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Worse because of the crack at the factory solder joint ?

That factory solder is a ton of solder, you really think I should re-solder ? The crack on the exterior may not necessarily be a leak; the heat may have simply melted some of the solder which was pulled in via capillary action even deeper on the joint. I dont know, just trying to justify not...

Ugh, Went ahead with the operation and on one of the pipes while soldering it accidentally fell (on the pipe), knocking it slightly out of alignment. Even worse, the jostling occured while the pipe was real hot and I think it messed up the factory pipe connection to the heater core. What...

Also, here are some pictures for those interested :

Oh Ok thanks, I didnt realize you had seen these pipes before- the heater core job isnt frequently tackled so I wasnt sure. Now that I look at the flanges again, I can see that I agree with you now as they arent perfectly flat up against each other, they sort of bend inwards to accomodate the...

Yes the problem is there are two flanges of equal diameter, and one pipe extends into the other. In my “typical copper pipe” (plumbing) at the top of my drawing, one pipe fits into the other and when soldering you have access to the point where the pipes fit into each other. With the heater...

Thanks but this doesnt really give me much I dont already know. My question is tough to explain without a visual so I will try my best again. My question was whether the solder will flow through adequately between the two equal flanges butted up against each other OR if I should solder in...

When soldering the brass pipes to the heater core as many suggest to do, do you leave a gap between the two flanges for the solder to get in or do you put the pipe flanges (of the heater core pipe to the brass pipe) as close together as possible (touching)? While not a professional plumber, I...

The PO had the speedo cable mounted with a zip tie right above the transfer case. This is where the “white thing” (my term) on the cable was mounted to. Is this correct ? I don’t want it mounted incorrectly, causing it to bend and twist in a bad way and have to replace it again. Can anykne ahare...

Well it ended up being alot easier than I thought. There is enough clearance to get a 1/4 wobble and 10mm socket to undo the three screws holding the latch on and so I just did that. It took a couple minutes and the problem was solved. Just had to go out and get a new 1/4” wobble as I broke my...

I am inside now warming up - can you refresh me if it is possible to remove the grille without the hood popped ?

I can get to the little handle that you use once you pop the hood with the cable. The problem is, at least from what I understood as the operation, is that the whole locking is a two-part process. The metal loop of the hood gets caught in a part that needs to be released by the cable. Once that...

I really screwed up. I was putting on a hood latch on my 83 fj60 and forgot to connect the cable to it ! I bolted the three bolts securing the latch to the body and thought I aligned things - then I shut the hood and realized I forgot to put the cable back on the latch ! Any ideas on how I...

Well I have something that may (emphasis on may) work - the "shoe kit" for older fj40 smog pumps (04172-40010) that are available through foreign sources. I have yet to dissect my air pump so forgive me if I am wrong about the part on the parts diagram which is referenced in #1) below. Here is...

Thanks for the pics and details. I’ve read in other posts that the vanes are available somewhere but can only be purchased in a lot of 1000’s or so. Do you happen to have a link/searchable product name or number for these ?