Recent content by Mark W

A couple of my close friends are running 38 inch Dick Cepeks on beadlocks under their '80s. They do not see a lot of road use. Mainly just to the trail head and back. I know of a couple few guys running beadlocks on Toy trucks. A bit of road use for those guys, but still not dedicated daily...

They allow road hunting in East Tennesee? Mark...

Right here. https://trail-gear.com/longfield-chromoly-fj40-land-cruiser-semi-float-rear-axle-shafts.html No specific experience with these myself. Moved on to full floaters a bit over 20 years ago. Bobby's stuff was GREAT when RCV was making it. Since Trail Gear bought the name after Bobby...

Here ya go. Michelin XMLs. 😵‍💫 😄 Mark...

I have Orion case number thirty one. In my 40s, with V8 dual transfer cases and 5.29s. And it did have 40 inch buggers. Now it's on forty five inch ag tires (American chevrons) I will admit it's been sidelined for a while with other things going on, but those ag tires are fun. It gets...

only use those once , but I have used them once. Had an eighty with a just barely bent front axle housing belonged to a friend who was p c sing out of state shortly after he purchased it. It's been years ago now , and I don't remember if we put it in the top or the bottom , but we only put one...

Remember all... or any of what I told you about the fitment and performance of stock springs, aftermarket springs, modified stock springs, FJ55 springs, FJ45 springs, FJ60 springs, Hodge podge oem/S10 springs, 1980s 3/4 ton suburban reverse arch front springs front and rear, Chevy 1 ton springs...

100% agreed. If the internals and seals are new, it really really REALLY should not be a problem point. But... again, just for what it's worth... I have learned... and been reminded more than once... as soon as you assume something can NOT be where the problem is... hours, days, weeks, sometimes...

FWIW, I routinely run 17 PSI caps on the "13psi" systems. Test my own to 19 when I have reason to test. Just a data point FWIW Mark...

Along those lines, I will put the engine in gear and using my legs against the bumper, "bounce" the rig backward to rotate the engine and watch inside the engine bay at the same time. And to the OP's question about "watching the pointer" under the cap.... Yep, I can set timing to about a...

I've been very satisfied with various sizes and vintages of the LTX over the years on road bound '80s and 4Runners. Often pushing them deep into Winter snow and ice season as well. Year round even a few times. Mark...

Pretty much just gonna echo all of this ^^^^^^^ Also, I will often put a touch of paint on the edge of the crank pulley and another matching touch of paint on the timing cover. NOT to set the timing but to give me an easy to see/watch indicator to tell when I am close enough to TDC to then go...

Okay now! 😵‍💫 But wait... there's MORE! :woot: Remember, I mentioned "oil cooler"... possible but... 🤔 The oil cooler puts the engine oil (under pressure) and the coolant (under less pressure) in the same housing with only (relatively) thin... brass I think... but in any case... "thin...

With only that single picture that you posted to go on... not having actually seen it or touched it or observed the symptoms first hand I will not say I am positive... but I do have fairly high confidence that the ptoblem is as simple as the little piece pf black plastic that the "flattened...

More accurately you CAN'T get a "bond' welding AL to FE or steel. As Wheely mentions... you "glue" it. It has been a while since I bought an AL tub, but Aqualu used to recommend/include a tube of Sikaflex bonding adhesive. Works GREAT! Mark...