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by 4x4ewok
Sat May 29, 2010 7:13 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: head crack limits?
Replies: 3
Views: 299

head crack limits?

Hey guys, Got the head off a 3L engine i bought to rebuild to go into my surf and after a closed inspection I have found cracks between the valves on all 4 cylinders and #2 has cracking on the pre-combustion chamber. I was told that the engine was running hot before being pulled so not a huge ...
by 4x4ewok
Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:12 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: 1990 hilux 2.8 / 2.4 diesel wiring harness
Replies: 6
Views: 442

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by 4x4ewok
Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:07 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: hilux one piece tailshaft
Replies: 40
Views: 3519

bracar80, are there any special considerations with moving the diff back? I run a cut down tray on mine as it is so I'm not real keen to move it back to far. what kind of prices would I be looking at to get a second hand shaft as opposed to getting one made? Will the Tail shaft from an eailer lux ...
by 4x4ewok
Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:55 am
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: hilux one piece tailshaft
Replies: 40
Views: 3519

thanks for the info guys, sound like a one piece will be the road to head down. Thrash thanks for you input definatly some food for thought. What model lux do you have? mine is a diesel so I'm thinking those kind of speeds won't be much of an issue for me. definatly a scarry thought though. what ...
by 4x4ewok
Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:06 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: hilux one piece tailshaft
Replies: 40
Views: 3519

hilux one piece tailshaft

The center bearing in my 106 is shagged and I am trying to decide which path to go down. Replace the bearing or replace the tailshaft with a one piece. I have done quite a bit of searching on the subject, and there seems to be a fairly even spread fore and against. However most of these posts are a ...
by 4x4ewok
Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:19 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: 1997 hilux 2.8 timing belt change
Replies: 4
Views: 340

If you know what your doing, shouldn't be too much of a problem. Big thing is to make sure all your timing is right, and to have a gear puller for your harmonic ballancer.