Looking good.
I'm always keen!! I've got Sunday free if that works.
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Looking good.
I'm always keen!! I've got Sunday free if that works.
We are heading up Sunday morning Rossco, probably around 11ish if you want to tag along? We won't be doing anything extreme, just want to test the big girl out.
Yeah sounds good I'll pop out for a bit. Kinglake is pretty damn close from here.
Update
Tonight I solved a few issues that I've had from the start. I was having a charging issue, after a bit of fiddling I found out I had put the alternator earth to the charging post and left the battery charge wire unhooked.
I swapped those over and that solved my charging issue.
For some reason, fixing that turned off the battery, brake and air filter lights from my dash. Previously they were stuck on.
I also managed to get the tacho working. It was pretty simple really, just a bit fiddly.
For those that are curious:
I started by swapping the tacho component from my diesel dash into my petrol dash.
Next thing was the black plug on the back of the speedo. You can see here in this picture the yellow/black and pink/black wires. Originally the pink and black wire is just an empty, pinless slot. I pinched a pin from another plug and put it into that slot.
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After that it's a simple as wiring the black/yellow to the blue wire on the RPM sender and the pink/black to the green. I found a plug that matched up perfectly to keep it looking factory.
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Complete working dash and tacho.
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Today I tested her out in the bush for the first time. I'm happy to say that apart from my brakes failing a couple of times (sorted now) everything went smoothly.
A few mates and I met up with Rossco at Kinglake, it was a fun day and it's always good to put a face to a name.
Few pics
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I also managed to test out the door seals..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwJGKD-sv8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_-mVLo-Hg
Cheers guys, had great day. I've got one good photo of that big bog hole, ill chuck it up tommorow.
Good vids that dts turbo does sound good . . .
Looking forward to seeing the pics Rossco. The carpets still drying out...
Hahah, good to see you've got the NP.com.au stickers on! Nice work!
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nice one both those trucks sound awesome
The stickers look great. I'll have to get another for the rear window.
Thanks gubigfish, sure sounds better than the TB!
Here we go only a few photos.
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This is the big one. I nosed in slowly to see what it was like. Quite deep and soft, so decided to wuss out. Didn't get any photos stuck in the middle, too busy running around with straps and things, but it was pretty funny. Good crack tho! - highmount saved the day :)
Awesome pics! I didn't realise you had tested it out... I could remember going through it a few months back and it wasn't an issue... Lucky it wasn't a TB still or I would have been skulled dragged out.
Managed to snap at the right time, came out pretty well. Should have got one of it stuck tho, never get enough photos.
Yeah I did have a little test and very nearly went for it. Did feel pretty soft tho!!
Go the diesel, they are bloody good.
What is it with you young blokes and muddy holes??? LOL I can't stand cleaning the crap out of my car any more and having the interior spread out on the front lawn....
Rossco, I thought you'd remember this feeling.....the hole at Tallarook as I remember.....
http://youtu.be/pfDJL4gF4N8
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I had to test out how water tight my snorkel plumbing was! That video is now a familiar sight... The carpets still out the back drying out..
Ha ha, yes I do remember that bloody talarook bog hole, it has claimed a few. I think I am slowly getting wiser in my old age . . .
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I have a love hate thing with that bog hole at Tallarook... mostly hate though!!
Yeah I did say slowly.
Think I have a bit of a love hate thing with bog holes. Good fun till it starts seeping in!!
Well, I think this concludes the conversion... Tonight I wired up the manual glow button, it was the last thing left to do. All functions now work.
I'm getting mixed emotions.. I'm happy I'm finally done but sad that the conversion journey has come to an end. What am I supposed to do in my free time now???
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A big thankyou to everyone on here that's helped me along the way with the conversion, you're a fantastic bunch. Now I just have to get out and drive it!
Im pulling mine out soon 200k on duel fuel...very informative post, enjoy your ride...
Hi did the motor holes for the bell housing line up with the petrol bell housing?
Hi mate, you'll need a TD bell housing. This will line up with the gearbox no worries. Petrol one is different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pezzer
Hi just a quick note , i'm in brisbane and will be selling a tb42 with gas conversion and manual gearbox soon. I'm removing it from my 89 patrol which i bought new and had gas fitted about 8 years ago. The car has done total of 20700km. the engine can be started and driven as still in car.Runs like a a clock just loves a drink.Has msd ignition new genuine fuel pump and 2 year old converter. No hard work , my wife drives it .Unfortunately she can't drive a manual anymore so in goes a turbo diesel auto. If this helps you let me know. cheers.Greg
Quote .. " I grafted out the wires from the TB harness for the coolant temp gauge and warning light so they are now functional"
Can i get your advise here please mate, could you let me know how you hooked up your coolant temp gauge, the TB loom disappears in to the dark void of wires for this and im left scratching my head and rubbing my chin...
Thanks
Hi Andy, there's just one wire that goes to the temp sender (just next to the thermostat housing) on both TD &TB ( unless the TB E is different, mine was a carby). I just put a new terminal on and hooked it up. Same with the oil pressure sender, there the same just hooked it up and it all worked fine. Saw on your post that you labeled everything, that's what i did, it certainly helped. . . Best of luck with it. . . .Quote:
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Thanks Rossco,
I am thinking the EFI might be slightly different as the sender had two wires attached, one from what looked like the loom back to the cluster and one that disappeared into the injector loom heading for the idle circuit i think. It really threw me cos i wasn't expecting it.. So far its the only thing im not sure on, everything else is going to plan so far...
The oil pressure sender i changed over last night, it has the standard plug fitting and what looks like a rubber hose / tube, as yet i havent figured out where the hose / tube goes to as it was loose / free when i took the TB motor out, so it may have fallen off the fitting, im not sure..
Update, rubber hose is a vent line, does not connect to anything :) happy days
Hmm, maybe it's for a sensor somewhere. Probably don't need it if the Guage works all good. You could try giving Jono a pm or he might see this, his was an TBE although he went the full loom swap. I know the TDs have two wires one which goes to the glow plug timer, if you just go a manual switch for the glow you won't need it.Quote:
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Yeah i am going for the manual glow system. its the best way to go when converting the TB loom...
I had another look at it all last night briefly with fresh eyes after reading your previous post and i now think from what you were saying previously that i have identified the wire in question. I was confused by another yellow plug which i now believe is a coolant temp sensor for the auto choke idle bypass circuit... I think i have identified the gauge temperature sensor wire as the red and white wire in the 6 pin square engine harness plug that runs to a single sensor on top of the block / thermostat housing. I will confirm this 100% when i remove the TB cluster and replace the taco, im sure its right, but between myself and my mate Stuart who is a pretty handy sparky, we get it..
Thanks for the info Rossco, what you said helped me nail it down... I appreciate the advise and assistance..
Hey Andy, sorry about not seeing this sooner. I'll reply to your PM.
awesome write up mate, rig looks the goods