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@@RubenKelevraThanks for the feedback. Thankfully the video's not showing people how to write music.

@@lmantuano6986 Thanks for the feedback. I'd assumed it would be better than the gaps of silence and the dulcet tones of my voice 😉

@@aussieknowhow copy that and understood, plus apologies, as in my old age my annoyance-rejecting-mechanism is misfiring.. BTW, I recognise the PSU as being from a HPE Blade Server Chassis. I used to have a bunch of them too till recently when thieves broke into my shipping container and took 4/5 PSUs along with 1/2 dozen servers and associated plug-in boards.. a real shame but I never bought a chassis to attempt putting the system together nor have the budget to run one of those system on domestic mains!! Well done to repurpose the PSUs..! lm

​​@@lmantuano6986all good mate, I understand and can relate. Certainly a bugger to be broken into and not the kinds of things you'd expect to be stolen by typical thieves. It was certainly pleasing to find something to reuse such an awesome PSU for.

@@sharkbaitsurfer Thanks 😀

@@RyanHandby great news, well done 👍

@@willwen6600 possibly from something being spilt on the unit? Should normally be any oily substances around the contacts.

Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful.👍

Thanks. I didn't do that myself. It wouldn't hurt to put a small amount of oil in each piston to add some lubricant to the walls when the pistons move for the first time, but that would be about it. The oil pressure drops to zero after a few days of not driving normally, and that's never an issue, so I don't see a problem with just letting the car do its thing.

Great news and well done.

I'll have a look for you, can you send me some pictures of the latch under your fuel cap and of your fuel cap? Also, if you can, move your question to the VY fuel cap video, it may help others as well.

That's a pain :(.

Sorry, no video for that. When you say deadlock, do you mean like when the child locks are on?

Great to hear mate and thanks for the feedback 👍

Great to hear it helped and thanks for the feedback 👍

That's really nice of you to say mate, thank you. All the best with it 👍

I don't think it would be an issue as long as you're 100% the manifold won't interfere with the amount the head is torqued (e.g. the manifold is resting on the block a bit and affects how much the head is pressed against the block). My vague recollection was that the manifold was very close to the block at points so check that. If you've not 100%, at least loosen the manifold so it can move and can't cause any issues.

The coolant has an effect on the gaskets seating properly, so you run straight water first so they seat properly and then use the coolant after that.

No I didn't. Using the old ones is fine.

As long as you buy a good quality gasket set you do not need gasket seal. Just make sure you clean the surfaces properly and tension it correctly 👍

Hi. There was no need to remove the harmonic balancer, so I didn't remove it 👍.

Awesome, well done and great news.

Did you watch the whole video? Many have found it helpful, maybe your phone or PC brightness is turned down?

The pulley is designed/built to provide the required spacing with the bracket. Here's a link that shows a pic of it, hope it answers your question:- www.allfourx4.com.au/Air-Conditioner-Idler-Pulley-suitable-for-Landcruiser-1FZFE-Hilux-Prado-1KZTE-88440-26090-88440-60050?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwg4SpBhAKEiwAdyLwvHawDOjAxNym-VeFxQ06LXbg3oimQBFkEKnlgpl7YUbAnTLhFW0dJhoChvgQAvD_BwE

My mechanic friend picked up the gaskets for me so I can't help you there sorry. I think the cracking of the original heads was a design flaw that has been corrected in the design of some of the new aftermarket heads (mine was one), so I don't think you need to try and compensate for it if your head is one of those. I'm also not confident that fitting a thicker gasket will make much difference to the compression and/or torque. I'm also not sure decreasing the compression would stop the head from cracking, but I never researched what caused the heads to crack or if they actually know.

@@aussieknowhow thanks for the input. I'm just gonna go with the 3 hole gasket that was supplied, I did a bit of research there does not seem to be any benefit one way or the other. I'll see how it goes. I believe the heads were cracking due to the thickness of the alloy in certain places. and overheating in those places, a different thermostat that opens sooner was suggested. thanks for posting this playlist, probably couldn't have done it without them. bad news, I dropped a head bolt washer into the engine bay somewhere, its behind the turbo I think, but it's gone to another dimension. ended up ordering a washer from a Toyota dealer. cheers

Thanks and good luck with it 👍

Thanks mate, I only had the instructions that came with the kit and numerous TH-cam videos to go off. I always appreciate helpful and constructive feedback 👍.

Thanks for the feedback. I had a mechanic friend round up the head for me. It was an aftermarket head (not an OEM Toyota) that was an upgrade on the original design to fix the cracking issue the originals could have.

Thanks for the feedback and great to hear it helped 👍

No worries mate, glad you find it useful. All the best with changing the head. You could do it over a weekend, but I'd start early, 7ish, and work into the night, 9ish, to make sure.

Thanks and glad you are finding it useful. I wouldn't have expected hand cranking would have built up enough pressure to push up the oil. I certainly didn't do it. If you haven't done it already and can, put a small amount of oil in each cylinder just to lube the cylinder walls and hand crank it a few times to spread it. But unless the block has been sitting open for ages and the bores a bone dry I don't think it'll be a show stopper.

@@aussieknowhow cheers, if you have a PayPal or payid can I buy you a carton of beer (or whatever you want to do with the money haha)

@@gimmejunk Thanks mate, appreciate the offer, but no need for a carton (or anything). Good to be able to help.

Sorry I'm unfortunately not familiar with that model.

Not a worry, all the best with it.

I've not dug into the relationship between the child lock and the window switches, so I can't help you with that one sorry. Is it just both rear windows not working and the front ones are?

I don't know how you could. The only thought I have is to try and reverse what you did with the key and see if it can pull the dead lock back in. Is it a Gainsborough lock? Failing that I can only suggest a lock smith sorry.

Sorry I can't help you with that one. Apologies for the very late reply, I somehow missed your message.

Do the switches in the doors themselves work ok?

@@aussieknowhow yeah the switches seem to work OK. I'm wondering if it's the window motor that's shat itself?

Sorry for the late reply mate. How'd you go? If it's still an issue, let me know how the issue started and we can maybe work it out from that.

@@aussieknowhow all good mate. Got it sorted with a few replacement switches. Guess they just got old and tired. A bit like me 😂

Great to hear it was useful. Thanks.

I needed a third arm 😃

@@aussieknowhow i hear ya..been there done that!

It was all good, they weren't ceased in any way 👍

I did think about that, but then I would have run into the aircon intercooler, so didn't see the benefit at the time. In hindsight there were a couple of things that may have been made a bit easier by removing it, but hindsight's good for that :)

@@aussieknowhow air con condenser is the front most cooler, radiator can be removed from inside the engine bay after viscous fan, 4 bolts secure the radiator through the top and lower grills

Aftermarket head. They have apparently got modifications that protect against the cracking issue that can happen with the Toyota heads.

I was repairing the door trim and I also didn't want to risk breaking the locking tabs.

Good luck with mate, hope it sorts it for you.

Tested the fuse's all good was master switch . Put new master switch and aswell as front passenger and rear passenger switche's. Thank's for video was simple to do mate.