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the previous owner may have had overheating problems, hence the large alloy radiator.

Keep this set up and check your engine temps in summer. Tritons have a good gauge that will slowly move when engine temps rise and fall. (unlike a lot of cars where the gauge will stay still at temps between 75 ...

The electric fan will also put a large load on the alternator which may not produce enough current to offset this.
Also, as burnse said, the engine driven fan draws a LOT more air through the radiator than a electric fan ever will.
This is needed in hot climates, such as malaysia.

fit new shocks and leave the stock torsion bars in it for now. fit your new bullbar and wait a few months to see if the original torsion bars sag any more with the weight of the bullbar. if they do sag just re-index them to get more adjustment back.
Unless you have a steel bullbar, winch, brushbars ...

you could either replace the head gaskets on the current motor (as long as the heads are not cracked and the bottom end is ok)
Or purchase a second hand motor from a TR/TS magna v6 and have it fitted after everything is swapped over ie inlet and exh manifold, sump, oil pickup dizzy etc
The magna ...

pull off the rear wheels, and with the hand brake off, remove the drums and look at the shoes as there may not be much lining left on them.
Being a farmers vehicle it may well be fairly dirty in there and need a good cleaning up and lubricating.
Do this first before suspecting stretched cables ...

you won't get much of a power increase by increasing the boost a few psi but it will help and you will notice it.
P.S.
make sure your cooling system is in tip top shape as these engines do not like to get too hot or they will crack the cylinder head.

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Epitrochoid

mj triton 4x4 definately will have a LSD.
Problem i have with mine is the same as you - easy to lift opposing wheels and lose all drive. only way i have found that helps is to pull the handbrake on. This helps stop the wheel in the air spinning and direct drive to the wheel with traction. It ...

that has been butchered hasn't it!! It is a overboost pressure relief valve that i believe is supposed to open at about 15psi. factory boost is about 12 psi. this can be adjusted by shortening the wastegate rod.
What you can do if you want is to buy a blanking plug to screw in there.

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the noise at full lock is the steering lock stops rubbing against the lower control arm as the suspensions moves when you go off the curb. my MJ triton does the exact same thing.
The other noise could very well be the front diff as it is bloody loud!! If it is the front diff you can unbolt the ...

usually shims are added to apply extra clamping force on the clutch packs. while you are in there look at renewing the clutch packs as these do wear out.

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epitrochoid

i am a couple of days late but i second hudson44. i have a 93 v6 triton and chased many things to fix my hot start problem.

when cold it would start first crank. once hot it would take 4 seconds of cranking to start. I pulled the injectors out, had them cleaned, and now it starts after 2 cranks of ...

check the carby as it might have some dirt in the jets, the float level might not be right, or it might be sucking in air. Also with these carby's make sure the secondary diaphragm holds vacuum. if it doesn't then you are running on one barrell in the carby and losing lots of power over 3500rpm ...

Unless it is run out of engine oil, the head gasket or a cracked head will be the first problem. this can happen as low as 150k or as high as 300k.
I have heard of people getting over 400k on the original engine with religious servicing.
Other problem is valve stem seals which in my experience need ...

I have 31x10.5 on 15x7 rims as a second set of tyres for my 93 v6 triton. have probably done about 4000km on them in 12 months but am quite happy with the way they handle on and off road.
you can definately hear them on road but they are easily tolerable. Very quiet when they were brand new but ...

A friends 3.5L magna had the hydraulic tensioner fail and the cambelt jumped 2 teeth. He had the belt and tensioner replaced and engine ran fine.

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possibly the coolant temp sensor for the ECU giving false readings when cold. Otherwise, maybe the TPS but that may be a long shot as this should give trouble all the time, hot or cold.

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do a search on wikipedia. you will find that the L200, Triton, and Mighty Max (also Dodge D50 in the states) are the same vehicle.

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Epitrochoid

both heads off. get them crack tested. I have heard of people getting BMW alloy heads welded and repaired so you may be able to repair the head that is cracked. An engine reconditioner will probably have contacts in this area.
Not a cheap job. well over $1000, depending how much labour you can do ...

i am 99% sure the 3.5L DOHC has a knock sensor which will allow you to run standard, but at a reduced performance level and "slight" pinging, which you may or may not hear.
They only require the 95 octane premium unleaded.

Just on a side note, please do not be tempted to put one of these motors ...

What viscosity oil are you running? maybe try a 10w-30 or 5w-30 and see how it goes.

Was a new oil pump put in when the timing chains were done? i believe the magna pumps were larger internally and provided more oil pressure.

Is the pressure relief spring the correct one?
Usually when the relief ...

If those km's are genuine i would go for the NH. granted the engine is not as powerful but it would have a lot more life left in it than a 99 model with 290k. the manual gearbox shift can be cured by using redline MTL gear oil. expensive at $40 per litre but fixed my 93 triton V6 beautifully ...

don't go heavy handed when tightening the bolts back up. the alloy can strip if tightened up too much. i think the torque is about 14nm.
Also clean the bolt threads up if they come out rusty and crappy. Makes them easier to screw back in.

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The main difference between the stock carby (mikuni) and the weber is the mikuni has a vacuum operated secondary barrel and the weber is mechanical via linkage. The throttle sizes are nearly identical.

The mikuni is a good carby (32/35 on the 2.6 astron) but the secondary diaphragm always gets a ...