Been a long time since I regularly tried to work on my own vehicle (which was a 71 bug in high school), but thanks to all of the input here I was able to get this all sorted out.
Had to get the bolts from Toyota, so decided to go with the OEM thermostat after comparing the two.
Was pretty...
Excellent point. The difference between the thermostat from Napa (left) and what I removed (right) is pretty significant. Presumably the one on the left is 30 years newer, but definitely worried about fit now.
Well. Got to get my hands on some new bolts, but everything out and looks like the worn out o-ring that I had to fish out of the lower thermostat housing was the most likely culprit.
Thanks for the input so far folks.
In the 18 months I have had the 60, it has never seemed to run particularly hot, but after a 60 mile drive on the freeway earlier this week the temp gauge barely rose a click above C. Today, I picked up a temp gun and ran a few hours worth of errands (freeway driving, in town driving, etc.) and...
Winner winner chicken dinner: tire was rubbing up against exhaust.
They guys at exhaust shop were too busy to fully fix today, but they hit pipe with torch for a few minutes and gave her a nudge out of the way. No more rubbing sound when turning right. I’ll have them reroute exhaust a little...
Had the muffler replaced a few months ago and the new tire and new pipe are very close when parked. Like about a 1/4 inch close. Going to double check the pipe for rub marks after it gets a bit lighter here in Seattle. Also going to crawl under there and triple check the weights they attached to...
When sitting still and steering wheel turned full left and full right, there appears to be nothing binding on the front wheels. When in a parking lot and driving in a left hand circle (1st gear 10mph) normal sounds, but when I drive in a right hand circle (1st gear 10mph), then there is a...
Read a bunch of threads and debates here on 31 vs. 33 KO2’s and pulled the trigger on the 31’s for my stock, still OEM suspension, 86 FJ60. I upgraded from wild country 30x9x15 on the OEM rims, and now have an odd problem.
When turning right, I get what sounds like a loud rubbing sound and...