Back brakes locked up very easily in freezing weather. Where the pump needed to be solid it was every bit as good as its Bosch counterpart but in areas like the governor and throttle shaft, they were poorly made. Original steering wheel was also cracked and was replaced with a used one. Wow, a time capsule if I ever saw one. It was obviously never wrecked - straight and no filler. No thanks on the diesel.
I may back up the set screws with some Loctite. This thing is truly in amazing condition. The deep-dish design of the steering wheel, from the late 1950s on…was not a styling issue. Comfort could be worked on. Or perhaps the owner had enough of a preference to make the swap. Would not idle when I bought it, replaced fuse, no problems since.
The injection pumps on those were made under Bosch license by Nippondenso. Maybe 100K if looked after. However, I bet that it had a much, much more intricately designed tensioner than the primitive stock petrol item on old Land Rovers. The truck has hauled loads that probably should have been left for larger trucks. I even have the same grill still sitting in my garage as there seems to be no call for it. It was tan with a special decal package. After every trip he took he would change the mileage it had, He would be gone for weeks at a time, Trips from Pennsylvania to Alaska where his favorite.
However, for a diesel, the injection pump runs off of the timing chain or belt. Just got her on the road again after an epic search for a new throttle cable. Buzzers were the order of the day back then; it was a ritual in our family that my brother and I would spend a weekend on a new car, de-buzzering it. Which of course complements the diesel setup — why fight a block heater, and diesel additive, winter blends, and still have gelling problems…when the owner can more easily keep a beater to ride the snowdrifts and salt puddles? The pickup truck was a painted-metal-interior work vehicle; the Suburban was for the Forest Service and for railroads. This is an easy fix.
We use them as a preventative measure. He replaced it with a 4. Also, the glow plug timing circuit was shot. It was rebuilt 500 miles ago, but that was in 2007, one decade ago. My friend started eyeing my Audi quattro, and I decided it was time to make my exit. Yes Review Date: 11th February, 2006.
The repairs included a rebuild kit on the Bosch injection pump, and dropping the T. That was a small price to pay for all that it has done for me over the years. I remember the whitewalls getting harmless little cracks in them at 12k miles and when I went for the first valve adjustment they replaced them for no charge. General Comments: The truck is a tough as heck. As the original upholstery and headliner was largely plastic and quite deteriorated, I had an upholsterer friend redo the seat, headliner, and door panels. This is the stage where most people tend to get rid of their diesels, be it something like this or a Mack. Rebuilds are in another price league by themselves.
It got a budget paint job and stereo install in 2005. The seats look pretty good other than some tears on the. In addition, the interior is kind of cramped. Noise has nothing to do with it. You are right though about some vehicles having good timing chain systems- I had a Merc w124 250D and that had a timing chain and gave no problems in many miles.
I will never get rid of my truck and if I ever find another one, I will buy it too! That brake light was required in passenger-type vehicles cars in 1985. Other than that, the motor should be good for 200 to 300 K miles; it should outlast the truck…. Who wants to think about dying while buying a car? The only problem that I've had since it's been in use was the clutch fluid reservoir went bad about three years ago. It revved up fast and kept up easily with traffic. Drilled out the injection pump lever end hole to match the barrel ends that go onto the new stainless cable and the same to the accelerator. I believe the mileage was almost 700,000! General Comments: I was skeptical of owning a small truck, especially a foreign one, but it didn't take long to prove itself. Just admire how clean and space efficient our vehicles once were….
We have replaced the timing belt three times during its life time, replaced glow plugs once, and replaced the starter. I had a lot of these go through the shop over the years. Perhaps the truck was involved in an accident very early in its life and was repaired with a more easily found at the time earlier box? The only downfalls of the truck is the very limited interior space and only having four gears. He had a similar topper, too. All original engine-related systems are functioning well and have been repaired and maintained, nothing removed. Finally found the parts I needed through Lordco from Dorman products.
The original 22R is going smooth and strong. Yes Review Date: 14th June, 2007 Faults: I received the truck when my uncle, who owned it at the time, moved to Ohio and took his other Toyota with him instead of mine. Faults: I owned it for about a year and replace no parts. She prefers and runs smoother at 90-95 kmh. It does well on logging roads, where I take it often. All had manual gearboxes — and none of them locked the steering wheels. The truck has no options.