Look who logged into Mud! No updates over the weekend - we had lots of family & kiddo stuff going on. I'm hoping the machine shop calls me this week, that way I know what size pistons to order. Steering box job is waiting on some fresh ball...
Power steering gearbox reseal is underway while I wait for news from the machine shop. the steering box on my truck is bleeding all over the place. I got one of the last few seal kits in the world from what I can tell. Rock Auto has a Gates kit...
Another note about the new Toyota oil pan. The same baffle I notched is bent on the top. The bend on the right side of the vehicle had to be lifted a bit so the dipstick could seat all the way. After I got the oil pan seated to the block I stuck...
A quick follow up. Took both batts to a battery shop and had them load tested. The Optima was shot and the X2Power battery tested like new and it will be installed in the secondary position in a dual battery set up.
Just picked up a group 78 X2Power from a recently deceased friend's garage that he marked as bought in 2015 and never used. put a meter on it and it registered 12.4V which surprised me as an Optima Red Top, also unused from about the same...
Running an older x2power in mine. Not sure about the dimensions, but it was originally purchased for our FJ cruiser in 2010. 13 years later and it runs tip-top.
You and like 10 other people haha! The only local 62 I know is a late 87 build date and has some leftover 60 DNA: crank windows and 60 style cargo panels. I need to find a local person with a more standard 62 to measure and test fit. If y’all...