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Took a picture last night after i finished putting the fuel tank in.

I will go to the servo tonight and get some diesel and start to bleed my fuel lines out. I also need to finish my plumbing in...

Agreed Rossco,
I went out last night put my fuel tank sender in and had a tidy up as i had tools everywhere.. Thats about it, I took some photos of the harness connectors as i need to go to jaycar...

Thanks BA, i have sent him an SMS..

Just a heads up people, The thread size quoted above is not correct, the bolts are indeed 12mm threads but the pitch is not 1.75mm i have no idea what pitch it is so i am just going to go to the bolt...

ok , so i have the info i need, for anyone interested...

TD42 Starter motor bolt size is - - - 12mm x 1.75mm pitch and 35 mm long ( from under the head )
Information courtesy of ATOC Auto...

Thanks threedogs, i will give that a go... If they fit then i can go take the bolt to my bolt joint and get some..

Time for another update.

I have just had an epic weekend in the shed with the poo-troll, I started with a trip to patrol-a-apart on Saturday morning to pick up my TD42t exhaust manifold, while I...

Woop Woop.

Looks like my power steering lines have arrived at work today so i can get on with swapping these over now.
Next stop will be pick up the manifold bolt on the turbo, plumb in all the...

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...

lol, i would like to say yes, but in reality .... no cos it will get smothered in crap after my first real drive anyway.... lol

Update time, been a bit slack on the diary up keep as I have had the mother of all colds. I was off sick from work all last week due to a serious chest infection that laid me up for days following a...

Hi Pezzer,

Its just a normal clock gauge but a special holding tool is needed to place it in the rear of the diesel pump... If you have a look at this :...

I doubt it mate as the starter motor on the TD42 has 3 holes and they are in a different position to the TB42 i suspect the flexplate is a different size too, but not sure.
I changed Bellhousing...

Had another busy day in the garage over the weekend:
Timed up my Diesel pump (0.76mm @ TDC)
Got most of the motor re-assembled.
Just ordered my Turbo ... $$ Ouch.

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Thanks to Dale,
I checked the squirter alignment last night, they were all good except for one in the middle (cylinder 3) was slightly off center to the hole in the piston, it would have been ok,...