Mark W

A couple of my close friends are running 38 inch Dick Cepeks on beadlocks under their '80s. They do not see a lot of road use. Mainly just to the trail head and back. I know of a couple few guys running beadlocks on Toy trucks. A bit of road...

They allow road hunting in East Tennesee? Mark...

https://www.yotamasters.com/products/longfield-chromoly-fj40-land-cruiser-semi-float-rear-axle-shafts Cheaper than used sor axles @ $385 and $440

Right here. https://trail-gear.com/longfield-chromoly-fj40-land-cruiser-semi-float-rear-axle-shafts.html No specific experience with these myself. Moved on to full floaters a bit over 20 years ago. Bobby's stuff was GREAT when RCV was making...

Here ya go. Michelin XMLs. 😵‍💫 😄 Mark...

You can bench test the cooler. After I had the dreaded coolant/oil mix in the radiator on my 96 LC, the cooler was suspect since I replaced the HG 100k miles back. I was really hoping the HG was not the problem but felt good about it since I did...

I have Orion case number thirty one. In my 40s, with V8 dual transfer cases and 5.29s. And it did have 40 inch buggers. Now it's on forty five inch ag tires (American chevrons) I will admit it's been sidelined for a while with other things...

only use those once , but I have used them once. Had an eighty with a just barely bent front axle housing belonged to a friend who was p c sing out of state shortly after he purchased it. It's been years ago now , and I don't remember if we put...

Remember all... or any of what I told you about the fitment and performance of stock springs, aftermarket springs, modified stock springs, FJ55 springs, FJ45 springs, FJ60 springs, Hodge podge oem/S10 springs, 1980s 3/4 ton suburban reverse arch...

100% agreed. If the internals and seals are new, it really really REALLY should not be a problem point. But... again, just for what it's worth... I have learned... and been reminded more than once... as soon as you assume something can NOT be...

FWIW, I routinely run 17 PSI caps on the "13psi" systems. Test my own to 19 when I have reason to test. Just a data point FWIW Mark...

I had to replace my oil cooler. Pulled my hair out trying to figure out what was wrong. Just what the doctor ordered. Mucho easy job too!

Along those lines, I will put the engine in gear and using my legs against the bumper, "bounce" the rig backward to rotate the engine and watch inside the engine bay at the same time. And to the OP's question about "watching the pointer" under...

I've been very satisfied with various sizes and vintages of the LTX over the years on road bound '80s and 4Runners. Often pushing them deep into Winter snow and ice season as well. Year round even a few times. Mark...

Pretty much just gonna echo all of this ^^^^^^^ Also, I will often put a touch of paint on the edge of the crank pulley and another matching touch of paint on the timing cover. NOT to set the timing but to give me an easy to see/watch indicator...

Okay now! 😵‍💫 But wait... there's MORE! :woot: Remember, I mentioned "oil cooler"... possible but... 🤔 The oil cooler puts the engine oil (under pressure) and the coolant (under less pressure) in the same housing with only (relatively)...

With only that single picture that you posted to go on... not having actually seen it or touched it or observed the symptoms first hand I will not say I am positive... but I do have fairly high confidence that the ptoblem is as simple as the...

More accurately you CAN'T get a "bond' welding AL to FE or steel. As Wheely mentions... you "glue" it. It has been a while since I bought an AL tub, but Aqualu used to recommend/include a tube of Sikaflex bonding adhesive. Works GREAT! Mark...

Tires are not balloons. The rolling distance of a tire between 36 psi and 22 psi is unchanged. The contact patch is larger on the low tire and will cause higher rolling resistance, but that's it. Quite frankly, even if you put 2 slightly...

Your are not losing as much coolant as we all first thought. ;) If you were losing due to a bad head gasket (very very unlikely since it is new) or an improperly torqued or cracked head you would have other obvious problems. Based on the...

Based on experience with too many FJ62 and FJ80 failure to deliver fuel properly cases, from the symptoms you mention, the first thing I would check here is the filter. I have seen them become amazingly clogged and not allow enough flow to feed...

I like following threads like this so it got my attention. My wife has an FJ Cruiser, but I have no experience on this to help you. Just for the heck of it a Googled it in AI mode and it explains the system and why it had two relays and then...

Not much I can add to this particular experience, but I uploaded the 2007-2009 FJ Cruiser FSM here on MUD a couple years ago, if you want to start digging into that. I recently experienced a no start issue, but not with your symptoms and a...

I put the direct link in my message above. Click to see.

This FSM, like all the others... is straight from the Cruiser Gods! YES there IS a Circuit Opening Relay. As I had originally assumed before Google... well my lame attempt to use google I guess... led me astray. But I have regained the path of...