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Trying to wire up the stereo I can’t find the wiring harness anywhere behind dash. Attached is photo of back of stereo. Looks like there is a 16 pin connector. I found manual online and attached what I think might be wiring diagram for the 16 pin. Do I have to have the plug that fits this...

I see the stereo wire comes off the fuse block of my 82 FJ40. Does that wiring run off the fuse block and the back into the engine bay and around and through the firewall on the passenger side? I can't see where the stereo wires are going over to the stereo from the fuse block.

What is the valve under the master cylinder?

If I want to check if my water temp gage is ready correct on my dash can I double check somehow? I have a direct temp laser could I shoot the engine block with that? What temp would you expect I should read after running engine

Does the bypass hose skip the pump and go straight to tstat

Can someone help me understand the overall movement within the coolant system? My understanding is the coolant flows into top of radiator and then out bottom. Doesn’t make sense to me though as it then appears the thermostat is downstream of the water pump. I would have thought the Thermostat...

I filled her up cold. realizing now that I need to let it run for a while and fill up after t stat opens and also run the heater.

while chasing the leak I filled the system full. This morning I opened the radiator and drained all out. Didn't open the block plug. I then put in 2.5 gallons of 50/50 green. Does that mean there is 2.5 gallons of water left in there ?

So I found the bypass hose that connects the thermostat to the water pump had a hole in the side of it. I replaced it and put new coolant in the system. I ran around the neighborhood for 10 minutes or so and truck started to get hot. Question- I first had filled the system with water to locate...

Also, I was just reading another thread where someone used a "vaccuum filler" to avoid burping coolant. Can someone help me understand how that works and where to pick one up? below is quote from that thread. "I used a cheap $35 vacuum filler to not worry about having to burp it each time. It...

where can I buy that vaccum filler? also is that a tool good for checking for leaks?

what's the best way to check if coolant is flowing properly? just monitor temp gages?

Yesterday I either overheated or busted a hose and all the coolant leaked out. Not really sure where to start. Whats the best way to troubleshoot coolant issue? Should I fill with water and see if theres a leak somewhere? I heard a whining noise that sounded like a belt. could that be related...

Trying to hook up a radio\tape deck that was disconnected on my 82 FJ40 and can’t figure it out. Any tips on the wiring for the radio?