Update:
Got my 62 back yesterday afternoon and can say that after paying through the nose for:
Rebuilt A440 transmission
Rebuilt transfer case
Installation of transmission cooler
The car has never driven better. Haven't even tried 4L yet but will give it a few slow turns around the...
Thanks, everyone. I'm going ahead with the tranny cooler installed instead of a new radiator to cool of my rebuilt tranny + transfer case and will update as to how it's running. Also, I will be eating rice for the forseeable future and making a halloween costume out of cardboard and flat black...
Will definitely float that idea and see what they think, as well as lean towards the tranny cooler as an alternative to the radiator replacement. My radiator isn't overheating at all so far as I know of; all temp gauges have always been tip top.
I'm beginning to see why this would be a problem, then. And why fixing up one's tranny just to pump it full of crud from your radiator would be a bad idea.
Without a professional power flush to dislodge the crap in the radiator though, couldn't I just drive it with the tranny cooler installed...
The ATF cooler is different than the radiator, but they need a new radiator to address that issue? And ATF fluid can't be flushed from the radiator, even while the transmission is disconnected from everything?
Asking $218 to install a cooler, which would be in addition to the original radiator (sans flush I guess?).
So should I also ask about adding that spin on oil filter to catch any crud that might be missed during a hypothetical flush?
Ideally I'd like them to flush the radiator and be done...
Because this radiator is circulating more than one type of fluid, and you can't flush the whole radiator, just part of it? They suggested slapping a trans cooler on as a cheaper option but it's still prohibitively expensive.
Thanks for the help.
Mechanic said the radiator was 'unflushable.' No explicit reason given. Last night they said that they would 'try and flush it' but if that didn't work that they would have to replace it. Combing through the forums some more it's clear that the radiator on a 1989 fj62 can...
So my transmission died on Monday. Fine. Going to be expensive to rebuild but I love the old girl so what can I do.
Then the transmission guys say the transfer case needs new bearings and seals. Not in the budget, but I think I can cover the cost.
Now they say I need to replace the radiator...
Seriously. Thoughts? The horn hasn't worked ever in the last year since I've owned my 62, and then the other day I'm walking out from the store and a 20lb pug is standing with its front paws on the wheel and the darn thing is just blaring away. First time I ever heard it :)
That's what mine does! This is a well documented issue? Both temp and fuel both go up at the same time when the engine is nice and toasty; uphill highway grades, stop and go, etc. How do I fix??
My CEL came on this morning when I was driving from Tacoma to Seattle on the freeway, average speed between 50 and 60mph (that's an 89 62 for you).
Is there a good thread about how to check one's codes with a paperclip? I haven't been able to find one, but I've gathered from the other threads...