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- by LUCIFER
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:53 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: SJ40 questions.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 225
guys thanx alot. found engine number just after i posted and thanx for the tappet info..
thanx again fellas
Cheers

- by LUCIFER
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 7:44 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: SJ40 questions.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 225
Hi Fellas.
Just wondering what the tappet adjustments should be for a 1984 sj40 Big block 1 Ltr...
and where abouts the engine number is on as above..
thanx
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:47 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: Gear Ratio's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 720
ok great, thanx for your help.. how will the standard 4:11 ratios go running 32".
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:12 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: Gear Ratio's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 720
ok. what will fit the 1 litre diffs? whats so different?
- by LUCIFER
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:00 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: Gear Ratio's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 720
I run 32" Mongrels. I have an sj410 that had 4:11 diffs standard. I have fitted 4:9 diffs from and lj50, and its great off road, but 4:6 from lj80 may have been better for road use. christover hi, considering mines a 4spd. would the engine be working to hard or will the larger tyres compensate for ...
- by LUCIFER
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:52 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: Gear Ratio's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 720
I run 32" Mongrels. I have an sj410 that had 4:11 diffs standard. I have fitted 4:9 diffs from and lj50, and its great off road, but 4:6 from lj80 may have been better for road use. christover hi, considering mines a 4spd. would the engine be working to hard or will the larger tyres compensate for ...
- by LUCIFER
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:34 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: Gear Ratio's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 720
Hi, i have a sj40 in build up wanting to know waht ratios to run for a 32" tyre.. it has 4:11, will this run a 32"? its a stocko 1 lt 4 spd. what ratio am i going to require for the 32". any info would be great. and if you know anyone that has any centres for my asking, please forward them my number ...
- by LUCIFER
- Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:44 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Blowoff valve? sd33t? anyone done it
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5313
diesel we are talking here.you would be concerned about the excess boost if you wanted to achieve say 1 bar + you would consider installing such an item. Realistically , 6-10 psi is sufficient and not what you call excess boost. . If you had no restriction you wouldn't need a blow off valve would ...
- by LUCIFER
- Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:08 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Blowoff valve? sd33t? anyone done it
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5313
apart from being trade quallified & repairing/modifying turbo/non tubo engines everyday , YOU would presume i dont know s**t.. :shock: you are entiltled to your opinoin. but please tell me for all our benefit, in your opinion "turbo guru" what happens to the excess boost in the intake system when a ...
- by LUCIFER
- Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:15 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: What does this button do?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1694
this switch will activate the continuum transfuntioner for the automanualised transfer case

- by LUCIFER
- Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:12 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Blowoff valve? sd33t? anyone done it
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5313
Good luck fitting a proper blow off valve to a diesel ;) Your factory blow off valve is more common called a reliefe valve where it is set to a boost presure and when someone or a mechanical fault the boost has raised this the valve will open saving your motor. Blow off valves are mainly used to ...
- by LUCIFER
- Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:03 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: safari clutch V standard... GQ
- Replies: 6
- Views: 464
go the safari clutch.. its the go unless you use a modified clutch setup. these safari ecedy clutches have prooven them selves on and off the tracks.
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:01 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: CV joint problems?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 792
ford36 wrote:i ed like too know too???? i broke 4 GQ CV's like that. got sick of changing them so i put a GU front diff in ha ha.. No more broken CV's now...
put up some specs on how much bigger the cv's are in a front gu housing..
- by LUCIFER
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:45 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: clutch slipping.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 147
hey i was at my mates farm over the weekend and apon driving up this huge hill the car stoped moving forward and the rpm went up threw the roof with the clitch out only thing i can think of is that the clutch is worn out and needs to be replaced is this correct? sounds about right. if your clutch ...
- by LUCIFER
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:48 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: CV joint problems?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 792
N*A*M wrote:i've done much worse than that
im sure you have but that aint a bad effort. new axle and cv fixed the prob for now..
- by LUCIFER
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:53 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: pinion bearing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 383
Hi, is there any movement in the pinion shaft with the tailshaft connected. in other words is there not enough preload on the bearings or perhaps a collapsing bearing...
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:47 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: CV joint problems?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 792
Hi all, a very good customer of mine had blown a cv joint. so i stripped the 95 wagon with 4.66, lockers, 35" simex down and found the short side cv joint had imploded internally causing major havick. thought is share with you the damge report. when you do something do it properly! like he did.. not ...
- by LUCIFER
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:43 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Maverick ratios VS Patrol
- Replies: 10
- Views: 478
Don't forget that a lot of people regear Patrols/Mavs for various reasons (mine has 4.3s now). The reason why I mention this is that wrecker/4WD shop, I was planning to buy the 4.3s from got it wrong because he relied on the identification plate and was taken by suprise when the diffs of the donor ...
- by LUCIFER
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:27 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Maverick ratios VS Patrol
- Replies: 10
- Views: 478
JBE wrote:The 2nd last line on the vehicle identification plate behind the winsceen washer reservoir identifies the factory ratio, HG39 for 3.9 or HG41 for 4.11.
Thanx JBE, ill check er out.
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:11 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Maverick ratios VS Patrol
- Replies: 10
- Views: 478
Newhouse wrote:If you look on thr compliance plate it will tell you. I have a 90 SWB Maverick with a 4.2 diesel and the ratios are 4.11.
hi, so whats the code info?
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:34 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Maverick ratios VS Patrol
- Replies: 10
- Views: 478
Hi. who can tell me what ratios the Mavericks had. 1990 swb maverick 4.2 petrol. did these have the same diff ratios as the patrols, 4.11 or are they 3.9 ?
any ideas. what were the 3.9 used in.
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: silverstone tyres
- Replies: 4
- Views: 327
Is there anyone that knows about the MT117 silverstone tyres. The MQ that i have has these tyres on them. Thanks hi, mate these tyres are absoloutley brillaint value and excellent for off road conditions. i have put a few sets on a few customers vehicles and they are more than impressed with the ...
- by LUCIFER
- Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:39 am
- Forum: Rover
- Topic: COILOVERS ON A RANGIE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1037
Hi, just a few pix from my pombus.. dual rate springs. is was quite a good setup really. going airbag next time with king dampners.
cheers
- by LUCIFER
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:14 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: photos of tube bars
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1299
How much lighter would a tube bar be over the ARB bars i have front and rear, thinking of changing them to get the weight down. hi, depends on materials used and design. generally heaps lighter in weight. all depends on what you want out of a bar style/light/ cosmetic factor or strengh / weight and ...
- by LUCIFER
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: LPG problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 264
Ok, not only am i starting to go grey but i'm about to pull all my hair over my bl@@dy car. I replaced the twin carbs on the rangie with a 350 holley for ease of tuning and to fit a better gas system, now i have doe this to my other ragie ad it ra like a dream. Now i have fitted a sprintgas new gen ...
- by LUCIFER
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Tech
- Topic: Stuck suspension bolts - how to get undone?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 493
I'm installing a lift kit in my hilux, and all was going smooth untill i came across some bolts in the crossmember that i cant get undone. I tried a breaker bar, but theres not enough room to manourve. I've sprayed it with wd40 etc am will give it another crack later. Any ideas or suggestions on ...
- by LUCIFER
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:06 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: GQ rear hub rebuild?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 198
Hello all, Ive done a search on this subject and cant seem to find anything helpful. Anyway Im rebuilding my rear hubs and was wondering has anyone ever had any problems with this. Is there any way of getting the hub apart other than using a press? Any help would be very helpful. Thanks. hi, using ...
- by LUCIFER
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:36 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: GQ Transmission Removal Thread
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2466
thanks bogged for the advice, think ill follow it, anyone know where to get an engine hoist to do the job, ive had a look around at coates and a few others, but its a bit hard to see if theyll work through the cab or not cheers hi, go in and ask youur local mechanic for a lend or follow through ...
- by LUCIFER
- Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:26 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: GQ Transmission Removal Thread
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2466
hi, why are you removing the transfer case to remove the gear box? remove cross member bolts, tail shafts, clutch slave cylinder, low range shifter, gear shifter, all bell housing bolts, starter motor, wires of sensors, breather pipe, hand brake cable.. etc etc. yes they are heavy but id leave it ...
- by LUCIFER
- Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:49 pm
- Forum: Rover
- Topic: ARB Compressor Malfunction : Help Needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 199
ARB worked this morning however it is leaking air.... Is it a damaged membrane can it be fixed Thanks Jay check the o-ring on the tank and make sure the fittings are sealed . check the air filter behind the plastic cap at the top. remove the 13mm bolt and remove the tank to inspect the o-ring etc ...