Time to check your nuts! With the engine off, whack the handbrake on and put it in fifth gear. Get under your Patrol, undo the four bash plate nuts and and use a long breaker bar and socket to check...
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Time to check your nuts! With the engine off, whack the handbrake on and put it in fifth gear. Get under your Patrol, undo the four bash plate nuts and and use a long breaker bar and socket to check...
Great to see the old bus being used for what it was made for. Some people scoff at the old dirty thirty. Apart from the timing belt being a bit vulnerable behind the harmonic balancer, they go...
If you have a stripped or cross-thead spark plug hole., this thread might help....
Check the battery voltage when starting. It could be an open circuit cell.
Check the lug at the solenoid. Sometimes they look solid but can have carbon build up, especially if it is an aftermarket spade lug. Use a pair of pliers to tighten it. If that is ok, sometimes a a...
Nice looking vehicle. You should get a good price for it.
The main disadvantage is the timing belt. Dirt and water ingress are a problem. I have yet to add a hose to the top of my new engine's timing belt cover so a high volume low pressure air supply can...
The RBs are fantastic for sand driving as they rev out way more than either the TB or TD. Just pick a gear point it up a dune and plant the foot.
A carby kit would be a good investment. The rubber components dry and go brittle with age.
Check the condition of the small fuel hose that feeds the carby.
They are well known for cracking and...
Before taking out the plugs, use a bit of pipe to fit over them and vacuum out any crud that will fall into the cylinder.
Follow the hose under the filter housing. If it is only missing at idle check for a vacuum leak. If you remove the ball bearing in the pre heat, you will hear the flap open when you put on and pop...
Had a big problem after the rebuild. The extra vacuum created by the port and polishing to the head, caused the steel air deflector under the second stage of the carby to break off.
The sheet metal...
I recommend getting your RB30 rebuilt by a mechanic that has experience in racing. The only problem I've had is that my new engine died above 4300 rpm. I replaced the fuel filter and took it for a...
For those who want to build a high-powered beast out of the RB block. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1iTh-2u3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS3fFLg2QfU
Ok, all you Dirty thirty owners. Time to check and re-torque the crankshaft pulley bolt!! 152 nm or 112-113 ftlb.
Take off the stone guard. Unclip the radiator shroud extension piece and it is...
Dom has posted the vacuum circuit earlier in this thread.
Just a large washer and a piece of inner tube.
The real worry is the pre-heat flap inlet and vacuum diaphragm casing.
I ran a bead of silicon on the top and used a reducer and plug on the...
Interesting. What brand button have you been using? I've had no problems as yet, and have had the engine rev way over redline a few few times but it is all stock gear.
What ignition system are...
There is a shallow groove worn into this crankshaft as well, but it is nowhere as deep as the one in the Old Trol.
You can see signs of movement on the rear washer, but the centre hole is not worn...
Removal of timing sprocket
I took the advice from another thread, to drill and tap some holes in the timing sprocket and use a puller to remove it.
Materials and tool list.
2x 6mm x 1mm...
I meant the seal, brain in neutral when posting that.
Post amended.
Anyway used the endless chain to pull the engine from the back of the Old Trol. I whipped the plugs out and found some...
I know the crank is already stuffed but that would lock the seal on. I did think of getting a plate machined with an off centre hole, so that when it was pushed into the groove, the outer...
To tell the truth, I have known about the problem since I had to do the head gasket and then the water pump. This is way back in September 2014.
Like I said, I couldn't afford to deal with it, so...
I will have to make choices when I pull it all apart again. I think the plates are high tensile (will have to check that), so if they are, then welding may affect their strength.
$900 which includes freight to my place. Or I can source a reco-ready block and see if the Dyno guy will rebuild it for me.