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  1. 27th December 2012, 09:33 PM #1
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    Smile 6.5 diesel

    Finally got the 130 defender finished. Now she runs a 6.5 chevy diesel with a lt95 gearbox with the .996 transfer gears.
    Had a fer probs along the way but hey 2 years off the road and well worth the time and effort.
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  2. 27th December 2012, 09:34 PM #2
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    Hope you have the cooling side of it sorted out
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    Hope the full write up goes into the good oil.
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  4. 27th December 2012, 10:09 PM #4
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    43 degree day in southern cross and took it out to test and so far no probs cooling. I have a custom 3 row full alloy radiator in wb statesman configuration with a set of bf ford thermo fans. Also an oil cooler as I think these engines have too smaller sump and the oil heats up too much. Haven't put the air con back together yet but when I do I will run a separate condenser/fan setup like the npr isuzu's do.
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  5. 27th December 2012, 10:19 PM #5
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    It seems you've researched it, hope it goes well for you. Mine was a pos, only thing I miss about that engine was the sound
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  6. 27th December 2012, 10:33 PM #6
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    i was down at albany one summer and a guy came into the park with a toyota with one of those motors in it , it had only been in there for 3 months and the fuel pump packed up , dont know if that could be a problem or not for you
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  7. 27th December 2012, 10:36 PM #7
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    Fuel pump is just a fuel pump, injector pump is a different story. I ran a Mallory electric fuel pump with a regulator on it, think it was set at 9psi?????????
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  8. 27th December 2012, 10:38 PM #8
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    reliability has not been their strong points. Time will tell.
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  9. 27th December 2012, 10:48 PM #9
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    Hey see how you go. Horrible engine, under powered, thirsty, heavy, and un reliable. But you do here of the odd one that is trouble free. Sound very cool though.
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  10. 28th December 2012, 03:37 AM #10
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    Will keep an eye out for it when I pass through the Cross. I'm up & down the road regualrly (was stuck there for a couple of hours the other day when they had the rollover on the highway - until I took off for Forrestania). Will be back through there next Wednesday on the way back down to work.

    I used to have a Ford F100 with the Chev V8 diesel in it. No real problems after sorting out an initial issue with rocker arms snapping off - it's still kicking around Kalgoorlie at the moment, though I don't know what engine is in it now. Canopy has gone and there's a big gas tank in the back - don't know if he's still got the Chev V8 and running diesel / gas or has put a petrol V8 back into it and running it on gas. The tank that's in there is way bigger than you would need for diesel / gas.
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