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From: D Walford on 5 Aug 2010 04:35 On 2/08/2010 9:54 PM, Noddy wrote: > All, > > I've got a little Komatsu FG-12 1 tonne forklift that needs a new engine, > and I was wondering if anyone is in the know about where to find either a > good used one or a decent rebuilder. > > It runs a Toyota 4P on petrol, which is an industrial engine with a > hydraulic pump drive outlet hanging off the left front. It's a 1.3 litre 4 > cylinder that kinda looks like a cross between a 12R and a 3K, and while it > seems like a solid little engine it's off it's nut and needs to be rebuilt > as it has sludge around an inch thick under the rocker cover and the oil > rings are fucked. Half an hour of using the thing and my shed is full of > enough putrid burnt oil smell that I have to go outside and let it air out > for a while. > > There's not a lot of info around on 4P engines, but from what I can tell > these little Komatsu forks came fitted with either the Toyota 4P or a Nissan > H20. If I could find a reasonable running 4P I'd do a straight swap for this > one and put the original engine aside to rebuild later when I have time, but > if I could get a H20 and fit that without too much trouble I'd give that a > go as well. > > Anyway, if anyone knows of anything I'd be grateful for any help. Have you tried any of the usual Toyota import engine supplies like Toyo Spares in Bayswater. Even if they don't have a 4P they might know what other engine has the same bolt pattern. Daryl
From: atec77 on 5 Aug 2010 05:43 On 5/08/2010 6:35 PM, D Walford wrote: > On 2/08/2010 9:54 PM, Noddy wrote: >> All, >> >> I've got a little Komatsu FG-12 1 tonne forklift that needs a new engine, >> and I was wondering if anyone is in the know about where to find either a >> good used one or a decent rebuilder. >> >> It runs a Toyota 4P on petrol, which is an industrial engine with a >> hydraulic pump drive outlet hanging off the left front. It's a 1.3 >> litre 4 >> cylinder that kinda looks like a cross between a 12R and a 3K, and >> while it >> seems like a solid little engine it's off it's nut and needs to be >> rebuilt >> as it has sludge around an inch thick under the rocker cover and the oil >> rings are fucked. Half an hour of using the thing and my shed is full of >> enough putrid burnt oil smell that I have to go outside and let it air >> out >> for a while. >> >> There's not a lot of info around on 4P engines, but from what I can tell >> these little Komatsu forks came fitted with either the Toyota 4P or a >> Nissan >> H20. If I could find a reasonable running 4P I'd do a straight swap >> for this >> one and put the original engine aside to rebuild later when I have >> time, but >> if I could get a H20 and fit that without too much trouble I'd give >> that a >> go as well. >> >> Anyway, if anyone knows of anything I'd be grateful for any help. > > Have you tried any of the usual Toyota import engine supplies like Toyo > Spares in Bayswater. > Even if they don't have a 4P they might know what other engine has the > same bolt pattern. > > > Daryl 2rz from the wreckers in west syney at$350 plus freight would do it -- X-No-Archive: Yes
From: Noddy on 5 Aug 2010 07:44 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c5a7802$0$28672$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Have you tried any of the usual Toyota import engine supplies like Toyo > Spares in Bayswater. > Even if they don't have a 4P they might know what other engine has the > same bolt pattern. Thanks for that Daz, I'll give them a call. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Noddy on 5 Aug 2010 07:52 "atec77" <atec77(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:i3e145$qfr$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > 2rz from the wreckers in west syney at$350 plus freight would do it Thanks Baz, but a 2RZ doesn't have any provision for a hydraulic pump drive, and from what I can tell doesn't look like it'd lend itself well to having one adapted easily either. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Albm&ctd on 5 Aug 2010 09:20
In article <4c594a8b$0$34568$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net>, me(a)home.com says... > > "st3ph3nm" <sgam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:eb241a7d-e4c7-4930-ad7b-ff50c8373696(a)f20g2000pro.googlegroups.com... > On Aug 2, 9:54 pm, "Noddy" <m...(a)home.com> wrote: > > > Ahh, the mighty H20. As found also in Nissan Cedrics and Urvans. :) > > Incredibly tough little engines usually. > > I've seen a few in forklifts over the years that have taken an absolute > hammering having the Bejesus beaten out of them every time they were fired > up and they never failed. > > > As it happens, the OHC engine (U20) in the Datsun 2000 Sports Roadster > > is essentially an OHC version of the H20 - in fact, there's a jack > > shaft on the U20 that runs along the side (where the original cam used > > to be on the H) to drive the oil pump. There's some other differences > > as well - forged crank, bigger oil galleries and pump, blah blah, but > > essentially the same family. Which leads to lots of ribbing from > > mates in the know asking how my "forklift engine" is going. :) > > Lol :) > > I was actually using the fork up in the shed all day today and it wasn't as > smelly as it normally is. In fact it hardly seemed like it was burning any > oil at all. I must pull the dipstick out and check it next time, as it's > probably empty :) > Have you or that motor got a clogged breather? Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html |