Recent content by Zinguy

tl/dr: OTTOEX is capable of excellent work but can and will fail to perform up to their own standards and will point out that you purchased "as is" even when the issue is work they performed poorly. Both sad and happy to pass "Bag End" on to adventures with a new owner. We purchased this...

I'm in the same boat, trying to figure out which yellow wire and ground go to the submersible pump and faucet for the drinking water. It would be great to start labeling all these connections.

Would you want to sell me the passenger side windowpane?

Since I'm on a roll this morning... 2 questions. With my naturally aspirated 4d56 I get 14-16 mpg. What do other JB models get? I changed the oil and filter after driving it home from Portland. I've driven less than 800 miles and the oil is black and sooty. This is my first diesel, is this...

While I was under the back looking at the fuel line I noticed that the adjustments for the lift on my rear wheels were different from the passenger and driver side. Is this normal? See photo

The fuel for the webasto comes from a T in the fuel line Pic. 1. That hose has a cylindrical valve?/pump? At its downstream terminus (official sounding , no?) Pic. 2. Both a tiny fuel line and an electrical line run from that cylinder, along the frame, up to the heater, which was foolishly...

I try to snap a photo in the morning.

Hello All, Wally in Iowa here. Drove my 93 JB 500 home from Portland in January 2022. It landed from Japan August 2021 and we had work done at OttoEx, who had purchased and imported for resale. The *work* was around $10K and was pretty much a disaster. I've seen jobs that Alex completed that...

Nice enough folks but the work they did to the import I purchased from them was WAY below satisfactory. They are definitely not equipped for major a/c work.

I'm picking up our 93 JB500 on Wednesday from Alex at Ottoex. I'll be driving it back to Iowa (with a stop for 2 days of skiing ) my first diesel vehicle. Anything you can think of that you wish you'd known before you pulled away from his shop? It made it from the docks in Tacoma to PDX but I'm...

We also bought ours from Alex at ottoex. Paid for it in July but just getting the chance to get away and pick it up this week. VERY happy with Alex but were really looking for an Isuzu Elf Outback Express. There's a great looking one on ebay right now for $35K. 1995,under 20K miles.

JB500. Google translation. Not the best format but every page is there. https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1m8kWwaBil3pKYne-nqRzqEGr4mJEZc6o?usp=sharing My JB500 from OttoEx in PDX is finished. Now I just need to find time to get to Portland and bring it home to Iowa.

We are switching to an AC/DC marine refrigerator from a 3 way propane fridge since we have solar panels. Could probably work something out if you wanted the oem fridge. Same for oem propane furnace if anyone needs one and can pick up in Portland from Alex at OttoEx.

Nice rig. I need to look into the motorcycle trailer for my bimmer. Only 12000 km? Amazing