100 series fuel solenoids

Jim,

Am not familiar with solenoids on 100's, but would assume they are the same as those used on 80's and 75's. Your description fits them anyway. Why not try an older model for starters, but you'd want to make sure they were clean first before fitting. Suppose you realise the return solenoid has smaller barbs than the supply one.

Same thing happened to me, in middle of Diamantina channels, on a sunday arvo drive with Mum and Kids, next minute its diesel up to the armpits, eh. There's a mob called Japarts, that advertises on TV up here, they have a 1800 number that can't recall.

Good luck, hooroo...

Yeah goodonya Bob, Thanks mate.

Not really the sort of thing you expect to occur but these things happen ay. Was aware of that 1/4 ID and 3/8 ID for them. Hard to believe that they would both be cleaned up. Still, as I said to Mrs, it's not one of those things that puts your life in danger. I had thought they would be pretty generic to all Toyota 4wd models. Ah well, have bitten the bullet and ordered new ones now. They gace me $30 discount each. Should arrive tomorrow

Thanks for the response Bob

JimB

Try Gympie 4WD 07 5482 3900. They may have it and they'll ship anywhere. Ben Walker there is the man to talk to. He's a good bloke.

If they don't have it, try Central Motor Wreckers 03 5332 1721 ask for Dean. They also ship nationally.

You can also try Scott's Parts Plus ask for Matthew on 1300 726 887. They're in Dubbo.

Cheers.

CC

Amazing!!! Just had it happen to me too :-(

I have just returned from doing 1800k 'short trip' down to Cape Everard (Victoria) part of which was doing Duea national park with Spurry and Big Rigger. We had spent something like 12 hours, mostly at 3 - 4 km/hr bushbashing ( but thats another thread :-)) and I had slept over night at "Big Hole" (Berlag) and had carried on next day on my own. I was about 45km from Nimmitabel when fuel the warning light came up on the main tank (was due to show low) . I knew the aux tank was full so I thought I would just see how long I could go with the light on b4 switching over. Anyway after 40k I bottled out, not wanting to suck up any rubbish from the bottom of the tank etc and switched over to the aux. I then came up a hill and was met by an incredible sight of snow on the mountains and stopped to take a pic. When I got out I was met with a strong smell of deisel and sure enough when I looked underneath it was pouring out. I shut down the motor and clambered under and was met with the sight of one of the return line broken off and the branch that caused it still wedged up under the solenoid. Like you I cannot beleive these are made of plastic. I was lucky in as much as I could remove the broken peice out of the pipe and push it back onto the remaining 'stub' and keep in place with a jubilee clip. $250 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have done 1800k with it as is, maybe it can wait :-)
For the next hour I just had to keep saying to myself how lucky I was 1) to try and see how long I could run with the low fuel light on and stayed on the main tank and then 2) having to stop to take the pic of the mountains. If I hadnt done both these things I would have drained my entire aux tank ( 170lts) onto the road, because as much as some of you will say I should, I dont spend all day looking at my fuel gauges, especially when I know I have heaps.

This post has got me thinking. Does the 75 series (troopy) have these solenoids.

If so, where are they located.

regards

Ken Robinson

Could you guys tell me where's this solenoid located on a 80 series?
I'll give it an armour plate.

Cheers