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Yeah the 27" tyres fit but do hit the firewall sometimes. I was thinking if the wheel could be moved forward about 20mm or so maybe it would rub. Maybe lengthen the radius rod a bit? Not sure?......

G'day,

I'm sure I've read somewhere here or heard that you can mod a front suspension component, so that 27" tyres won't rub on the front of an L series.

Does anyone know what that is?

Are they available anywhere? Or easy enough to do yourself?

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

I've got an '89 Lseries touring wagon MPFI manual with 3" lift. When I brake I get quite violent shudders or vibrations through the steering wheel. They are worse when braking from higher speeds. Doesn't come through the brake pedal. I've replaced all the bushes in the front suspension with urethane...

Thank you thank you thank you!

Problem fixed. It Starts and runs!

I did mark the fuel line when I took it apart but it wore off!

Oh well I know now.

Thanks again Gannon. You saved me again.

And yes I can hear the fuel pump cycling.

I'm not getting any codes out of the control unit. Just the 7 short flashes for model designation.

There is fuel getting there and I'm sure I've got it hooked up right. The fuel in line goes to the pressure regulator.

What's the 'maf' ?

Cheers

Just put my EA82 MPFI back together (blown head gasket/cracked head). It won't start. I feel it may be lack of fuel. If I pull the fuel in line off there seems to be a build up of pressure and there is fuel there. But no fuel in the return line. If I dribble a bit of fuel down the throttle body it s...

Matt wrote: VRS kit (Around $75 when i brought minerecently).

sorry for my ignorance - a VRS kit?

I have an EA82 MPFI with a blown head gasket. Mechanics are quoting me upwards of $1000 to fix it. I was intending to replace just the blown side (determining by compression test) and not replacing the timing belt (as I have just replaced them less than 10 000km ago). As far as I can see from the ma...

Hasn't slipped off and I clamped on the grooves where they sit, so it shouldn't be stretched. Didn't really think of the cheap quality thing. Just bought them from the local parts shop which I've got stuff from before and they have a good reputation. But now I've looked at the box and the brand is '...

Just fitted a new driver's side inner CV boot (to my '89 L series MPFI with 3" lift) on the weekend and after two days normal driving its torn again! Could I have done something wrong when I fitted it ? I wouldn't have thought so as I had no problems fitting it. Could something be loose that may rub...

No the links don't work for me either.

Can you redo them please, cause I am interested in looking at them.

Thanks for you help.

Matatak wrote:Wont idle as in noly runs at like 500 rpm?? or at like 1500 rpm?

No. Won't idle like in konks out. And as it gets warmer the idle rises then it idles OK.

Even though bubbles in the radiator is usually a sure sign, don't be too keen to jump to the diagnosis of a blown head gasket. I thought I had done a head gasket but persevered with it and eventually found out it was a small hole in the radiator that only opened up when hot and closed when it cooled...

Yes, the gaskets were the right ones and I've fitted them. The job looked a bit daunting at first but the the whole inlet manifold and fuel lines came off as one unit, after disconnecting the clutch cable, accelerator cable, a few hoses, wires, blah blah blah and that metal pipe that goes down into ...

thanks greentreefrog. Have ordered the 14035AA160's. Will pick them up Monday , should be the right ones.
Cheers

Hey, just went and bought the inlet manifold gaskets and they don't look right to me (I haven't pulled the manifold off the engine yet though!). Each gasket has one hole for the inlet port and one hole for the coolant. It appears to me that that would be for the carburettor version not the MPFI. Whe...

Thanks for all the advice.

I'll keep all that in mind when I do the job and let you know how I got on.

Thanks again.

Ah yes thanks suparoo! It is that hole that lets water drain away from the spark plug. There's a cast manifold that seems to run from the thermostat housing (on the other side if the motor) over to the passenger side. It sits next to and behind the inlet manifold. The heater hose also comes of this ...

It's like a hole left over from casting, about 2 -3 mm in diameter on the side of the head.
Tried taking a piccy, bit difficult. Will try again in the daylight.