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Tonight was my night, and my FJ was part of it

You might try turning the switch on/off a bunch of times to try and clean the contacts. Actually cleaning all the contacts is a good idea. Checking the wires for continuity is a good plan too. Some designs have a 2nd flasher can for the...

This was sure nice to see. Between Ramadan, then a mistaken but still in charge port inspector, the Houtis doing the usual in the west and then the Iran events shutting down the east, I wasnt sure this would ever depart. @Meshal was the man and...

Bump.....

Took it for a Sunday drive with a couple of old friends.

If you are looking for an FJ40 that you want to inspect yourself, I suggest opting for US specs. You have numerous options that come up for sale throughout the year, and many of them are already upgraded. But if you want a 45 "pickup, not a...

Unless you fly to Saudi Arabia you won't be laying hands on it before you buy it. I've bought in a few on my dime for other people and it ties up too much money and I've had them back out on me after they arrive. You want one I'm here to...

While doing the Dakota Digital install, one of the sensors that is replaced with a proprietary DD one is the water temp. Since I was there working on the block to get the right bushings installed for the new sensor, I wanted to get a supply...

Wow, I hope, at least, it is dry at your place. 36C (97F) here in Greece today, which is high enough for June. Cheers, Demetrios

Thank you for sharing this part number.

Two guys who know Land Cruisers inside and out, and are as honest as they are knowledgeable. My experience with them was fantastic.

@svsisu, thank you for the comment. @NismoR32 My recommendation would be go for the fzj75 that nolen has, it is in the USA land, you can try it anytime you want, there is a thread about it, and I have more documentation when I got it before...

My success with the turn signals didn't last very long. I still had intermittent problems with a few blinks and then a solid indicator with no flash at the signals after a period of good function. This random occurrence made me believe that the...

Electric. You need to be careful. It may scratch it. I don't usually work on junk that matters if it's scratched under the new rubbers

I'm back in the shop. The trip to Colorado was superb. 500 miles of trail riding and lots of time with Red.

Spent the last few nights ordering parts; combination of UAE, USA, and Yemen (believe it or not). Owning a 55 I am absolutely amazed at how many parts are still available. I guess it's because so much interchanges with the 40. I'm even having...

I have kept my eyes open for a late model ('79+) Troopy the entire 3 years I have been living in Saudi Arabia. Not long after I got here I found one on the side of the road but in hindsight am glad that I could never get in contact with the...

Fieldwork in the Red Hills of south Alabama . No window tint, no AC, didn’t die.

The Dakota digital install is complete except for the programing set-up. The only hiccup was the issue of the turn signals only blinking once and then the indicator arrow just staying lit. The hazard flasher worked all signal lights and the...

After considerable time researching fuel tank leak repair on the internet, which as usual yielded a ton of misinformation and a bit of real info, I decided that the only sure way to repair was to weld the tank, no JBWeld or SealAll for me. As...

The silver lining, I guess, was that, as usual, everything got to be cleaned, de-rusted, painted and generally taken care of. I did all of the grinding outside under the awning of the 60 as I had just taken a day to do a long overdue shop...

So, drain the fuel, drop the rear driveshaft, remove center section of the tailpipe by disconnecting 2- 3 bolt flanges, disconnect fuel sender wire through access panel behind the seat, remove fill and return hoses from fuel pump, remove 3 fuel...

I did however manage to severely complicate the install. When I initially routed the speedo wire. it came up shorter than I wanted at the control box. No problem, reroute by drilling a small hole in the backing plate and adding a zip tie lower...