Anyone heading over to the Great American Eclipse in April?
I’m driving my pile back.
Landing in Waco then on to Houston for visits after.
Toes to be dipped in the Gulf, some (or a lot) Texas barbecue and on to Monument Valley to check off a ‘bucket list’ item.
Should be epic.
Now to prep the 80...
91 FJ80 for sale in Humboldt County California.
Clean unit.
AC & heaters works.
Approx. 150k on body.
2nd engine, 3rd head.
70 psi in #5 cylinder.
Other cylinders above 100 and fairly even.
Leak down test on #5 indicated air leaking from oil filler & tail pipe.
Was consuming a little water but...
Bad EFI relay I replaced had melted the EFI fuse.
All fixxy now.
Puttin a spare relay in the glove box for good measures.
I can get pretty far out in the bush in Lake county.
onward,
Big uhoh!
LC died on the wife on a turn last night. She was going slow and barley able to wrangle it to the curb.
Lucky she wasn't on the highway again.
Towed home and off the the shop on monday.
Don't want anyone to die.
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Wife was driving the LC to town just now and let off gas pedal and decelerated at the 'safety corridor" then noticed no throttle response no steering . looked down at gauges and saw the previously always on checkenginelight not on and Tach at zero.
She didn't not see all the other dash...
worked when I re-bench tested so I reinstalled the regulator with a side trip to re-attach it to the glass (urgh!).
Installed but there is too much drag to let it go more than half way down.
Still, better than no window or one taped or propped up.
Onward,
:cool:
Left rear window stopped working...1/2 way down of course.
Power to the switch at rest and second wire in the plug had power when master switch window switch activated but no worky.
Tried to activate switch and tug and wiggle window. Even pounded on door panel.
Still no worky.
Getting dark so I...
1991 FJ80 with aprox. 150,000 mile
Runs but 70 psi on #5.
Clean unit.
AC & Heater work.
Good tires.
3rd row seats from different vehicle.
Cracked but drilled and glued windshield that also leaks in lower corners.
$3500
More pics to follow.