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New guy on the block
Greetings, all.
I have been laying in the weeds for awhile, and decided to come out
and say "hi".
I have owned several Land Cruisers in the past, two FJ40's, an FJ60
and a FJ62 which I sold several years ago.
I recently decided to go looking for a wagon again, and I now have another FJ60. I bought it last weekend and have been getting it in
shape. I bought it knowing it had a real bad engine oil leak (bad as in 1 qt every 100 miles).
I searched the threads and came up with an approach. Someone mentoned steam cleaning the engine and undercarriage, which I did today. I started off with the obvious place, and sure enough, the
bolts on the oilpan were very loose. I buttoned them down, and then pulled off the inspection plate for the clutch. The flywheel was
dry! So I ruled out the rear main seal.
I did an oil change and added some Berrymans seal conditioner and
will check it in the morning. I drove it 90 miles home after visiting the
farm I grew up on where my brother works. Good visit, good lunch
great big shop to work in with good tools.
If the fix works, the forum has saved me much aggravation and more than a few bucks.
Thanks for all the good info!
Tom
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01-23-08, 11:38 PM
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I live close to Puyallup, am the new owner of a 91' FJ80 and have found myself very intrigued by the massive community of Land Cruiser owners and fans.
I've been a Computer Geek for the past 10-years, writing and publishing tech reviews for both online and print publications.
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02-21-08, 04:04 PM
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South sounder
Hey All -
I just stumbled onto this thread and thought I'd introduce myself. I live in the Lake Tapps area (Lakeland Hills) with my wife and two little girls (2.5 and .5).
I've had a couple of 80's over the years, one is now my wife's daily driver. The addiction got the better of me about a year a go and I added a fantastic 76 FJ55 that I picked up from bull.
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02-21-08, 05:17 PM
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Very nice looking 55 seatownadam, we need to get all these local 55's together sometime-what a sight it would be!
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-'76 FJ55-ARB's/4x4labs/Longs/60ps/60axles/36's/SOA/H55/Custom Awesome Driver!
-Matching FJ55 Trailer-ARB RTT/ARB Fridge/Same 36's/ trailer-being setup for long range travel/Basecamp
-'89 FJ62-350/700R4/reversal/33's/18"Mojave's/blacked out
-'69 FJ40-Now on 40's/SOA/60 axles w-ARB's/60ps/ 60 springs/4x4Labs... installed soon
See my Land Cruisers Myspace @ http://www.myspace.com/hicruisefiftyfive
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02-21-08, 08:31 PM
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My fj55 is a sight for sore eyes! 
better than olympiafj60's though 
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02-22-08, 07:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hicruise55
Very nice looking 55 seatownadam, we need to get all these local 55's together sometime-what a sight it would be!
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absolutely agree! I'll work on getting a "beer and BS" night organized.
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02-25-08, 10:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IB14A69
My fj55 is a sight for sore eyes!
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02-25-08, 10:54 PM
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you werent susposed to see that!! 
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02-25-08, 11:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeaTown Adam
Hey All -
I just stumbled onto this thread and thought I'd introduce myself. I live in the Lake Tapps area (Lakeland Hills) with my wife and two little girls (2.5 and .5).
I've had a couple of 80's over the years, one is now my wife's daily driver. The addiction got the better of me about a year a go and I added a fantastic 76 FJ55 that I picked up from bull.
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Great looking FJ55..
Bittersweet!
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02-28-08, 07:35 PM
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Yeah, I remember pictures of that from the slowspeed days.
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