Recent content by Greymattr

I've created a new thread where I'll be tracking the design/development of a mobile app to provide helpful information (torque spec, fluids, etc.) for working on your LC. You can find it here.

Greetings! I know I haven't been super active here over the last few years I've owned my LC, but this Forum has been immensely helpful on my mechanically eventful journey to ownership. As such, I'm looking to give back where I can and the easiest way I can think of is by leveraging my...

Yeah, I just figured I would at least ask to be sure. I realize there are a few major obstacles when it comes to recreating/sharing material that is largely copyrighted…which I would bet played into the original site no longer existing. As a start, I’m looking to create a simple iOS app with...

I had the Weathertech visors and the fitment in the front was pretty terrible in that they seemed to take up all of the space. In a vehicle where the window motors appear to be struggling, it was stressful trying to get the window to completely seat in the seal with the visor in there as well...

Does anyone know what ultimately became of this endeavor? Cruisertools.com appears to be non-functional and it’s been several years since the last post. I’m asking because I’m a digital product designer with a background in software engineering. I’d like to pick up the torch if it has officially...

Woah, I had no idea about that mod. Hrmm….

UPDATE: The morning of the second day, I topped off the coolant in the reservoir to full. Took it for a couple of drives and sure enough the level raised at operating temp, and then lowered back to the full mark at cold. Went out to check the level first thing this morning (day 3) and it is...

haha, that's fair.

I need to see if I can rent a cap tester. Thanks for sharing!

For what it's worth, over the past 24 hours I could not see any bubbles in the overflow reservoir.

Day One of Back to basics: Note - I have not remove the rad cap. 1. I marked the level with tape and a sharpie first thing in the morning. The engine was definitely cold from sitting overnight. 2. Ran errands for about 45 minutes. Engine at 186 degrees. 3. After sitting for 5 hours, engine...

I’ve been driving it about a week and this started to happen. I posted to a Facebook group and got some good insight, but feared for the worst. As a last ditch effort, I drained a little bit of the coolant to make room for an engine block test. When I started the engine, the coolant level did...

So I’m a week or so out from my HG job (all new cooling system) on my 97 fzj80 with 190k. Temps have started to level out at 186-190 in town. I’ve noticed my overflow reservoir is dropping so I opened my rad cap (while cold) to check the level and it was under pressure so it overflowed at the...

I spoke with him on the phone around early July, I believe. I actually emailed him before calling and I'm pretty sure he never saw it. He seemed a bit stressed about the number of new work requests that he's been receiving lately. That's just me speculating though. As a customer, I'm like you...

It has 189k miles. It has at least one small-ish leak, although it’s just enough to rust-proof the undercarriage. It leaves no puddles and I don’t need to add any between changes, but if I’m in there I’d definitely consider resealing it. I’d love to have a garage, but I’m a carport (with...