Outer Limits 4x4 Board

a standard tridon thermostat for the 2L opens up at 89 degrees as per what is stamped on it.
Mine hovers around that mark, goes up higher when giving it some up big hills and running boost for a long time. My turbo is water cooled as well though.
Cheers
Dan

supercheap?
Just buy the haynes repair manual.
$50.

Just need to change the whole gearbox. Easy as job.
Wouldnt bother playing with the 2.2, they are a dinosaur and parts are hard to come by.
I would go with the 5L (3.0L) turbo'd.

you have bigger problems than fan issues at the moment, white smoke means burning water.
You have cracked a head or blown a head gasket as well.
You have a thermo fan set up.
Just use a thermo switch and set it to 40 degrees and get the biggest fan that can fit.
Why did the guy before you run a ...

oh sorry dude, complete mind blank.
Ahh yeah the adjustable drag link should do fine.
But will still limit the flex and may break J arms.

Also the smell should be a dead give-away and the dip stick.
Milky oil or milky coolant?

Most people use the ct-20 on the 4 cylinder motors and the ct-26 on the 6 cylinder motors.
What do you want to use the car for?
As the ct20 with a small motor spools almost off idle for me, the ct-26 may not kick in until 1800rpm which wont be much help as you wouldnt want to rev the diesel over 3k ...

Also, the ct20 doesnt like high boost, 12psi max with no intercooler as it looses its efficiency and heats up the air into the combustion chamber.
A mate of mine used to run 16psi boost in his 2.4 and that was with a safari turbo kit.
A ct20 with boost, exhaust and intercooler should do fine, its a ...

hey mate,
where abouts in narellan are you?
Im in Mt.Annan and may be able to help you out.
The only direct bolt on kit is aftermarket as the 2.4 surfs are the 2.8 head.
Cheers
Dan

Bodylift doesn't mean you have to extend torque rod.
Just buy an adjustable torque rod.
You eventually have to ditch it due to RUF or trailgear kits because they limit flex, had people rip the torque rod mount from the chassis with RUF.
Doesnt have to be EFS, can buy from superior and snake ...

front leak is the timing cover gasket.
Rear leak may be manifold gasket, due to blowby?
Or leaking head gasket?

Also they would had been chinese kits.
Call SMS diesel at lidcombe, they sell japanese kits which are basically genuine and also chinese ones, are cheaper than those on ebay as well.

If it aint broke, don't go fixing it!
Use the money for something else, does it use oil?
make a ticking noise?
Lack power?
Have bad blowby or low compression?
Also if you wanted to go oversize, you have to send the block away to get bored out as they have no linings.
If its just glazed cylinders ...

series 1 4runners use a 1piece tailshaft.
Saw a few go on ebay for $20 before.
Same driveline as a lux. Will have to measusre it, as a 4runner chassis is shorter than a lux, so you could run a tailshaft spacer if it came to it.
How much lift do you have?
As I have trailgear 4inch superflex rear ...

hahahaha totally different in 04 models dude.
theres a phillips head screw on the radiator support panel. its to the side of the headlight surround.
You need to open the bonnet for this.
Then theres a clip that holds it in place. just wiggle it side to side and pull out, then you unscrew the blinker ...

Yeah, have to move engine mounts, make up new pipes for turbo to air box, a/c lines, etc.
Also it uses the surf gearbox and therefore has a chain transfer

Just take the canopy off

For the extra dosh, the 1kz-te motor is worth the go! but is much more indepth, as its got an ecu and wires going everywhere. Mates car had to get an import half cut and use the electronic dash cluster and looms.
Also the 1kz-te spools up pretty quickly and go damn good!
They are also turbo'd out of ...

I don't know what qld is like but to engineer my lux was a mission!
As soon as I said 4inch suspension and 65mm bodylift they laughed at me and said no way am I touching that.
I got a guy to engineer it under the grounds that my headlights are below 120cm from the ground.
He engineered everything in ...

shocks, brake lines, front dropped crossmember, shock hoops, dropped draglink, tailshaft spacer.

hey mate,
the 3L head wont fit on it!
will only fit on the later 2Ls and 2L-TE motors.
You have the series 1 2L, valve stem seals are $35 brand new.

Depends on what you want from your car. If you want to run spot lights, aerials and side bars off it i would go the ARB winch bar.
I have that on my runner and Ive modded it as well to suit my 65mm bodylift.
Its a very strong bar and is worth the money. I had a Toyota non winch bullbar and it was sh ...

The easiest and cheapest way without spending big bucks on snakeracing bolt on IFS kits would be, 1inch ball joint spacers, wind up torsion bars 2inches, cut bump stops, longer shocks and brake lines.
That should get you 3inch lift at the front.
80 series coils in the rear may be a bit stiff, and ...

on my oil and water cooled CT20 turbo, i tee'd into the heater hoses with brass fittings.
The heat from your heater will always be colder than the heat of your turbo, so thats how it is cooled.
What size motor was the bravo? Like the 2.5 diesel?

Who was going to charge $1500 for a rear main and timing belt?
The rear main seal is $11 from peps and the timing belt kit with water pump is like $190 from east coast 4wd.

East Coast 4wd at chipping norton do a fully reconditioned 3L (2.8) motor on exchange basis for $3,150.
Would save a lot of time and money if your handy with the tools.

was the new cab also a diesel?
The fuel cut solenoid works by opening when there is 12v positive present.
Therefore it closes when no power is supplied.
So either a switch is broken and wont turn off or you have done some wrong wiring in the engine bay or the ignition loom.

what type of motor would help.
East Coast 4WD will do an exchange basis for a fully reconditioned motor.
If not there are heaps of places. Try JEM engines at ingleburn. Wouldnt touch JC Diesel at Narellan. Could also try west end diesel at wetherill park.

Has to be a 4 door 5 seater at least.
Might be leaning towards a cheap 3.0L gu wagon.
Its the price factor and age factor.
Might have a look at nissan navaras as well as they can tow 3T.
My mums pajero tows it around when its broken but thats a 3.2Di-D 03 model and it thinks its not there.
09 dual ...

hey mate,
have a look on marks 4wd adaptors.
I used to have a 3y in my beast with stock ratios and 35s, on a big hill i would be in 3rd gear 70km/h and 3000rpm.
Cheers
Dan