Hello From Ontario

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Dino
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Vehicle: 1994 Pajero 2800 LWB
Location: St. Catharines, ON

Hello From Ontario

Post by Dino »

Hello everybody,

My name's Dan, I'm from St. Catharines. In August I picked up a 1994 LWB V46 2800 with 5spd manual. I've been into the import stuff for a while now, my first being a 1990 Celica GT-4 that I picked up in '08. The tranny started to go on that one so I imported a 1994 GT-4 in '09, and then this spring I decided to get into motorcycles so I got rid of the sports car and hopped into something a little more practical. I started riding a 2001 Suzuki SV650S, but upgraded to a 2001 TL1000R in September.

As for me, I'm 22, a licensed mechanic for a year and a half, been working at the same independant shop for about 6 and a half years now. I'm big into any kind of motorsports particularly Formula 1 and World Superbikes.

I've done a bit of work to the Paj since I got it. Usual suspension stuff starting show it's age mostly, but a month ago I started noticing drips from the injection pump. The front seal had been done a little over a year ago by the previous owner, but now it's was coming off one of the rear seals. Right now it's sitting in the lot at work with pump out of it, and hopefully sitting at Amazing Auto Imports in Richmond awaiting a rebuild.

After exhausting the forum and google searches I've found that nobody has really posted any kind of a step by step guide to removing these pumps, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I've got the rough draft done and a bunch of pics on my phone, I'll just have to get it all collaborated once I get the pump back in and running. Hopefully sooner rather than later 8-)

Meanwhile here is a pic of the old girl;
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Feds
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Re: Hello From Ontario

Post by Feds »

Welcome Welcome!

I live in Fenwick and work at Niagara College. Injection pump is definitely a bear (maybe less so for you, as you've probably got a little more space under the hood.

PM me if you ever want to get together.
Dino
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Re: Hello From Ontario

Post by Dino »

Feds wrote:Welcome Welcome!

I live in Fenwick and work at Niagara College. Injection pump is definitely a bear (maybe less so for you, as you've probably got a little more space under the hood.

PM me if you ever want to get together.
Cool, I did my apprenticeship classes at Niagara College!

You wouldn't happen to have been parked at the Ball Hockey parking lot on Tuesday were you? I was there to write my Drive Clean exam and saw a green 2800 Spacegear in the lot there.
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Post by Feds »

That'd be me. I'm the Facilities Manager for both campuses. 2.5-ish days a week in Welland, 2.5-ish days a week in NOTL.
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Re: Hello From Ontario

Post by Rising Sun Auto Import »

Welcome to forum!
So your pajero back on the road?

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Dino
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Re: Hello From Ontario

Post by Dino »

Not yet :( Mardy just picked up the pump yesterday so it will be a little while yet. Fortunately my boss is loaning me the shop beater to get around, but I do have to drive him to work and back :P
Dino
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Re: Hello From Ontario

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Alright, I'm back on the road! My pump came back from Mardy on Thursday, a bit longer than I had hoped, but given I wasn't in a panic I can't complain. The install went fairly well, I had Mardy send along a water pump and thermostat as well and the stat was a pain to get out, and had some corrosion on the housing surface that required a bit of silicone to seal it. I finished the install this afternoon and took it up to Toronto and back tonight and all was good.
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Re: Hello From Ontario

Post by gti_speed »

Welcome! I spent my first 20 years in St. Catharines. Didn't try to buy a RHD until I moved west... good work on doing it in Ontario!
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