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Everyone knows that the Land Cruiser stopped being a real Land Cruiser when the 80 series went out of production.

Need to wait for them to depreciate enough for the goons like us to get our hands on them and feel comfortable denting them up :hillbilly:

The hose I made did not explode so that’s good! 44 degrees blowing out!

I also used a pop up when working on my son's Taco last summer. Through tarps all the way around it and put in a Homes Depot evap cooler on one side. Wasn't the best but it still knocked the temp down to the 80s, only a bit humid. The nice part...

That is the dream! The heat just wipes you out. Right now I’m in the driveway with a pop up canopy and a fan. I take a break for a couple of hours until the mesquite shade starts to help. The shade is back, so time to add coolant and look for...

This forum needs a 200 series owner grief counselor.

I took the week off to get ready for a trip to CO in July. I wish I had picked a cooler week instead of jumping on the struggle bus. New radiator to replace the leaking one installed in 2008. New fan and fan shroud. Swapped in a threaded water...

It is doable for sure with a ratcheting wrench or stubby ratchet. If there was about 1cm more clearance from the steering box hoses it would be super easy.

They really are a pain, I’m glad I’m not the only one. I do have a special loathing for the alternator tensioning bolt too.

Yeah my dad and I just replaced my radiator. Had to remove it twice for a few reasons and I do remember those upper nuts being a pain. The AC condenser is very tight fitting in that area.

Buy a cooling system pressure tester if you are not convinced the crusty radiator and crusty hoses are the source of your leak.

Yeah, those upper radiator support bolts are annoying. I just put in a new radiator. I must of installed-pulled it 4 or 5 times because I’d get one nut on, then drop the second one between the condenser and radiator.

Well daggum, looks like days Two-Hundresit gatekeepers done rolled in. Reckon they ain’t lettin’ none of them light-duty Land Cruisers get through.

@Fj80oregon is 100% correct. An open ended crowfoot can fit, but I didn’t have the clearance to move. Save yourself some grief and remove the alternator and bracket.

Ross, we feel the pain. Every routine r&r job snowball's into an avalanche. "Could have saved a bunch on shipping." :lol: And if you think you may need that extra part, you wont, and it will take up extra space on your bench for years.

It might work, it’s pretty fast to remove both and clean them all up.

Thanks, I was hoping a slim crowfoot would do the trick.

I am in the middle of putting in a new radiator and thought this is a perfect time to install a Koso temperature gauge. I have a new water outlet pipe drilled and threaded for the sensor. I’d like to confirm that the only thing I need to remove...

New belts arrived yesterday, the last pieces from my radiator swap. Too bad it will be 114° today and this is a driveway job.

Just want to post and be the 5th 1994 owner in a row posting. We all know its the best year to have. Chrome top bumpers rule

Thanks for that. I last put in an OEM radiator in 2010.

I installed mine last year and it had this cap.

Anyone know when TRAD started shipping radiators with this cap?

When did TRAD start putting on these radiator caps?

I wish I had discovered my leaking radiator a few months ago. Driveway wrenching in June is a sweaty job. I’d also forgot how much you need to remove to swap out a radiator. Special fun is to decide you need new belts and that you should have...