Before getting into the question perplexing me, please allow me to report that both me and the 1987 FJ 60 purchased brand new from a Toyota Dealer in 19887 are doing just fine. Why only yesterday, I made the 95 mile round trip journey to Taos NM and back home to the Colorado border.. Top speed...
Does anyone else have this manual? I just received it and am wondering why it does not include the Aisin Locking Hubs. My copy ends on Page 6-18. The diagrams such as Figure 6-40 and Figure 6-2 assume full time fron axles engagement. What happened to the locking hubs? Is there another manual...
It has been a while since I last visited with you guys. I have a question and hope someone is willing to opine. It seems the driver's side front wheel bearings need to be replaced. I plan to replace the disc rotor, caliper and wheel bearings. I plan to use SORs disc brake kit for seals and...
First off, a Happy New Year to all of you.
Now, anyone know which fuse handles the interior fan for heating, defrosting and cooling?
I cannot find it listed in the Owner's Manual and have not found one blown. It might be the fan motor leads are loose but it would be nice to know which fuse...
Neither the Driver's or Passenger side windows will crank up. I pulled the Passenger side panel off and am wondering if there is way to get the glass up there to stay until I have time for a new regulator. I can get the Passenger window up about four inches from the bottom and then it stops...
In case any of you wonderful guys thought either me or my 60 have expired, I am here to tell you that my 1987 60 and me are celebrating our 29th year of togetherness. The official anniversary is not until September but I wanted to keep my user name current with this forum and not be deleted for...
Anyone have the OEM hand throttle for a 2F?
Much of my driving is at constant speed on an empty two lane rural highway. I would sure like to take my foot of the throttle pedal for some of that driving. Does the cable have enough length to maintain 2400 RPM? Does this setting leave the cable...
Years ago I installed an SOR Smog Pump Eliminator idler pulley. The bearing finally gave out and the part is toast. I see the new SOR replacement pulley is a different desige with the bearing pressed into the pulley rather than the pulley shaft pressed into the mounting bracket. It also appears...
SInce we have had record cold here my line from the house to the septic tank has an ice block of about 15 feet, as measured from the tank and from the cleanout. The tank is ok. The block is in the center of the line which must have a flat spot in it since it was not buried deep and my 8,100...
Has anyone bought and installed the SOR engine block heater?
Is it a quality product?
Does it fit?
Has it held up with use?
Is there a better or cheaper product?
The double digit below zero (F) temperatures here and the hard starting indicate time has come for heat. I put two 300 watt...
I hope someone can take the time to answer this question.
For a 240 Volt 50 Amp 8/3/G circuit requiring a 50 Amp or 60 Amp breaker is it possible to connect each 120 volt hot leg to a single pole 25 or 30 Amp breaker and then tie the switch levers?
I ask because a 50 Amp Two pole breaker...
Key Switch Replacement My 1987 60 has been down for awhile. No cranking, battery drain, lights and buzzers good. I replaced the battery and the starter and through brilliant deductive reasoning have concluded the problem is on the steering column. The key needing to be jiggled to start in...
Perhaps somebody here can answer this question.
I have a 240 volt portable MIG.Ran out of shielded wire but have a roll of regular. The manual says use a shielding gas mix of 75 per cent argon 25 per cent CO2. All I have is straight Argon. So, what happens if I use straight Argon? Is this a...
A neighbor of mine showed up at my place with a 1969 Jimny, the 2 cylinder, 2 stroke (349 cc + or -), still equiped with the GI style bi directional OEM tires. The last time I saw one of these it was filled with Japanese scientists retreating from some large reptilian monster terrorizing the...
This might be a long shot, has anyone swapped into a MB automotive diesel engine? I was wondering about the 5 cylinder turbo diesel in their passenger cars from the late 1970s into the 1980s, as an example. They were only 3 liters but they spun fast enough and were "quiet" enough (relative term)...
Just curious if anyone makes an adapter plate(s) to enable the driver's seat to be set back further. I like the mounting brackets Toyota used but the seat just does not go back far enough. I made an adapter some years ago that alowed for greater extension but it broke this week. I can certainly...
I have a frost free yard hydraunt that is stuck closed, probably frozen. From the ice around the ground, it looks like it was left partially open and the plunger froze in the valve down at the water line. I took the head off and used a thin rod to tap all the way down. It feels like I hit the...
I have a frozen yard hydraunt and was wondering if auto coolant is heaver than water such that it will settle to the bottom of the stand pipe or just float on top? I guess I could weigh a gallon of coolant but that would be too easy.
About 19 years ago I modified the driver's seat on my 60 to set it back further. Toyota sure built these things for short drivers. So, for all these years my legs have been stretched out in front of me enabling comfortable cruising. Today, while cruising down a rural highway, my bracket broke...
Every winter I am astonished at how good the 60 is in the snow. The distribution of weight, I guess combind with the low speed engine hitting its torque peak at 1,800 RPM, must help a bunch.
There is added weight on mine from a full roof rack and pipe bumpers and a tool box and other tools...