Thread: Timing.

Thanks for that Dougal. I will look into it.

I pulled the 4BD1-T out of my bushie on Saturday. Going to do some mods (balance, etc) before fitting it into the rangie.

Don't know about using the glow plugs, but may make up some thermowells and fit thermocouples into the glow plug ports. Would be interesting to see how the temp/timing theory works out. I will probably fit thermocouples before and after the intercooler as well.

Also pulled the LT230 out of the rangie on Sunday and started to mod the lube system, and adapt it to the Isuzu gearbox (want to keep the other t/case in the bushie).

Apparently the glowplugs work as Type B thermocouples. They produce only a few millivolts at the temps we're looking at.

I've finally got my new shaft to adapt the new Isuzu box to the LT230, only took 3 months and they somehow made it from 45 instead of 50mm shaft. Muppets.
It's away for hardening, I've got just under 3 weeks to get it running again.
Have one engine mount to remake which is made more difficult by my vise breaking in two on the weekend.

Originally Posted by Dougal

Apparently the glowplugs work as Type B thermocouples. They produce only a few millivolts at the temps we're looking at.

I've finally got my new shaft to adapt the new Isuzu box to the LT230, only took 3 months and they somehow made it from 45 instead of 50mm shaft. Muppets.
It's away for hardening, I've got just under 3 weeks to get it running again.
Have one engine mount to remake which is made more difficult by my vise breaking in two on the weekend.

hey mate

Which gearbox are you adapting. I looked at it about 5 years ago but adapted the R380 instead as it was quicker. From memory it was an NPR 5 speed but I could be wrong.

Justin