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"bud" <bud.tilton@btinternet.com> wrote in
news:1157995654.105027.208890@d34g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
> Dear w-j (for short!)
> Thanks for your interest, good to know there's some expertise out
> there.
> My thinking on the transmission was to go with standard but you say the
> original box was not up to the torque and I'd like to raise this a
> little anyway. I certainly don't think Land Rover make anything
> suitable although maybe ZF do? I'd like to go auto to mitigate fatigue
> and I go with Tom Sheppard (Vehicle Dependant Expedition Guide) who has
> mega experience of Sahara.
> When you say not available in Europe, which markets was/is this auto
> box used in; US,Japan, Third World?
The box itself was used in several models, even generations, like all J6 &
early J8 in the USA.
Very strong box, claimed to be stronger than nearly everything available
from the USA, even coping with turbo'd 1FZ-FE gasolines in J8.
> You're obviously a fan of this engine and I like what you say about
> the fuel pump, p'raps you could let me know a few more plus and minus
> points?
Other than the stock 5sp transmission, there is not much to complain about,
other than that the later 1HD-(F)T(E) is even more fun to drive, especially
when intercooled....more power, more rpm, more responsive (but rotary
pump).
(this also in the context that *if* you find this J6/J8 auto transmission,
you might as well put the most powerfull TLC-diesel in front of it....
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)
Normally I would also point you to the Diesel Toyota Land Cruiser
Mailinglist, but that one has been disfunctional for more than a
year....still trying to find out whether any of the admins back then plans
to revive it any time soon, otherwise I will do it myself.
Oh, remember that this 12H-T exists in both 12 volt (Australia) and 24 volt
(Japan/Europe).
(J8/1HD-(F)T(E) was either 12v or a mixed 12v-alternator/-system & 24v-
start-circuit, so no problem when sourcing the transmission from a J8 (but
Japan had auto-J6 and 24v, so that one might still cause problems))
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
<w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]