Recent content by Tiamat

I know this is a response to a 10 year old post, but my starter had recently been giving me the click...and so I looked into the replacement parts where I stumbled across this thread. I thought about your idea and nowadays the extra parts kit is essentially $20, so it was worth the experiment...

Is it possible to get an update on Order #6364? It’s the only part keeping me from running my 62. Thanks!

These cables and the stainless steel tray were one of my first projects. The cables really made a difference on cranking/starting and weird electrical fluctuations that I can only attribute to bad grounding. It all went away after that. My battery tray was in similar condition, basically peeled...

So this will sound like a series of unfortunate events, but bear with me... I also noticed there was a slight squeal at low speeds when turning. At first I thought it was just because of the surface, but then I realized that the alternator and power steering were on the same belt. Checking...

I would be suspicious of the light if your pan temp is around the 190 range with an IR gun. To give you some perspective, I installed a surface sensor for both the engine on the top half of the thermostat and a transmission pan bolt over a year ago. Normal temperature of my A/T pan surface...

Hi All, Running into an issue with some electrical gremlins and was wondering if anyone had had similar issues. I've parsed the other discussions on this, but none seem to match up exactly (although a 80 series thread was close) When I was driving today using radio and A/C and suddenly both...

This is the exact same thing I did even down to the spot. With several good points to attach around that area, it simply isn’t worth the effort involved in keeping in the stock location unless you really want to preserve originality or have a specific reason in mind.

Thanks for the tips! It looks like used or rebuild is the way to go. Thankful the leak is small right now and the heat isn’t needed too much. I don’t plan on doing it until I put new carpet and sound deadener which will be a while, I just wanted ample time to plan before I get to that point. I...

Hi all, Looking for one of the headlight harnesses slcfj62 used to make a long time ago for the 62 series cruisers. I know Susquehanna and ARB make thier own varieties but I’d like to try and find a used one of these someone might have lying around before I go that route. Let me know if you...

Hi all, I have a small pool of antifreeze below the front heater core and believe it may be starting to leak. Since I’d have to pull a good part of the dash anyways to verify it’s the core vs. a connection I’d rather just replace the core regardless. It looks like this is no longer available...

I just wanted to update this, I ended up performing the work myself. Cruiser Brothers was able to get me their version of a “McNamara” gear along with a Tcase rebuild kit. Between having the FSM paper version and YouTube videos, it wasn’t terribly difficult. I didn’t replace the bearings in...

I was too actually. They had mentioned the concern if there’s issues with the transmission that they might not be equipped to handle them. (Fair, the autos are rare) It’s an 89’ 62 series with the A440F. Currently runs fine, I only found out because the tcase was leaking and it spilled out once...

Hi all, I’m looking for recommendations on mechanics if anyone has them for the SoCal area (IE/LA/OC). My transfer case is overflowing and I believe the seal between it and the auto trans is shot. I tried YotaMasters but they don’t feel comfortable performing the work. I was wondering if...

That’s great, thanks. I had originally thought of a similar setup using the newer style late 90s connections like you did, but was looking for a simpler method before I went splicing wires in. My end goal has been to have Bluetooth connection, tape player, and no static from the FM style...

Would you be able to share a little more about this setup? Radio model, Bluetooth box, how you handled the wiring, etc. I’m trying to get a similar setup, I have an old Corolla radio from the early 90s that was plug and play with a 13pin CD input, but the Amazon Bluetooth adapters are designed...