Greetings! New member located in the Santa Fe / Albuquerque region of New Mexico. I acquired a 1994 Hijet mid last year as a grounds vehicle for my property. It has been serving its purpose well. I've had a kei truck before, a 1986 Honda Acty, when I was stationed in Japan in 1990. Steve
Nice to meet you, and Mr. Limestone! This forum looks to be an excellent resource, and it looks like you have the same exact Hijet as mine. Very interested in the mods you've done to yours. Was just reading about your spring/strut recommendations. The very first "mod" I did was remove a 2" lift kit that had been installed by the importer. I did this to solve a very unhappy sounding rear driveshaft, which was being subjected to an angle by the lift kit that it had never seen before in its 26 years. The vehicle also handles a lot better on the highway now that it's back to its factory height. I don't know what PTO stands for. I'm assuming my truck's bed hydraulics are electric, but I have zero expertise with these devices. I have a toggle switch on the dash that activates an electric pump that drives the actuator. It's started sounding a bit grindy lately, but I am unclear on how to service it. I have the factory manual for this vehicle but I don't have any info on the actuator. See attached pic.
PTO stands for Power Take Off. Depending on the model and year, they were driven by a hydraulic pump on a belt at the front of the engine. But, if you have A/c the odds are the space where that pump would fit is filled by the A/C compressor. On mine, which is a pick/tipper, known stateside as a Scissors Lift/Dump, they installed a pump with electric motor assembly on the outside of the frame, in front of the battery. On the heavy dumps like yours, they installed either an electric pump like mine but inside the frame, because they had room, which the frame for the scissors lift takes on mine. Or, they sometimes installed the pump directly to the back of the transfer case using a PTO. You can see the pump and tank just in front of the battery cover in this picture. The dumps are lots easier to work on, because you can remove the engine protection plate, 8-bolts, and get full access to the top of the engine, carburetor, etc. On the standard trucks you have to work through, what at least for me, is way to small of an access plate through the bed. To check if your dump is electric, try raising with the key on, and the engine off. If you hit the raise switch with the power on/engine off and the bed goes up, it’s electric.
Jigs, Thanks for the explanation on PTO vs. electric and how to determine what I've got. I do have A/C, and the bed will actuate even with it not running and the key out of the ignition. So it must be electric. Now I just need to learn how to service it. Indeed, I didn't fully appreciate that a key benefit to having the dump bed is access to the engine until I starting using the truck. Very glad I opted for the dump bed, which I do find very useful.
My first ride here in Japan was a Daihatsu Turbo 4WD van, had lots of fun. Simple but tough... I did finally manage to destroy it. Enjoy your new truck, and welcome.
Just tested my top speed with my motorcycle carburetor swap and I got between 120-130 KM/H. The carburetor I used was a NIBBI clone 34mm 250cc. The jets used were (main jet #150 and pilot jet #40). With these jets I don't have any issues with the idling and the acceleration. Here are the parts, videos of the installation and speed test: Caburetor Motorcycle 250cc https://a.co/d/eNHAygz Choke Cable https://a.co/d/4iJoteV WIX Filter https://a.co/d/f7RHX97 Flange https://www.ebay.com/itm/1444671853...KuXgxu1SXu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 20 Pieces Carburetor Main Jet Kit https://a.co/d/dnzupsD Bike Shifter Cable Housinghttps://a.co/d/4zYMxSc Dorman 03336 https://a.co/d/4vSqjDO Installation video
