feverDream

Us oldtimers were calling them FJs for years and then the cruiser came along and ruined it. ( ﾟーﾟ)

Its called an FJ62 landcruiser. The landcruisers started with the FJ description. J stands for jeep and F stands for the type of engine used which was almost unbreakable in the 70's. Started with the FJ40.

FIPG and send it

I never mess around with those cheesy paper gaskets... Rtv and send it

The OE cork gasket and FIPG will work well, but you'll curse the gods if you ever have to remove it, again. A good alternative technique is to use the Black RTV and the cork gasket, THIN smear on all sides, and just finger tight the whole thing...

I'm probably being waaaay too OCD! I may just use some universal blue but @dbbowen may have something with using the FIPG

dude thats not that bad. I normally use paper gasket lathered with Orange FIPG 00295-01281 on both sides, but this past time i did diffs i only used the FIPG alone and have had zero leaks

It's a walk in the park-one of the first projects when I got my 60. My Desmog Keeping HAC Lots of Pics - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/my-desmog-keeping-hac-lots-of-pics.440288/

A pic might help, not sure what you’re considering as serious damage. To recondition the mating surfaces, you can file the mating surface(s) flat. Clean the area 100% of any oil using brake cleaner then dry thoroughly. Then apply some JBweld...

here's the 2 worst offenders. the first picture is the worst and of course it's located at 06:00. second picture is at about 11:00

crazy how small the FJ looks back-to-back with the FE

thought I'd start a new thread instead of piggybacking on a dead one that wasn't specific to this question. Had a bad leak on the pumpkin side of the rear axle, figured I'd toss in a locker while at it. Getting ready to button it up and upon...