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    Conveting diesel to petrol v8 in hilux

    cheers, so basically the layout is: factory diesel tank followed closely by VL (or similar) pump (regulated at engine) followed closely by filter (tank end of vehicle) then factory diesel lines to and from engine. So the remaining question is necessity and location of surge tank, once again...
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    Conveting diesel to petrol v8 in hilux

    thats what i hoped, more of a compliance thing rather than performance or necessity, thanks
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    Conveting diesel to petrol v8 in hilux

    Thanks for all your help guys, im starting to get a good picture of whats needed, i would love any pics (also welcome crudely drawn diagrams:) ) that you have available. Can anyone give me a better rundown on the need and location of a charcoal canister?
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    Conveting diesel to petrol v8 in hilux

    That was my initial thought but i rang so many wreckers who said "lots of diesel tanks, sorry no petrols" and the one wrecker i found who did have a tank wanted so much money for it it would have been almost cheaper forking out for a fuel cell!, going down the VL pump route seemed easiest when i...
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    Conveting diesel to petrol v8 in hilux

    Thanks guts, i have been given a 3l vl pump but it doesnt have the regulator, is this needed for my application or can i just plumb it straight in?
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    Conveting diesel to petrol v8 in hilux

    Thanks for your reply Is the standard surf diesel lines acceptable?, also is it best to run the pump a the front or rear of vehicle? cheers
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    Conveting diesel to petrol v8 in hilux

    Hi All I have ditched my old 2.4 2LTE in favour of a 1uzfe but have questions about fuel delivery, whats the best way to convert my diesel tank and lines to petrol for the 1uz, i will use a VL commodore pump because it seems to be well recommended but whats the best practice for the rest of...


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