukmeista
charo249 wrote:Does it have a Safari or a Patrol badge on it? All diesel Safaris will be 24V, whereas Patrols can be 12V. When I picked up a old rusty safari for parts years ago that had been sitting for 6 years it started with 2 new batteries and a squirt of engine start no problems. Check that the fuel cutoff edic on the injector pump still moves freely as these can jam up.
Was the EDIC motor disconnected it and it was away