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Finally made some progress on getting the bench seat fully mounted. I've had the driver's side sorted for a while, but thanks to the fuel tank, the passenger side has been more of a challenge. But I think I finally got something fabbed up that...

Removed the seat belt bolts today after Kroiling last night. No issues. Thanks again for the kind guidance… Chip

If the 68 is like my 72, there’s a nut that’s welded to a heavier-gauge reinforcing plate that is spot welded to the underside of the floor panel. When I repaired that section of my tub, I more or less reproduced the stock setup:

I don't have any pics for this little update, but last night I decided to double-check the clutch adjustment, etc., as shifting is not always the smoothest on this truck. I also remembered that I'd never properly bled the clutch line, so I...

August 17 2025 I made it to Vancouver early on Sunday then met up with my brother and got to his place in Coquitlam. He has two 1st gen Tacomas and a grey hdj81. The access cab 1st gen is SAS'd with a 80 diff, locked and has duals(it's...

August 15 2025 I left my Co-op early and started driving at 12pm. My first stop was regina for for gas, and I want even empty yet! On the whole trip, I got between 9.4 and 12.L/100km! My plan was to drive to Calgary, but I broke own 5-10...

You may have noticed in the last post the FF rear axle. I swapped the semi float out when I did the regear with hj61 FF axle!

I guess 36 years isn’t bad for a fuel pump or clogged socket.

Another possibility is a blockage in the fuel line between the pickup tube and fuel filter. You could try disconnecting the line at both ends and blowing compressed air through it. Have you replaced the fender-mounted fuel filter lately? Might...

The “sock” filter on the pump might be clogged up. Unfortunately on the 62 you’ll have to drop the tank to replace the pump. IMHO Toyota really dropped the ball when they moved the pump to the tank but didn’t provide for access in case of pump...

There is fuel in the tank but just to be sure I put in 3 gallons just in case my sending unit was acting wonky. I used a test light on the fuel pump plug and cranked the engine and it powers when cranked. I unhooked both fuel lines from the...

Already have contacts on 2 separate 3B engines. :bounce: Have the truck going in for diagnosis Thursday. I told the shop to take lots of photos! I’ll share the findings of the failure, and hopefully how it happened (or if I caused it!)

forgot to update this one. I did a drain and fill of the fluid and also replaced the breather with a new OEM part for a 100 series rear diff. Problem is gone.

The pump won't get power with the ignition on, as it's also waiting for the AFM to tell it that the engine is cranking. The AFM is basically an on/off switch for the fuel pump. Jumping B+ and FP bypasses both the AFM switch and the circuit...

Thanks for sharing your trip! Sorry it ended with a bang, though. I'm sure someone in Alberta will have something that will help you get it sorted!

And now to yesterday, destruction day. I ended up driving from Hyder AK to east of Prince George the day before and the knock went from occasional to now being constant. But not too loud. Yesterday I went from east of PG to Calgary AB where the...

the Kenai peninsula was one of the few places I spent multiple nights in the same camp spot! Leaving the beach was the first time I heard the knocking/rattling noise from the engine. I didn’t think much of it, and figured the bearing on the...

I ended up making it to the most western highway location you can drive on in North America! Mission success. Found an epic camp spot on Anchor Point

The drive out was a little better as there was less traffic and dust. But I still hammered the truck over the pothole and washboard ridden road. I then headed for my later days of the trip up to Anchorage and Homer Alaska. On the way I caught...

When I got to Bella coola I found an old FSR to go up and spent the night at the summit. That was a hard beating on the truck. 4LO and pulling hard in 2nd gear all the way to the summit. I leaked a bit of transmission fluid on the way up due to...

the drive out to Bella Coola was a long one but was well worth the trip. I made a nights stay at Tatlayoko lake too. Wonderful spot to camp. I quickly realized that a month was not enough to see everything. I needed 2 months or 3! The road...

Took the truck down for another loooong roadie. 14 hours from Calgary to Bend Oregon, and back. I think around a total of 2,600km or more. The truck ran flawlessly! The transmission hose I installed backed off a bit so I lost 2qz of oil on the...

After I got permission to put us up, here is the previous owner and myself with the truck! 36 years of ownership right here! Pretty sweet stuff.

drove the cruiser over 2,000km in the last 4 days to drive back to Brandon MB to work on a house I have there and visit some old military colleagues. The truck looked good blended in with the other military equipment on the shop floor! Then I...