Recent content by badmuthatrucka

Thanks @jonheld! Having worked tech support for a long time, I appreciate the simple, obvious, and possibly low-key snarky answer! :hillbilly:

I’ve been searching through lot of threads and lots of other sites that have the OEM aluminum wheels, but have not found anyone calling out what the backspacing is supposed to be. I see some wheels with a 4.5” backspacing called out as being guaranteed to fit my ‘93 FZJ80. I have four of the...

I found it! It is the crimped joint where the radiator core is attached to the bottom tank, and on the outboard (away from the engine, with no hoses) side. I took the opportunity to purchase a bore scope (16ft, way longer than I needed for this application) and inspected the front and rear of...

Not yet, I need to get my phone ready before I put more coolant in, then mark it up before posting so it's easier to see.

Thanks for the tip @FirstToy!

And apparently I need to consider adding in a better temp gauge at some point.

Good points! I need to remove some more things to have full visibility. I can see the majority of the fins on each side of the radiator, but not the remainder of the edges. Replacement radiator is not a true OEM part, no. I'll need to check again for the petcock and continue troubleshooting...

I'll probably pull the plugs first and go from there. I did only recently replace them to prepare to pass CO emissions testing, but they should show some clear indication of HG failure. Thanks @BILT4ME!

It's definitely not coming from the engine itself, but I'll keep this in mind!

I can't remember how long it ran after the temp light came on but before the engine shut itself off. I'm definitely worried that I'm looking at another HG replacement, so I'll keep working through troubleshooting incrementally. Thanks for the advice!

It's been so long I can't precisely recall, but I know I followed the write-ups here. It was only about a year after I got the beast. We're now 13 years post HG replacement.

So, I've done plenty of work on my '93 FZJ80, including but not limited to rebuilding the head/HG, replacing the PHH, rebuilding the front axle x2, rebuilding the rear axle, and plenty of other things. Earlier this year I went to help shovel snow at my church, and on my way home my cruiser...

Such a nice guy! Thank you for the opportunity!

Any leak in a vacuum system is bad. That hose definitely needs to be replaced.

How about a shot of the front bar turned on?