landcruiser 2H have a cough

[Nat84]

hi guys
just have a Q....this morning i when't to start the old girl and it took 10-20seconds longer to start but once it was going it was like it wanted to stall but once you bring up the revs a bit it is ok untill you take your foot off the accelartor and it was like it wants to stall agen(and it seems like it was running on 5 cyclinders) ....once she is warmed up it runs ok

any way it is a 2H deisel with 358000 on the clock

Nat

[chunks]

Sounds like there is an issue in the pre-heating system (glow plugs). It might just need a new set of glow plugs or it could be the timer or various other things, do you have a workshop manual?

[connell]

It sounds like glow plugs to me. Mine had the same problem, turns out that the tips of the plugsa had blown out, they were the cheap plugs from ebay.

[nads]

if it happened suddenly it's probably not the plugs, but the timer/relay/fuse or a wire somewhere. I think the timer and relay are one unit.

if the plugs are original they could probably do with replacing anyway

edit - It may also be at the back of the motor on no.6 plug. there is a metal bridge that comes across the manifold (i think from memory) I remember on my 60 this had corroded somewhat. I cleaned it up and put it back on but there wasn't much left of it. (still worked though) There is also a plastic bung thing that had melted.