It was time to start pulling the engine apart.
Also, since I was now effectively stranded on the mountain, I had Carvana deliver the only other Toyota that could help average out the miles per gallon used among the two...
The truck made it to the top of the mountain but my immediate thought was a blown head gasket. I started by removing the front grill and taking out the old radiator and the fan clutch. I didn't like what I saw. In addition to the symptoms of a blown head gasket, the engine was also caked in grease.
I added a Bowfin Cruisers roof rack. Incredible customer service from Patrick who helped ensured the roof rack would be delivered up to the cabin since I don't get regular mail service there. As I drove the truck around the mountains, I envisioned a build that would 1) Be the vehicle platform to...
During this period of time, I moved to a cabin in the mountains of Western North Carolina. It was a small town. At an elevation of 4,000 feet and a bit of isolation, the truck was not anywhere near a Land Cruiser mechanic so I had two goals: 1) Perform as much preventative maintenance as...
I immediately drove the truck from New Jersey down to Florida and it drove perfectly. Down in Florida, I had two shops work on the truck. First, one shop added ARB front and rear bumpers. The tires were changed 285/75/16 KO2s. The wheels were original and needed to go. In their place are Pro...
Hi all -
This marks my attempt to document the build progress of my FZJ80 over the past two years. Here, I'll share my mistakes and lessons learned, along with any regrets coupled with successes. I hope that I can give back to this community as much I have learned. I've added fewer than 5,000...
Done and done! I think I need to continue to adjust the throttle cable and I might have an errant leak somewhere still because the idle is a bit high. The blue fan clutch mod can be heard working well in the video. The smoke is from some high temp paint coming off the exhaust side because, well...
Excellent points. I followed the FSM and took my time and replaced a few hoses and clamps while I was in there. The result: no more rough idle!
But...now the car stalls after about 30 seconds. I'm wondering if the battery light and the stalling has anything to do with the Sequoia alternator I...
I may have found the culprit. After removing the upper plenum, I found that I had earlier not attached a VSV. But I have no idea where it might belong since I already have two VSVs attached. The photo shows the upper plenum with the additional VSV in my hand.
Thank you - honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. I foolishly rushed through putting back together the upper plenum. I'll re-do that part and report back. Greatly appreciate it.
Thank you. I've now run it for a bit and no more engine codes and it no longer stalls. However, it runs very, very rough and RPM goes up and down below 1000rpm. It's so rough that the actual engine shakes...
Excellent point. It was not. I've adjusted the cable. After the first start up, I received engine misfire codes P0300, P0301, P0302, and P0304. I cleared the codes and turned off the car.
After the next start, the codes did not come back. However, there was a very rough idle with the truck...