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  1. Jim Pembry

    She left me standing on the side of the road

    had it in the back of my mind, but didn't want to say the words could a blown head gasket show no leaks and no change at the tale pipe? I checked the oil and it looked fine
  2. Jim Pembry

    She left me standing on the side of the road

    when I put it all back together last night it started and ran just fine (cold, ran it up to temp) get it out on the road, runs fine, pull to a stop and it's rough Then It started/idled rough this morning (cold),
  3. Jim Pembry

    She left me standing on the side of the road

    83 FJ60 daily driver has been very reliable until it wasn't. Driving to work smelled something hot, look down and temp gauge is pegged. As I start to pull over the steam come rolling out from all sides, pop the hood, so much steam/coolant I can't tell exactly where it's coming out, have it...
  4. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    But then I distinctly heard no tell tale grinding of an engaged starter. Even with both rear doors open while dropping off kids at school. hell I don't know
  5. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    but I guess it was drawing power, then it WAS engaged with the flywheel... Maybe I'll take it aprt and see what the "inards" look like
  6. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    One of the first things I looked at when pulling the starter, flywheel looks great. Starter teeth are slightly rounded off on the very outside edge. I figured I'd be seeing more damage if the starter had failed to disengage and the vehicle was driven 4-5 miles. So I chalked it up to several...
  7. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    Sorry, been tied up lately. Sunday I finially got a chance to start looking things over. Pulled the starter and it’s smoked big time. The wire from solenoid to starter shows signs of high heat at the solenoid end. The plastic “fitting” around the wire as it enters the solenoid is melted...
  8. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    I'd also thought of the switch not turning back to the ON position due to sticky key and tried it last night. It was slow to return and seems like a possibility. However I won't feel comfortable without going through everything. Only had time to look at that and check fuses last night...
  9. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    Thanks for the thoughts. I probably have more "wonderings" then theories. Just seemed odd that it happened suddenly on the first use of a new key that didn't fit all that well. Ill I can say with confidence at this point is that I didn't hear the tell tale sound of a starter that failed to...
  10. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    so what do you think about my question on the key/ignition switch? That even possible? Just a coincidence?
  11. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    I'm somewhat familiar but haven't had much practice in 5+ years. Planned to check fuses, relay, grounds, etc as a start. Will look through the manual you suggested, (thanks for the info). This is my first Landcruiser, but I'm digging how straight forward it seems to be.
  12. Jim Pembry

    Burned Starter

    1983 FJ60 175K miles. Just bought it a week ago, put about 500 miles on it getting it home with no problems. Had some new keys cut at the local hardware store. The only key I had for it was original and very worn. Got in it this morning and new key went in slightly rougher but started right up...
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