Recent content by tm123

Update 2: added 10k cst fluid to the new hub with no manual adjustment to the temp setting, got it back on the truck. Tested it going up the mountain that was causing it to overheat/dump coolant before, and the temp gauge never moved, no coolant got dumped but it definitely sounded like there...

Update: I ordered AISIN FCT-004 Engine Cooling Fan... And it seems to be the same size as what I had on there already (which I assumed was FCT-029). So if anyone is needing one for their LJ78, looks like this one will work!

Thanks! My mechanic suspects the coil is bad because I think originally it wasn’t locking correctly at all, then after refilling with 10,000cst it would work initially then freewheel at higher RPMs even as the engine started to overheat.

Thanks! Just replaced the radiator cap and hoses a couple weeks ago when my radiator cracked during a long highway drive. Got it repaired only to find the fan clutch issue… going to try to fix that first and see if it solves things well enough for now, was just hoping someone had tried the...

Thanks for the reply. I have no documented info on the head/gasket. I seem to remember reading something about being able to tell from the color of the head gasket (it’s black, which I think means OEM, I forget). I’ve been fearing a head gasket issue for a while based on reading here, but my...

Hi all, first post but been lurking a while. Trying to deal with some overheating issues on my Prado and have identified that the fan clutch is slipping at high RPMs. It’s an Aisin blue hub. I replaced the silicone oil with 10,000cst fluid but made no mechanical modification to it. It helped...