Hi guys, im new to the site and to the hilux world,
Iv had a '83 LN65 2.4D 2L for a couple of weeks now BUT uncovered some big issues with the engine.
The aluminium housing which the water pump + other bits bolt to has badly coroded around where the water pump fits, discovered this as i had some coolong system issues.
So firstly is this a common thing?
what would be the best fix, engine swap or replace the engine casing and rebuild
and lastly other than a straight swap for another 2.4D 2L what other engines go in and what sort of work is required?
obviously their are big swaps like for a V8 etc but id like to stay away from that and preferably not need an engineer cert..
Thanks guys for any advice available in advance
Craig