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The head bolts are re-tightened by just removing the aluminum valve cover and backing off a head bolt 1/4 turn, then tightening it back to spec (94 ft/lbs) using a torque wrench.
The Toyota 2F engine manual shows the sequence how each bolt should be tightened. One bolt at a time.
The...
That makes sense.
FJ60 2Fs could (and did) burn exhaust valves just two years after it was brand new with less than 40,000 miles on the odometer. (My did).
Burned exhaust valves are largely caused by not keeping them adjusted.
To repair that issue, the head has to be removed.
A warped head is...
If you lightly press on the transfer shift lever when it’s making that noise while driving and the noise goes away, then maybe it’s just the shifter linkage rattling. There’s a rubber bushing or two in the linkage. Maybe it dissolved.
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