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Hi Guys, Looks like it's time to replace the fan clutch on the 91 FJ80. Yesterday she was running at 3/4 on the temp gauge. After driving home with the heat on I found the fan clutch is leaking at the hub. Does anybody have one ready to go with the heavier oil? Thanks for the help, Brad...

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Hello Everyone, The short bus is disassembled and spread all over my garage. I'm about to start putting the motor back together but Toyota does not have piston rings for my 91 FJ80. I'm looking for a set of standard size rings. I would like to use Toyota rings but since I can't get those...

I also agree to tell them the truck is full time 4WD. I thought once they input the VIN it would tell them the type of test to run, I was either wrong or they did not notice. As soon as I saw the reverse lights flash I knew there was trouble. I came out yelling to stop but it was too late...

I just got the motor out of my 91 FJ80 (3FE). She has 280K and is getting her first rebuild. The transmission (A440 Mechanical) is working fine but she has high miles and I did have the trans temp light come on once on a long hill while in high gear. Should I rebuild the transmission? What...

Sounds like your voltage regulator is good. Must just be that dry Az air.

Check your alternator (voltage regulator). Start the truck and measure the voltage at the battery with your Fluke meter (multimeter). You should have 13.5-14 volts at the battery at idle. Rev the motor to about 3500 RPM while measuring the battery and it should not go over 14.5V. If you are...

Thanks for the feed back. I was hoping to get a little more kick out the the 3FE but sounds like that won't happen. My ideal set up would be to swap in an H55 but $3k+ is hard to justify.

My brake job had just turned into a motor rebuild. There is a logical progression to that statement. My FJ80 is a 91 with 3FE motor. She is slow and tired and can use a rebuild since she is leaking oil, ATF, and coolant from every connection. I'm pretty sure I've dumped more oil in the...

That's the Rambo Lambo. lamborghini LM002 but the bump on the hood looks huge. They had a option for a larger motor but I don't know if that had a different name or not. I see your Lambo and raise you this:

I'm finally installing the steering box I rebuilt along with new Pressure and Return lines on my 3FE FJ80. Has anybody added a cooler to the power steering? I'm not sure how much value add it would be, but since the front of the truck is torn apart now is the time to do it. I'm running...

Now we need to put everything back. Use new crush washers on the banjo bolt for the pump and put a little oil on them to help them seat. She cranked over for 2 seconds and fired right up and came into a nice idle. Pressure is now 40 PSI. We are back on the road. The job took 5 hours but I...

Now that the pump is out we need to replace the big silver part and the filter on the end. As you can see in the pic the pump had been replaced before, this is a Carter pump. As I was removing the old pump the Negative lead broke. The wire is held to the bracket with a rivet so I drilled out...

Remove the access cover and you will see the pump/sending unit assembly. Before removing the banjo bolt for the pump it will help to remove the pressure in the system. The test gauge has a release valve to help with this but you can also crack the fitting at the fuel filter. Remove the banjo...

There is access to the pump under the middle seats. Tip the seats forward and remove the plastic cover on the rear bolts. Remove the rear bolts and the front bolts and take the seats out. You need to remove both. Next take out the little foot steps from both sides, and the door trim. Pull...