Recent content by juano46

It’s NYs day and I completed my fluid change yesterday afternoon. Happy New Year to everyone here who contributed to my efforts. Good on Ya! I began by searching for a fill plug, and as the Shop Manual says, Fill through the dipstick port. 🙄 Next I drained the pan and got 4 qts. Left open...

Steve H I think you misunderstood me. it was Rodney who suggested removing the front drive shaft. Another guy said he removed the driver’s seat and then removed the housing around the shifter, then removed the shifter and refilled the transmission “from the top”. Now something like those two...

SteveH, Thanks! More good info from experienced members. This sounds like a plan I want to think about and probably try. There has to be a way to accomplish a 90+% flush without pulling the front drive shaft or other types of forced entry. Really appreciate your help and that of everyone who...

Pithicus, thanks, that’s more good info on what this is going to take to get a complete flush. juano

First off, thanks everyone for your replies. The amount experience and knowledge in this group is sooo helpful. I did eventually find the Rodney flush description and some alternative ways of doing it. A potential major drawback of my plan is that the old fluid in the torque converter may not...

I want to change the transmission fluid in my FJ62 with A440f transmission. My plan was to (step 1) drain the tranny resevoir and then refill using a manual qt bottle fluid pump . (Step 2) Start the cruiser, foot on brake and shift through all positions for 30-45 seconds. Stop engine and repeat...

My user name is Juano46. If your Cruiser is still for sale you can contact me at juano46ingj@gmail.com or text me at 970-270-8885. Thanks, John

I’ve been driving a ‘99 4Runner with a 5 spd manual as a backup to the cruiser. In rough country I prefer the automatic cuz it lets me concentrate on the crawling and not on the clutch. Personal preference. I’ve had a 1990 FJ 62 since 1995 and there isn't anything else I want to drive. This...

I am looking for a cruiser focused shop to remove the 3FE engine and A440F trans from my FJ62 and replace with the 1FZ Fe engine and a compatible 5 sp automatic. I am in CO but will travel if I need to. Any of you know a good shop?

Thanks, there are so many here who suspect the kickdown cable that I will get on that the next chance I get. As for now I have started driving it manually around town, shifting to second when coming to a stop, and it has made a big difference. I have always driven it manually when climbing a...

That's interesting, but I don't understand what role the transfer case plays in highway driving. Could you explain? The off-road 4wd driving in my cruiser is strong so I never even considered the transfer case. Thanks

Thanks, I just looked at your website and I'll give you guys a call to see if a swap makes sense

So another thought on this is the ECU. If I'm not mistaken the auto trans in mine, the A440F was also used in the 91-93 80 series. I'm thinking I need to post on that forum to see if the early 80 series has the same performance problems. If they don't and the engine and trans are basically the...

Hi MaNu. Yep, I have investigated swaps. I'm not handy with a wrench like many of you so i would have take it somewhere. I checked two cruiser specialists on the 5 speed swap. Low price was 7k plus plan for 20% overage and the other was 9k-11k with some overage. The crated 5 speed is meant for a...

Thanks for bringing this up the throttle and kickdown cables. The answer is no, they haven't been checked and I will get that done. I have wondered about these two a possibilities so it's time to get after it. Thanks