60Patrol

Photo of one of the boxes. Of course LH & RH are needed for each wheel

Senior Cumbe tore right into the brakes first thing this morning. I was a little alarmed that he did not seem to know where this was going, because he did not first check on availability before he started pulling off parts. Then when he broke a couple of springs my concern raised another notch. Afte...

Seems the part is no longer available. I ordered the part from the suggested link but after two days I received a full refund form the seller.

Thanks, that's a good checklist. I also suspect a missing thermostat because the climate is so temperate (typically low temp never goes below 48 degrees) that the PO may have considered a thermostat as unnecessary.

Thank you. I have a Gunson Colortune which, once I get down to EC, should be able to tell me a lot about the carburetor performance.

Thank you for the insights and sound reasoning. I would not have thought about the preheating.

I believe I need a fuel-level sending unit. 73 Patrol G60. Does anyone have an extra to sell? Or a source for replacement? The gauge indicates 1/2 a tank when is is completely full, and can sit on empty for a long time before it really needs a fill up. I popped the access panel over the existing uni...

The previous owner told me that the Patrol needs to be fully warmed up (at least 5 minutes) before driving. I can verify that it has no power (can't climb a small hill) until it has been fully warmed up. The engine has a NIKKI carb, with a manual choke. I have not done a compression test, I will whe...

I have to agree with you, it sure looks like the NIKKI. I see also that the link you sent is about mounting it to a corolla, and that these were also used on Datsun pickups. As these are small engines, 1600-1800 cc is the carb undersized for my Patrol? Wait, I also see one on eBay intended for a &qu...

I agree that it seems to hitachi, or a copy of. Ecuador is a place where they make do with what they have, sometimes stretching the fabric a bit too thin. But the existing carb has the window on the float bowl like the original single barrel carbs shown in the parts lists. But, no manufacturer's mar...