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From: Noddy on 5 Aug 2010 10:17 "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote in message news:MPG.26c556f9614f401f989c41(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Have you or that motor got a clogged breather? The engine doesn't appear to Al, but mine needs a good clean out :) -- Regards, Noddy.
From: D Walford on 5 Aug 2010 21:15 On 5/08/2010 7:43 PM, atec77 wrote: > 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 > Doubt that one of those would bolt in without considerable work. Daryl
From: atec77 on 6 Aug 2010 03:20 On 6/08/2010 11:15 AM, D Walford wrote: > On 5/08/2010 7:43 PM, atec77 wrote: >> 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 >> > Doubt that one of those would bolt in without considerable work. > > > Daryl dizzy with carb and about the same size and bolt pattern -- X-No-Archive: Yes
From: st3ph3nm on 6 Aug 2010 06:57 On Aug 4, 9:01 pm, "Noddy" <m...(a)home.com> wrote: > "st3ph3nm" <s...(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 :) > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. :) Reminds of a guy I read about doing Classic Adelaide one year in an XU1, who knew he'd run out of coolant when steam stopped appearing out the exhaust. Cheers, Steve
From: Scotty on 8 Aug 2010 06:17
"Athol" <athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au> wrote in message news:1281239584.568607(a)idlwebserver.idl.com.au... : Noddy <me(a)home.com> wrote: : : > Because electric forklifts are next to useless, which is why I specifically : > wanted to avoid one. They eat batteries, take hours to charge, and forget to : > plug the thing in overnight and your work day is rooted. : : How far do you need to move it? If you're only working inside your : shed, you could whack a 240V or 415V electric motor on the pump and : run a tethered cable hanging from the roof. :-) : : -- : Athol : <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 : I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. : Or use a decent inverter and a few decent batteries. I know ya shed big an all, but it aint THAT big. |