Recent content by cville80

I haven’t actually seen any real proof yet, it makes sense though. My radiator blew and I didn’t realize it until I saw the temp gauge buried in the red. I was on the beach and had to get off before high tide. It’s not losing coolant, oil looks good.

No, they are reputable guys and have a good amount of LC experience. The owner has an amazing FJ55. I just think they have been burned by high mileage jobs like this in the past and basically say, “ new motor” to make sure it doesn’t come back to haunt them.

Had a really good conversation with OTRAMM, he talked me off the ledge. I’m in the process of having my truck shipped to him for a second opinion. It’s only 53 miles away which is sweet.

I’ve been chasing a misfire for a couple months. Finally got tired of dealing with it and took it to a mechanic shop. They say the head gasket is blown and it’s got some valve issues. Why is a blown head gasket grounds for a new engine? Do I have any options? Why can’t I just pull the head and...

I think I just had a lightbulb moment, so that is how the EGR connects to the VSV? I’ve been looking at the drawing in the shop manual and it wasn’t clicking.

I’ve been cleaning it out with a small drill bit and it’s going in about 1-1.5”. Should there be vacuum at this port when running? I hooked a hand vacuum pump to it when shutdown and it holds vac., like it’s plugged.

Wait, so you are saying this is a normal condition?

Any idea whatwould cause this?

My neighbor has a 3FE, when I unscrewed the oil fill cap with the engine idling, it immediately started running like crap. Are these engines designed to run in a vacuum? Is this normal? Thanks

So, I’m replacing the cap and rotor on my neighbor’s 3fe, the new cap only has a spot for one vent or vac hose? Do I need to get a different cap or will this work? Also, what is the purpose for these hoses? Thanks

The springs are only 5-6 years old, but you may be right about them sagging too much. I bought the softest springs at the time because I didn’t have heavy bumpers or whatever. Now, with the tire carrier and a ton of tools, I may need a stiffer spring. I already ordered the spacers so I’ll throw...

I just added a swing away tire carrier and spare tire after years of not carrying a spare. It looks, to me, like my truck is sagging a little in the back now. I ordered some 30mm spacers for the rear springs from Dobinsons, is this a good way to go? Is there a good spot to measure front and...

So, I just put an 80 series steering gearbox in my neighbors 60. Everything bolted up fine, but the steering wheel is now 90 degrees off of center when the wheels are straight. I was going to just unbolt the shaft from the gearbox and spin it until it’s correct and bolt it back up, but the slip...

I don’t drive on the highway that much, but I’ve noticed the wind noise has gotten worse over the years. Seems to be mainly from passenger side. Would this be the door seals or the window/belt trim? Any ideas on quieting it down.

Thanks man, I’ll give them a shout.