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by Winkdog
Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:39 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Offset and bearing pressure
Replies: 2
Views: 184

Offset and bearing pressure

G'day
I was thinkin bout gettin some wheel spacers for my hilux till a mate told me they arnt road worthy and that they add like a tonne of pressure on the bearings for every inch of wheel spacer

Is this true and does having big offset do the same thing (with the pressure on the bearings)
by Winkdog
Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:32 pm
Forum: Suzuki
Topic: Odd idling
Replies: 3
Views: 162

Odd idling

Hey all the idle on my 1.6L carby 88 vitara is all weird it says on constant revs but it sounds as if it's hunting around also there's a smell of fuel on start up and fuel seems to be evaporating from somewhere cause every time I get in to go for a drive there's less fuel on the gauge It goes fine ...
by Winkdog
Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:34 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Over heating hilux
Replies: 14
Views: 1210

It was tuned by the guys at denco but I don't know if
they looked at the exhaust temp but I was thinking
bout getting a egt gauge
by Winkdog
Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:27 am
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Over heating hilux
Replies: 14
Views: 1210

Thanks for all the ideas guys
I ended up taking it to the radiator shop just for a look
and before I knew it (and $600 later) they'd put a new
radiator and shroud in
by Winkdog
Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:17 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: hilux locker
Replies: 4
Views: 509

Re: hilux locker

hey guys i bought a secondhand (and didnt come with manual or much info) lockrite locker for my 96hilux, just wondering what the recomended oil to use is i want to put it in the back. cheers guys does your lux have the LSD in the back cause a few sites I've looked at tell me you need an open diff ...
by Winkdog
Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:36 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Over heating hilux
Replies: 14
Views: 1210

Nah it's not cooled by the cooling system at all
by Winkdog
Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:44 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Over heating hilux
Replies: 14
Views: 1210

Over heating hilux

Hey guys I just got back from the first decent trip (from Wagga to rainbow beach in qld in 3 weeks bout 2200ks there and back) me and my 91 hilux (3L engine) have done since the Turbo was fitted about a month ago The problem is she over heats when doing highway speeds (about 95 was the highest it'd ...
by Winkdog
Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:53 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Hilux oil
Replies: 7
Views: 636

Sorry just to clarify it always shows up
black at the dip stick and I change the filter,
warm up the engine and I've tryed those additives that
claim to clean out engines
by Winkdog
Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:09 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Hilux oil
Replies: 7
Views: 636

Hilux oil

Hey all
when ever I change the oil my 91 hilux with the diesel 2.8litre 3L engine the new oil always runs thru black

this can't normal can it ??? And how do ya get it to run thru clean