HJ 61 ACCELERATOR

All these 60 & 70 series cruisers have a very sensitive throttles. You get used to it but for off road hills I suggest you use the hand throttle. It makes life a lot smoother. Hope this helps.

THANKS FOR THAT ,I DO USE HAND THROTTLE OFF ROAD IF ROUGH AND YOU ARE RIGHT I HAVE GOT USED TO THE FOOT ONE BEING SENSITIVE BUT IT DOES CAUSE OTHERS PROBLEMS AND IT IS 4 X WORSE THAN MY OLD TROUPY AND A MATES HJ 60 BOTH WITH 2 H DEISLES

Hi Dingo, This problem is only with the Factory Turbo motors. If anyone says that it is common with all Toyota Diesels they obviously have never driven the factory Turbo off road.I have owned troopys and utes with the 2 H and the 4.2 and believe me they do not have a jumpy throttle. I owned an HJ61 Turbo with the 12-HT motor for 3 years and had the same problem. It drove me so crazy that I almost sold it as it was sometimes undrivable in bumpy terrain. I can sympathise with you as it makes off road travel almost unbareable. I tries softer return springs, no springs, pedal heights you name it I tried it. Eventually I found out that there is a solution to the problem as it is common to all of these motors. So don't sell the car or take to it with tools (or your right boot). I am not sure what state you are in but I got a kit fitted from a 4WD aftermarket and accessory store in Seaford (melb southern suburb) and it fixed the problem. It drove like a Toyota should. I have no idea what was done, it cost about $100.00 at the time and it worked. As it was some years back and I do not live in Melb any more I cannot remember exactly the name of the place but I can tell you that it was on Stephenson rd about 1 or 2 shops dorn from Rutheford rd in Seaford.

If you are not in Melb then check out any aftermarket 4WD store as anyone with any experience will know that the problem is fixable. The kit does exist. If the mechanic knows nothing about the problem don't bother with them. Keep trying as you fill find someone that knows what it is and how to fix it. Enjoy the HJ 61. It has great power, great economy and believe me they go forever. My brother has one with original motor with 370,000 kms and it still uses no oil. Andy

I'm glad someone posted about this when i first got my truck i thought i'd forgotten how to drive a manual. iwas jumping all over the place(still do in the bush) Im just glad to know it's acommon prob with factory turbos.