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Every November is our annual trip to Pismo Beach, CA. This started more than twenty years ago as the Surf n Turf Land Cruiser party. A four day event playing in the sand with every type of Toyota Land Cruiser/Pickup. It then morphed into Turf n Surf when the founder Jim Brantly...
As mentioned in a previous post. I bad brake booster would result in a harder pedal. There are several checks outlined in the FSM.
There is also an adjustment rod inside the brake booster. You would need to remove the master cylinder from the booster. The adjustment is for the amount of gap...
A comment on my comments. Proper grounding, with clean +/- terminals and good clean connections will also have an effect on corrosion
I can not say specifically. Assuming a 24v system charges and regulates as a 12v system would. I would say the same applies. Good grounds and ground cables...
A daily driver battery life is 3-5 years. Next time you drive the rig. Measure the battery voltage after you park it and turn off the motor. The immediate voltage should be in the 13v range. Then measure the voltage after sitting for the night. The voltage after sitting overnight should be about...
There are several after market Transmission coolers with integrated electric fan.
Since space is a premium. With the electric fan, you can mount the cooler almost anywhere.
Derale makes several versions.
I agree with your comments.
It does not lock the fan in place when hot. What I should have said ,when the coil gets hot the amount of slip is reduced to produce more cooling.
I had the same issue.
I have owned 1997 80 series since 2005.
I have rebuilt several cruisers. I follow the toyota FSM procedures.
The rig went for years with no leaks. Just regular rebuild maintenance. The rig was a daily driver. That only saw the yearly Pismo Jim Surf n Turf thrash in the...