So I did what I hate doing and had a shop replace my rear brakes along with some other things on my '84. New rear axle bearings, new shoes, new drums, new wheel cylinders and hardware. Life has recently got in the way of doing work on my Cruiser myself so in an effort to avoid the neglect that...
So as luck would have it I went to get my 60 series inspected today. I fixed my horn this weekend to get it to pass and while that worked, it still failed inspection. The Texas Inspection Nazis failed it because the high beam indicator does not work. So now I need to get it sorted. I believe it...
Simple thing here and surely asked before but I couldn't find it specifically. Trying to get OEM lug nuts from local dealer for my Oct '84 FJ60. They didn't have the 90942-01047 lug nuts available in a timely way, so they punted to 90942-01007 claiming this nut was the 'open' version of the...
So this happened. Driving home from the local TLCA meet up last night, made a left turn and heard like what sounded like a tire hitting something in the road. Didn't think much of it. Truck handled fine. Got within a mile of the house and heard a pronounced rumbling sound coming from the front...
I would like to finally replace my exhaust system. Its original and pretty well rusted out. I talked to a local muffler shop for their replacement options. They offered me a solid price to replace the whole system including the cat. I have worked with them in the past on a Toyota pickup I used...
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Prolly an easy one here. So I recently have been experiencing my clutch slipping pretty bad. Clutch was replaced by PO back in 2017, so struggling to see my way to this clutch being worn out already. FSM suggests there is some adjustment to the slave rod that can be done. I am not totally sure I...
So after years of taking from this great forum, I thought I would finally try and give something hopefully useful back. About a year ago I wired up some Hella 500 Black Magic aux lights and set them up to be switched on and off using a factory FJ60 defrost switch. At the time I couldn't find a...
Stupid thing here. '84 FJ60. A/C system completely redone by PO through LandCruiser Specialists down in Austin Texas with AFAIK factory parts. A/C works great, but has always had this odd groan to it when it runs. Sounds like a loud condenser fan whirring or something. I just always thought...
Don't flame me here. I know this has been covered a 100 times but wanted some current opinions on what folks thought about the 90915-YZZD3 filter for a stock 2F motor. Reading around the forums on the subject, it seems folks say it will work OK but a larger WIX 51773 would be better than the...
Easy one here. Replacing my oil pan gasket. Was going to just use my existing pan, but looking at it reveals some bowing on the pan lip around the bolt holes so considering a new pan to ensure best I can no leaks. Thinking I was going to use my original pan I purchased gasket P/N 12151-61010. I...
'84 desmogged FJ60. I am replacing my non-functioning vacuum advancer with a working one I got from @4Cruisers. Got the old one out but before I put the new one in, I wanted to make sure the breaker plate assembly moved properly. To test this I was just pulling back on the pin the advancer arm...
I have a little Bantam T3-C trailer I restored that I pull behind my FJ60:
I want to add a battery setup to it that I can use to power things while I am at camp. I don't really know much about how that's done. Here is what I want to be able to do:
1. When towing the trailer, I want the...
As the world melts down with Corona Virus, it seems my Cruiser is going to get a bit of a respite from its normal daily driving duties as I am forced by management at work to stay home the rest of March. I am going to take this opportunity to not only try my best to escape contracting this...
Wondering here how important it is that the carb sight glass be sealed well. My carb sight glass seems to leak fuel pretty good. During the cold months, it seems like fuel leaks out of the carb via this sight glass when the truck sits. When I go to start it in the morning, it takes about 5...
I recently was gifted an HAC valve and the brackets that carry it by @SgtChase. Wanting to put back the HAC setup on my desmogged '84 and having trouble finding pics of how and where the HAC was mounted from the factory. I believe it was located on the driver side inner fender along with the...
Ran across this ad today browsing local LC stuff here in Dallas:
https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/d/canoga-park-toyota-land-cruiser-fj60/7031471092.html
Anyone familiar with this outfit for 2F rebuilt carbs? Legit? Reliable rebuilds? Corsetti Cruisers maybe? Didn't think he sold parts but...
So got home tonight and noticed coolant on the garage floor. Got under the truck and see a drip coming of the radiator just below the over flow bottle. Thought maybe the bottle had split but I felt under it and cannot feel and coolant under it. I got under the truck again and notice the radiator...