1990 petrol LandCruiser purchase
Submitted: Sunday, Feb 20, 2005 at 09:09
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Chris Larsen
A mate has the opportunity of purchasing a 1990 petrol troop carrier at what he feels is a good price. Would anyone know of any known problems that this model vehicle could have ?
Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Feb 20, 2005 at 09:56
Sunday, Feb 20, 2005 at 09:56
Like Wayne said, the major issue will be fuel consumption. There were not many petrol troopies sold. A lot of them would have had one tank removed and LPG fitted. And at present, theres doubt about how much longer LPG will be cheap.
Upside is that they were a very reliable vehicle. It would have the 3F carby motor (Troopies didn't get the EFI version) which was very solid. And if repairs are required on a 3F, then they are usually cheaper than the equivalent repairs on a diesel. It will have leaf springs all round which are expensive to replace, if you are planning a
suspension upgrade. Solid diffs. Gearboxes occasionally give noise and will cost a few grand to fix if thats the case.
A good price for a petrol troopie is significantly lower than a good price for a diesel troopie.
Cheers
Phil
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Reply By: TroopyTracker - Sunday, Feb 20, 2005 at 17:06
Sunday, Feb 20, 2005 at 17:06
Chris,
I own a petrol troopy but EFI 4.5 litre which is great. I run 35 inch tyres, 4-5 inches of lift, loaded roofrack and tow 18ft Bushtracker and in get about 4ks per litre towing. A diesel (latest turbo excepted!) would be unable to do what I ask of
mine to do (above 70k's!) and would return similar economy(read -does, discussion with owners who lug as much as myself tells me this) My father in law had an old cruiser wagon with the a carby petrol motor and it's a totally different story. It was terrible on fuel and not even that powerfull. Wouldn't bother, so many
well priced diesel versions to look at. Unless you bought the petrol and then dropped in 6.5 litres of chev diesel?!-The path I'll most likely be going down soon.
To answer you rquestion though, known problems? Unquenchable thirst maybe?
Regards
Matt
Apologies for any offence to carby fed cruiser's!
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