Recent content by marcus550

Original 140Hp 4.0L inline 6cyl replaced with 6.0L LQ9 take-out from a 2006 Escalade with a rebuilt 4L65E 4-speed automatic transmission in 2019. New aluminum radiator, 3” exhaust w/high-flow cat, larger injectors, and ECU tune for 400 Hp. The vehicle has 158k miles on it, the engine 121k. New...

My 1991 FJ80 also made a horrendous noise behind the speedo at around 145k miles. I disconnected the cable at the transfer case until I could get a replacement from Australia. It was obviously for a RHD TLC but it worked fine. I pulled apart the old one expecting it to be frayed or broken but it...

I also have a LS engine in FJ80, the 6.0L LQ9, and it vents pressure using the OEM GM tank. I put this Koyo Racing SK-C13 cap on my LC replacement aluminum tank and it leaks. Not a lot, but it constantly has orange radiator fluid all around it. Anyone else found a better high pressure cap?

Driver (left) side engine mount by marcus550 posted Jul 12, 2018 at 6:23 AM 1991 FJ80 / Cadillac Escalade EXT 6.0L LQ9 / 4L65E using Marks adapter to the TLC transfer case. I'm to the point of cutting out the engine mounts on the Land Cruiser. Passenger (right) side went quick. Driver (left)...

Brake lines and power steering covering mount

Draw-Tite Hitch, #75095. Bought from etrailer.com for ~$160. Still in wrapper, never opened and never installed. 36 lb. ship-weight from MA. $100 + shipping. Tekonsha Prodigy proportional inertia-activated brake controller, also purchased from e.trailer ($99). New in box, never opened. $70...

I've been tracking down a vibration/noise in the front of my '00 ever since I bought it (now at 89k miles.) Dealer said it was tire balance, but now are saying front wheel bearings. So...I've got another project on my hands. Seems my truck is a Hypochondriac. Every problem I read about on...

Just looking for verification on this. Dealer quoted me $700. Sounds rediculous, but I certainly don't want to do the job. Any others had a dealer or other technician replace front wheel bearings?

I'm alergic to dealers. My local dealer said it was tire balance and it obviously wasn't. Yeah, I know, I should keep trying to fix it myself. I test drove a 4Runner last weekend and was a little dissapointed in it, but not as much as the other 4x4s I've driven. I lowered the tire pressure...

I have to admit, I'm a bit tired of working on this truck, so I set the problem aside for a while. All I read is how smooth, quiet, reliable, and well built these are (Edmunds.com under consumer reviews) yet all I've found are problems. Expensive and/or frustrating problems. I wanted to drop...

Stock Champagne 2000

I've been trying things to help narrow down the problem. Locking the center diff doesn't change the noise. Driving at a constant 45 MPH, where the noise is the most noticeable, if I turn off the O/D the noise goes away. Same speed (same tires, wheel bearings, shocks, etc.!) Nothing changes...

Yeah, it might be these tires. I've heard nothing but bad things about them! The PO had them installed before he sold the truck, so I'm stuck with them. I just spent a few hours looking at alternatives and am leaning toward Michelin LTX and the Bridgestone REVO, in 285/75-16. I'm assuming...

I hope someone out there has had this problem and can point me in the right direction: There is a slight high-frequency vibration in the front at 40+ MPH, felt the most at 45 MPH and 75 MPH. It oscillates; whaun, whaun, whaun. You can hear it and feel it. It is very evident through the floor...

I suppose it could be welded but there is no guarantee that the flange would still be perfectly flat when you're done. The best place to weld it would be on the outside of the flange, but this is where the holding plate nestles. Welding then grinding may work. Regardless, the manifolds alone...