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I've seen the pistons and rods and they're definately different to the 95 onwards TD42's.

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dicko1980

twodiffs wrote:Pretty sure the heavier pistons were used in vehicles from 88-92?
and from 92 onwards on the turbo one's. Non turbo from 92 had the lighter pistons.

The motor that's in my truck has the heavier pistons and rods.

Cheers
dicko

Hi Guys I've got a DTS kit fitted to my 94 TD42 Coil Cab that has just had a full engine and fuel pump rebuild 7000km ago and am wondering what sort of boost should I be looking to run when the car gets Dyno'ed in a couple of weeks. The only mods above the standard DTS kit which is fitted is a 3&quo...

Rims are 16x8 ROH Sunraysia's and diff ratio's are standard for a 94 Coil Cab. I also forgot to mention that I lifted the car 2" also.

Hi I've just fitted a set of 285 MTZ's to my GQ Coilcab whilst the motor was getting a complete re-build. My question is that how much power do the 285's drain compared to the original 15's. I have driven the vehicle in nearly three months so it hard for me to gauge the loss of power and also with a...

Well the oil problem in the cooling system has been sorted out. When they have been flushing the system they haven't flushed out the heater box at all. Not Happy. As for the lack of power the timing at both the pump and motor has been checked and I have witnessed this. The fuel system has had the fi...

The the ute's a manual and the motor was rebuilt by a reputable local diesel specialist.

Hi I just recently got my ute back from a complete engine rebuild including the fuel pump, and am now experiencing a problem of lack of power and oil in the cooling system. The oil cooler on the side of the motor has had had new gaskets and seals and been pulled off twice but I am still experiencing...

Here's a shot of the Trailblaza mounted in the back of the tray. Its bolted down on a mat of rubber, the interlocking stuff the camping shops sell for tent floors and its secured to the vehicle with thick S/S chain and a pad lock. This fridge will live in the back of the ute till the day it dies. Ch...

I run a 40L Trailblaza in the back of my ute permantly and have had no issues to date. I actually got a free promo DVD from Trailblaza webpage and they have these fridges bolted onto army tanks. So I guess they must stand up to the punishment.

dicko

The sticker doesn't exist there anymore

Thanks
dicko

Hi I've ordered my black 16x8 ROH Sunraysia's today and am tossing up on what size tyre to fit, 265's or 285's. I know that the 265's have a higher ply rating but am worried if they will look abnormal on the wider rims. I would like to go for 285's but I would like to be legal if possible in QLD but...

I work in construction as a Pipe Fitter/Boilermaker and am based in Karratha in FI/FO roster. As for the lights I used to run 170 LF's and when I upgraded to the new 240's the car actually didn't run noticeably hotter at all. I did remove the Nissan badge which gave the grill a bit more surface area...

air/air intercooler is fine in tsv i had one fitted and so did my bro they work well especially in winter lets us know how you go with the dyno tuning I travel between Townsville to Karratha in WA regularly fully loaded and towing a 5m Glass boat and its gives the cooling system a fair workout. In ...

No intercooler I'm afraid Hoonz, but I have run a boost gauge and pyro since I fitted the Turbo. Pyro is invaluable and should be a must for any after market turbo fit ups. I have been working in WA last year since April and drove over to Karratha towing a 5m Glass boat and had my canopy on and was ...

I have officially given up trying to fix the door. I have degreased everypart and the problem persists. I have now put the door back together and will live with the problem for another 12 months before I get the urge to pull it all apart again.

Cheers
dicko

Hey Hoonz, I rang ARB and the guy I spoke to had no idea at all, reckon it wouldn't be necessary to adjust the fuel and air once I upgraded the exhaust to 3". So far I'm leaning to Dynolink as I went in there the other day for a look and the owner is involved in the offroad racing scene with bu...

Hi guys, Since I got my ute repainted 12 months ago the passenger door lock has become sticky and the door will not open unless I hold upwards pressure on the locker from the inside or pressure on the key whilst opening door handle. Once the door has been opended like this its fine until you lock it...

Do any of you North Queenslander's have any recommendation for who to take my TD 42 with MTQ turbo to be tuned on a dyno after I fit 3" exhaust system particularly in Townsville.

Thanks
dicko1980

No Muffler it is then

I'm a boilermaker/pipefitter by trade do you reckon I should knock one up myself using madrel bends and lenghs of exhaust pipe. Does it need to be any specific Length?

I'm not too worried about the legality of it all but I don't want to listen to a constant drone on the highway as I travel between WA to QLD at least once a year. A little noise won't be an issue as it will improbably offset the noise from the new tyres going on.

Cheers
dicko

Hi guys, I'm running a DTS kit on my TD42 Coilcab and am in the process of fitting a 3" Mandrel Bent System soon from the existing 3" dump pipe back, what I want to know is what muffler should I fit to the system, keep the supplied one in the kit or scrap it for a hotdog type? Thanks dicko...

You get a better load rating from running 16" rims over a 15" rim. I would suggest a 16 x 8" steel rim which you should be able to pick up for around $100 a rim. In terms of tyre size, I would look at a 285/75/16 or 305/70/16. Both are the same rolling diameter (approx 32.8" I t...

Hi guys, I have a 94 Coil Cab ute the currently has a 2" Lift using iron man coils and OME shockies. The shockies are still in good nick but the coils have sagged to the point where the car is the same height as factory at the bumpstops. What I am looking at doing is going to a 2" or 3&quo...

Hi guys, I have a TD42 Coil Cab Ute that is fitted with a MTQ Turbo Kit. running 12.5 pound of boost. The ute also has a 3" dump pipe to 2.5" Exhaust and Muffler system. I would like to know what sort of normal operating EGT temps I should expect when cruising around 100 kmh. I had the car...

I've have just done the swivel hub and wheel bearings on my Coil Cab and had a extremely difficult time trying to fit the snap ring on the ends of the axle over the drive clutches. I tried everything possible and to no avail. I pulled down both sides repeatedly and put back together and still made n...

I have just put a bearing kit through the the gearbox of my 94 Coilcab TD42 but I am still experiencing a similar noise. Originally I was eperiencing a problem with a noisy bearing when in neutral. If I depressed the clutch it disapeared. The input shaft bearing was flogged and the gearbox reconditi...

I asked the gearbox reconditoners what the shaft wear was like and they reckon it was fine, the only problem was a shagged inputshaft bearing.

I've just got my gearbox back from the reconditioners today and there still is a slight bearing sounding noise still coming from it. When I push in the clutch this noise disapears. When it was in the shop they put a new bearing kit through the box. I suspected this noise was the input shaft bearing,...