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- Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:48 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: slow 60 series 4 speed help advice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 206
slow 60 series 4 speed help advice
i have fj 60 4 speed has been converted to a chrysler 265 hemi , think is a great jigger but really just cruises at 90 ks 2500 rpm , i have a 4 speed in it now ... i picked up from ebay a while back 4 speed fairey overdrive i cant be bothered changing it. can i cheat and put some big tyres some 33 ...
- Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:05 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 seies cruiser fairey overdrive
- Replies: 3
- Views: 325
60 seies cruiser fairey overdrive
picked up for my old 60 series cruiser a complete gear box and transfer case with a fairey overdrive , obviously this is a big job to change the lot can i cheat and pull that overdrive out and fit to my box transfer that is in the 4x4 now that works fine ??? there both just 4 speeds ,,any advice be ...
- Mon May 24, 2010 2:15 pm
- Forum: Auto Electrical
- Topic: 60 series big h4 globes blowing dash tail fuse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 337
yeh i would splice into the headlight harness on whichever side is easiest to get at and closest to the battery you are going to be powering the lights from - prob drivers side easiest. You dont necessarily have to 'cut' the wiring out... i would just make sure nothing is ever going to short out ...
- Fri May 21, 2010 8:20 am
- Forum: Auto Electrical
- Topic: fast idle switch 60 series cruiser
- Replies: 0
- Views: 124
fast idle switch 60 series cruiser
on my old fj60 it has a fast idle switch on dash seems to be plugged in ok but has no power to switch traced the wire through the firewall and has a 3 prong plug , thats not plugged to anything , seems to be a part of the a/c loom ??? reason being i cant get power to the a/c compressor , but the ...
- Tue May 18, 2010 8:13 am
- Forum: Auto Electrical
- Topic: 60 series big h4 globes blowing dash tail fuse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 337
yeh i would splice into the headlight harness on whichever side is easiest to get at and closest to the battery you are going to be powering the lights from - prob drivers side easiest. You dont necessarily have to 'cut' the wiring out... i would just make sure nothing is ever going to short out ...
- Mon May 17, 2010 10:06 am
- Forum: Auto Electrical
- Topic: 60 series big h4 globes blowing dash tail fuse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 337
130w at 13V = 10 amps, x2 would be a 20 amp draw, more on cold start. 40 amp fuse + relay + wiring appropriate at a minimum. Have you accidentally wired it so both hi/lo beams are on at once? no the wires and pluga are back to standard , tested with test llight ,,,just changed globes h4 7inch from ...
- Sat May 15, 2010 7:47 pm
- Forum: Auto Electrical
- Topic: 60 series big h4 globes blowing dash tail fuse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 337
130w at 13V = 10 amps, x2 would be a 20 amp draw, more on cold start. 40 amp fuse + relay + wiring appropriate at a minimum. Have you accidentally wired it so both hi/lo beams are on at once? no the wires and pluga are back to standard , tested with test llight ,,,just changed globes h4 7inch from ...
- Sat May 15, 2010 7:32 pm
- Forum: Auto Electrical
- Topic: 60 series big h4 globes blowing dash tail fuse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 337
130w at 13V = 10 amps, x2 would be a 20 amp draw, more on cold start. 40 amp fuse + relay + wiring appropriate at a minimum. Have you accidentally wired it so both hi/lo beams are on at once? no the wires and pluga are back to standard , tested with test llight ,,,just changed globes h4 7inch from ...
- Sat May 15, 2010 6:29 pm
- Forum: Auto Electrical
- Topic: 60 series big h4 globes blowing dash tail fuse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 337
60 series big h4 globes blowing dash tail fuse
have a 60 series cruiser , fitted driving lights , also fitted 100/130 globes to h4 head lamps at the same time, ran the driving lights of the high beam wire thought that would be ok through a relay , kept blowing fuse dash tail fuse ,so i ran the driving lights straight from battery well away from ...
- Wed May 12, 2010 5:52 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: no dash lights no tail lights 60 series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 612
As previously mentioned, Toyota's use a negative switching system on the headlights. That is, there is constant power to the headlights, the switch is on the negative or earth side. Do you have a 60 or 61/62 series? that is single 7" round or dual 6x4 rectangular lights? thanks for reply it is a ...
- Wed May 12, 2010 11:18 am
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: no dash lights no tail lights 60 series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 612
- Tue May 11, 2010 9:38 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: no dash lights no tail lights 60 series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 612
Sorry just reread, I would of thought the relay would be down on the rh side of the inner guard, or up on the lh side? I know on my hilux the relay has it's own fuses which I have blown once before. all the actual headlamps are working and driving lights also , just as mentioned the dash lights and ...
- Tue May 11, 2010 6:52 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: no dash lights no tail lights 60 series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 612
- Tue May 11, 2010 3:22 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: no dash lights no tail lights 60 series
- Replies: 11
- Views: 612
no dash lights no tail lights 60 series
have a 60 series cruiser while wiring up relay for driving lights earthed a contact there bit of a spark on the relay relay ok , now no tail lights or dash lights ,,,fuses are ok ... have i burned the headlight stork ???any help appreciate ,
- Wed May 05, 2010 8:47 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: toyota 60 series transfer case question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 632
toyota 60 series transfer case question
helping a freind with his hj60 seems to be leaking from transfer case breather , loses a bit of oil from box to transfer , its very slow he said last top up of oil 2 years ago never has dripped on his driveway , the cost of overhauling the box is horrendous , apparently you can buy a system that ...
- Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:26 am
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: hj 60 landcruiser question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 811
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:07 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: hj 60 landcruiser question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 811
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:17 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: hj 60 landcruiser question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 811
hj 60 landcruiser question
were all 2h diesel hj60 series cruiser gear boxes 5 speed ???
- Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:13 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series land cruiser gear box help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1451
I have a 1980 HJ60 that came with the 4 speed box, which I swapped out about a year ago for a rebuilt 5 speed and transfer. The 5 speed is an overdrive, all 60 diff ratios are the same at 4.1:1. So no towing in 5th or the like because they have been known to drop 5th when abused. The rest of the ...
- Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:00 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series cruiser tail shafts need advice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 259
- Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:26 am
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series cruiser tail shafts need advice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 259
60 series cruiser tail shafts need advice
doing conversion 4 speed to 5 speed box need to change tail shafts that suit the 5speed ,,,the ones i have are lateish round ends and the diffs in the vehicle getting converted are the older square type member informed i will have to change the diff flanges is there a way i can just swap the flange ...
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:23 am
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series land cruiser gear box help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1451
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:21 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series land cruiser gear box help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1451
spoke to dellow this afternoon , said there are some differences in the angle 6 degrees or so from the orig 2f configaration (which the 265 still is 2f configaration mounting position), to the 2h diesel configaration , said i would need a upright bell housing ??,,,, well in a nut shell has anyone ...
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:53 pm
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series land cruiser gear box help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1451
I have a 1980 HJ60 that came with the 4 speed box, which I swapped out about a year ago for a rebuilt 5 speed and transfer. The 5 speed is an overdrive, all 60 diff ratios are the same at 4.1:1. So no towing in 5th or the like because they have been known to drop 5th when abused. The rest of the ...
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:56 am
- Forum: Cruiser / Prado
- Topic: 60 series land cruiser gear box help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1451
60 series land cruiser gear box help
i have a 1980 fj 60 landcruiser 4 speed box. fitted with a 265 hemi engine dellow conversion , at a 110 ks revs a little hard 3100/3200 rpm , i also have a donor car (which i am going to part out) a hj 60 1985 landcruiser 2h diesel 5 speed box which is great on the freeway , question is can i swap ...