Outer Limits 4x4 Board

definetly accurate temp.id love to get an oil temp in the motor so u get quiker warning, then oil pressure , accurate fuel, a must in petrol power, and yes charge light.also run vaccuum for carby acceleration smoothness and any nice lookin glowing dash extra i can find make it look like a control ro...

man i use 2nd hand tyres all the time up here i have a gold mine for supplies and cant share where but ive only had 2 failures out of 7 yrs driving and 4wding ruff tracks etc. do try and chek them out thoroughly for wear or cracking and only go on rear.i get my fronts second hand from my boss es tou...

has anyone any knowledge of this conversion, its a jeep motor cj5
3.4 litre v6 carby 4 barrel iron block n heads .nice engine called oddfire.

just a silly thought, but due to old cars i drive alt,s are one thing that fail out bush on a sunday or when wet.
so can i hook up 2 in the engine and maybe have wiring to swith over at failure?its extra fan belt drag but hey, reliablity is a must.
done too many roadside repairs.

mine is still going i swapped engines over and it looked fine so my spare is going rusty wanna buy it? they last heaps if u dont drop yr clutch and do silly shit too often i tow and go rock climbing a lot so shes done well 4cyl is low on power to wear them,
100$ shes yours

sorry i thought the whole idea of these forums are to swap info and help others with particulars they may be unfamiliar with whats the ego stuff ?this isnt dolly magazine or is it?

hiya same here new ,owner thinkn of shift from toyota hiluxs to this ?
is the auto box in a 87 rangie tuff? how hard is it to repair shifter dramas losing reverse? do they make manuals?.are they diff locks std,?

man this is as bad as arguing over religion, honestly if some one wants an opinion on a type of car he gets it , sure some people have little else to do than sit on here 4 hrs and complain n talk shit, but most opinions come from experience. thats all this blokes after... the full run , good and bad...

mate if u dont like the seating posi then buy a commodore! the whole 4wd thing is about big high and mighty....now to yr question the surf is dependent on ayr model the one with little mirrors far up front on the fenders are imported and should be avoided . they are v6 petrol or turbo d.s .my opinio...

hey ive got a lux from 84' and has been set up by the team at ultimate suspension sytems in minto sydney west.its still kikking ass 10yrs later.raised about 4inches from the chassis not shakles,gas all rnd.incl. the steerring damper,nolathane rubbers,only my leafs are off set now,but solid axle and ...

anyone used these mtrs as found in old jeeps?
cj4 or 5 i think

im thinking of puttin a older type american motor in i bought with all adapters for the old series 4 runners 84' ,\ its called an oddfire 225. buick as well , it came out in early jeeps as std. a 3.0 litre with 4 brrl carby and extractors ! supposedly its a cut dowd 350 v8, to give it a weird oddfir...

i have a aftermarket hub called "awm "
bought for my hilux fourrunner early solid axle but it doesnt seem to reach the spline in lock position
is it one for a landcruiser perhaps its quite thick base maybe extends too far ?not sure whats going on any ideas guys?

thanks guys ill try both,

mine is kickin ass, 377 on the odo, 2nd engine but never a prob at all with box diffs and tailshafts. its a 85 4rnnr with petrol so been reved high worked hard and traveld the country few times now. ive worn out wheel bearings ofcourse and just managed to crack the box oil filler plug which was seiz...

sure its fine oil pressure. 60 psi at running. kms dont matter its servicing. find some history on engine , stickers etc and ring the co.s ask for mechanic if he remembers it at all being so big thats pretty likely. i drive tours in the top end and these diesels kick on but they do get a workout usu...

ive just installed a facet usa pump. the std model for around 85$. ive used these before but this time the fuel keeps dropping back in line and makes a bloody racket till it sucks up again.how can i stop this? ive got a weber 32 /38 like in escorts , its std unleaded petrol motor. angled at 45degree...

hilux 22r petrol/ 55amp alt
all good dont know what went wrong but shes charging fine now.?something loose maybe i do lots of hard corrugation driving here

if u want power dump the 4cyl d and go petrol v6.! or v8 , but youll have to go easy on the box n clutch /revs. its just power to weight mate, simple equation. ive bin runnin 2.4 22r petrol motor which has a host of bolt on hotties but its a bloody oily engine leak wise and carbies suck!but i blow a...

anyone know the american jeep motors the buick v6? what size were they in the mid 70's? 3litre or 3.3 oddfire one? i just bought one.

yes ive checked it that way too off alt. new digital multimeter,new internals on alt. but old windings perhaps? its a 60amp. getting no more than 13.4..v everything off. dropping about .5v at batt. about to try for a current reading when idling then reved to 2000.to kick in the charge. regs also pre...

yes again , this is my life long dramas with all my cars bloody charge i usually swap over to new internal reg. motorcraft or bosch alts. keep spare regs in car,now even spare alts as well for remote trips, i cant get more than 13.4 volts and ive rebuilt the alt with diode packs 55amp model and test...

thanks guys theyre handy as due to no no. s to call or push buttons etc.with a footswitch set up and a extenstion speaker over yr head area it would be great intercom for those noisy corrugations or big action bumpy tracks.

whats the longesyt range cbs walky talkys ? i have some small 3,5 km brand ones 40channel has anyone tested behind cliff walls / hills etc?

man im on a winner havnt bought new tyres in yrs, search for wrecked cars and 2nd stores, i got a whole set of bf goodrich 50 to 70 % for 30 $ each fitted..now thats a deal. and also come acreoss near new desert duellers at the tip.! some people are just in a hurry to move gear at times and throw th...

was that a 3.8 or smaller and wasi t carby?

hi yes big fun this lot did my luxy twice go to a wreckers and make a diagram or ask anyone you see drivin around to check their motor out and take a pic or video it. best way diagrams in manuals are sometimes numbered but you dont know where the other end goes to. generally there arte 3 systems od ...

has anyone any info on oldsmobille v6 carby motors?any good like the buick ones in our commodores?thanks sourcing pistons

does anyone know about american v6 motors odd fire order, early 90 model oldsobille? has a carby ?just got one in bits is it same as buick v6? 3,8 ? or are these some weird thing thats inferior? did commodores first v6 have carbys?

nice reply pgs, hey i just scored a nice vintage guage by stewart warner,
now it has no sender could i get a std aftermarket swich for this or does it have to be sync'd to the guage by manufacturer?oil p. that is.mechanical line