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Pete, Thanks for clearing that info up. Justin

Oh and if your fuel was leaking back like you suggest then you would be blowing a lot of white smoke at start up. Diesel and air in the fuel lines is a no no.

sw are you 100% positive on that glow plug statement? While the engine is still cold the compression stroke alone does not produce enough heat for the diesell to ignite, so the glow plug is used to warm up the chamber and help with the bang. Obviously this HAS to happen at startup, but I was under the impression that the glow plugs were still helping until the engine was at operational temperature. Glow plugs - Yeah you do need to wait for them. There is an orange light with a coil simble on it to the left of the steering wheel. Turn the car on and wait for the light to go out as sw said. You need to change them when they are stuffed. If they take more than about 30 seconds to heat up (light goes out) then either your battery is low on charge or your plugs are on their way out (or already gone). Blow by on the TD27T is normal. There will be a lot of it in the intake pipes between the turbo outlet and the throttle inlet. You can get a oil catch can but make sure you keep the pipe diameter the same otherwise you will come into problems. The blow by is a 'side effect' of the PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve releasing pressure from the crankcase, and in a diesel is normal. The TD27T seems to blow by a bit more than most though. If you do decide to put an oil catch can in make sure you do not reduce the diameter of this pipe. The engine won't be ablt to release pressure sufficiently and you can blow you motor. I reduced the size of this pipe and was very lucky...the pressure that built up was enough to blow the dipstick out the side of the motor and bang into the bonnet. Only thing I had changed was the catch can so I by passed it and problem gone! Personally I think your problem is caused by dead glow plugs...but don't take my advice as gospel because sw has made me question part of my theory. Justin

Steve, It hurts to say it...but I'm going to be selling my truck...its lifted. Could be a cost effective swap over. If you remember...I am in WA. email me at jrowling@netspace.com.au if you want to find out some details. I know Geordie; its a very sad day. :sniff:

have a look at the VH41DE. I don't know what pathy your have now, but the VG30 has a Jatco RE4R01A whilst the VH41DE has a Jatco RE4R03A transmission. These transmissions have the same bolt pattern, and the swap can be done by retaining the bellhousing from the new engine. You could also look into the single turbo VG30ET out of an 80s 300zx. I have seen both these conversions done...funnily enough by the same guy. He uses the turbo truck to tow his v8 race truck

Just get some half warn Mud Terrains...you won't worry about the noise from the engine any more! In all seriousness though, the Pathy is loud because there is stuff all sound deadening on the firewall. Not too hard to fix with some stick on sheets, but I have never bothered.

aaawwww shucks thanks for the compliment.

Steve, no I haven't heard from him in a while. Last time I spoke to him he said he was working away, without internet access. Don't know how far away and can't remember how long... I want to catch up with him too so I can have a gander at his new fandango steering setup

Good thing visibility isn't a problem at all. I must have just been looking at if funny. Kremmen, I don't know exact HP gains as I have never dynoed the car but I can say that it is much more lively and also more 'eager' to drive up hills. My cooler came off a series 5 Mazda RX7, which I got off ebay for 50 dollars australian. I spun the throttle body around and made a custom pipe to accomodate the cooler. I believe Geordie used a cooler from an R33 Skyline which he then modified the end cans on...it looks more professional than mine!

cheers dude. I like mude

sure thing...I can't say I have ever taken specific shots of it but these show the snorkel well enough I guess.

yeah i noticed, which kind of left me wondering: if it sits flush as oppose to off to the side of the vehicle I would have thought it would hinder visibility more...? mebe? Anyways they are both pretty good and much better than I could do. I just payed the man and went for a safari jobbie.

here ya go...hope Geordie don't mind.

I know Steve...I know Then again you could be being sarcastic and I can't read it... either/or, I will take it as a compliment. hehe. (Gee I feel good this morning) Whilst I think treywurst has done a pretty decent job I still prefer Geodies efforts. Mainly because I notice the snorkel appears to sit above the windscreen more than it does the A pillar and I reckon that would be a bastard for visibility. Then of course I could have just looked at the wrong pics from the wrong angles and might be completely wrong. I have seens Geordies in the flesh and the polished stainless steel looks mint. But like you say treywurst...its a function thing.

the problem that arises with this kit is that your torsion bars sit lower and you can have clearance issues. i don't know if this problem has been addressed yet. my 2 cents.