Hand grenade replacement
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 at 23:35
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4wdr
Hi all,
well ive done it.The ZD30 is now a garden ornament,and the TD42 is humming along just nicely.There werent too many dramas with putting it in.Had to weld a set of engine mounts in,change the bellhousing of the g.box,change the accelerator pedal and that was basically it.Cant get the tacho to work and the engine light stays on cause the ecu isnt getting any info from the motor but i can live with that.Oh i also had to put a new aircon comp. to suit the 4.2 and get the temp gauge working that was the only bit that i had to
farm out.All in all i am really pleased with the end result...the beast is back and i know that the 4.2 wont fail me!!!Cheers all
Paul
Reply By: puttputt - Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:51
Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 10:51
Now you have the best of both worlds. What did the conversion end up costing you ?
I have just bought a 2001 Coaster bus to use as a mobile
home, with 1HZ diesel, showing 230000 kms, still goes
well and seems in good nick, I was wondering if it is a good idea to buy a new long motor from toyota while they are still available, and store it for when I need it. But in doing so, I was thinking of upgrading to the TD42, 1HD-FTE (or 1HD-FT if available new) for the extra torque, sure there are extra costs such as turbo, pump, ECU etc.
What motor should I go for ? It seems the 1HD-FTE is a real tough motor and more reliable then the 1HZ, I am not considering turbo-ing the 1HZ as that can cause problems,
Approx costs would cause the TD to be about $6000 more then the 1HZ.
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Follow Up By: Lotzi - Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 13:59
Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 13:59
G'day Puttputt
I sold my last Coaster with 550000 on the clock, it is still going strong, change the oil and filters as a religion and work out how many K's you are likley to do.
If anything put a set of pacemaker extractors and bigger exhaust, that smooths the motor out.
The only thing that holds them up are steep hills/ranges and head winds, but, hey your on holidays.
Cheers
Lotzi
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Follow Up By: 4wdr - Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 20:31
Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 20:31
I bought a complete GQ for 2000,now i got a rolling body i can sell so i think all up it cost me about 3000 after getting aircon and temp gauge going
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Reply By: puttputt - Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 22:27
Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 at 22:27
Thanks to all for advice, 4wdr, you have got a good deal, enjoy your trol, that is the simple solution to the grenade, someone should be importing used TD42's by the container load.
Why I was thinking of getting a new spare motor, A few years ago, I picked up a pretty old triton ute v6 with about 280000km's for cheap, it was going really
well, at that time mitsubishi had new v6 long motors for about $3500, a year later my motor blew, and there were no more new motors left anywhere, so I had the old one rebuilt for $3500, and it was worse after, I was had by a conman engine rebuilder in
Perth, I had to dump the ute.
I will never go that route again, and at the moment I can get new for not much more then the price of a rebuild, and the bus may go for many years, but it may not.
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Follow Up By: Blaze (Berri) - Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 02:46
Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 02:46
puttputt, you could have bought a Paj 3.5 V6 front from a wreck for about $4,000 and get 3.5ltr with tip tronic auto and chip. Would have been a better deal.
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Reply By: puttputt - Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 06:33
Monday, Mar 23, 2009 at 06:33
Trouble was, I was initially qouted $2000 for a complete rebuild, then when they had the ute, the price almost doubled, that is how they catch you, and when I got it back, still got evidence of water in oiil, at that point I found myself without a reliable vehicle, out of pocket for $3500, and unable to continue with my sales job, which required a reliable car, I was screwed. That was a tough time.
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