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That coolant line is designed to flow from the PRESSURISED overflow tank on the original vehicle and also helps eliminate air pockets in the system. the factory circuit is from the top tank to the reservoir then to the hose on the block and is mainly active when the thermostat is closed. If you...

13-14 highway and around 20 city driving 1600kg car with 3.9 diff and 235/45-17s I still think it has something to do with traction control not being disabled properly

Cribbj could you possibly email me the 1uz maps you have?

Any progress on this, as I'm really keen to give it a go after Xmas

Which model crown? Mine is a UZS141 and also not running as well as the soarer and celsior I have here, and I'm going to fully rewire it this weekend.

I suggest that if you use a shop to work on your car - that you insist that all replaced parts are returned to you. 1. you have proof that work was done and the part was worn/boken 2. If the replaced parts were not faulty - you can put them away as spares or sell them Many years ago when I...

The swap will be the same as the mx83 cressida as they are both the same chassis. So Custom engine mounts, tailshaft, drivers side exhaust, landcriser oil filter housing, etc. Basically everything Peewee (in his MX73) and I have done.

have a read of these two http://www.thermactor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=75046#75046 and http://www.reanimotion.com/toymods/1UZ_Conversion.htm

The main journal webbing will not allow it

Also - because manufacturers are expected to have covers over the engine, the engineers don't care about being neat with the "hoses and ****" anymore. Just compare the bare v12 with the early 1UZ where everything is exposed

I've got one of the kits here - its range is from 0-100% up or down. I assume the PIC controller would need to be reprogrammed to increase that range to 800% for the ABS sensors.

Its generally considered best to run the external trans cooler before the factory radiator heat exchanger - excess heat is removed first by the external cooler and then the fluid is brought to the same temp as your coolant output from the bottom tank - almost works like a thermostat as the trans...

http://www.mindspring.com/~jayk3/toyota/tachmod.htm and if you are lucky youre tach may already be adjustable from factory As it turned out the Toyota Tach from about 1990 onwards is adjustable. Remove the temp guage and reinstall the instrument cluster while having an accurate tach...

ummm... who should PM you?

this is the copy I downloaded from techinfo last year - its a us model but should match yours http://www.mx83.com/resources/wiring_engcon.pdf

I'm using a tridon thermo switch in a drilled and tapped 18mm sump plug - replaces the cooling system bleed bung. fans wired up in series and on with ignition - changeover to parallel via relays and triggered by switch.

if its a US vehicle and you dont mind paying for the diagrams - try http://techinfo.toyota.com/

easy, rooomy and almost light weight 89-92 Toyota Cressida - AFAIK nobody has done one yet in the US or Lexus IS300

http://www.reanimotion.com/toymods/resources/1uzfe_25cylinder.pdf it's around pages 35 to 40

offset woodruff keys (similar to chev/ford aftermarket) would be easier than machining the pulley