I pulled my cylinder head the other day, routine valve job, 4 of the head bolts have washers, 11 are shouldered. They look pretty much the same otherwise.
What is the actual difference between the Late F and the 2F head bolts? Why are they different? Is the difference in the blocks or in the heads?
Toys On The Rocks, still the oldest LandCruiser club in Placerville, at 40 something years, will be having our annual vehicle show, swap meet, raffle and social event on April 27 this year, the last Saturday of the month. Yes, a Saturday, last year was on Sunday.
Venue is the same though...
...of that little white plastic clip that holds the hood support rod down.
On a 55, but probably used on every other Toyota that had a hood support rod.
Mine broke. Thank you.
Toys On The Rocks, the oldest LandCruiser club in Placerville, will be having it's annual 4x4 Show & Shine and Swap Meet April 30 this year. The last Sunday of the month. About 0800 to 1400ish
* technically not IN Placerville, but about 5 miles uphill along Carson Rd, in the Apple Hill area. A...
I did, but i have excuses. It was on the Rubicon Trail, the monday wagon run of Rubithon. Invite only, I'll have you know. It got hot that day, mid 90s at least. It all seemed terribly difficult technical uphill under load at 1/4 MPH in 1st/low/low with a bit of waiting around. Where i tried to...
Making a shopping list, checking it twice.
Have a box from Kurt for a knuckle jobs. Have 4 new GM TREs for a Luke's Hi-Steer.
Was preparing myself to do stuff. Met a guy, a professional wrench, who can get me a brake job for a set price. But only if i order from napa.
"While I'm in there". I...
Pulled this out of my '74 Pig just the other day. Cleaned out the back and there it was. Still bolted down. PIA to remove, screws were broken during removal. Very rusty. Got the Pb blaster treatment.
Now, everything moves. Bolt will slide back and forth, cable moves, latch will move if you push...
I was gifted this dizzy a good 10 years ago. With the matching dented side cover because Cruiserdrew. I said "sweet". Then i heard that they had no points and last forever. "Sweet", i said.
So i put it in and forgot all about it.
And a couple weeks ago figured out that the inner diaphragm on...
Many years ago, i discovered that my Pig ran better with more dizzy advance than the FSM called for. Not an uncommon finding, alledgedly.
My BB disappeared behind the bellhousing and i never saw it again until recently. I would time with the vacuum gauge. Get my best vacuum and back off the...
Assuming it's a headlight switch for a 40 or 55.
I should put it in classifieds, but should be able to state what it fits.
6 spade plugs on it, 3 position in-out pull-push. Has a TEQ stamped on it and a number "003".
If that's the part number it's gotta be pretty early
It's the upper fuel fitting on this August '73 air horn, I stripped mine. I "think" it might be M11x1.5, can someone confirm or deny before I start drilling holes please?
I got one of those old smog valve thingies, don't know what year it's for. Don't know if it works, might look good under your hood for a smog test.
20 bucks plus postage.
That long 68" parking brake cable that we've been using for years to solve all kinds of drivetrain length problems, part #46410-60050.
I called 2 dealerships today, NLA. Called Kurt, no longer available, no replacement...
Holy Cow, what are we (and Me) gonna do now? Mines busted
Pulling out of the storage area last night, after replacing my manifold gaskets, in 2nd gear, hoping to merge with traffic, I got a sudden and terrible bad grinding noise. I think from the front end of the transmission. And an equally terrible bad loss of power. Engine was running fine, but...
Planning on updating the brake master in my '74 FJ55. Sent away for City Racer's brake booster, went to Napa for a master cylinder. Got an 80 master, non-ABS, it was in stock! But it didn't come with a brake fluid reservoir. Got back in line and inquired about one. "We don't even list those"...
Not so much want-to-trade but willing to trade...
I had a wild idea yesterday, after getting my LED blinker to work and putting LEDs in my corners, "I oughta wire in these marker lamps on the grill".
Then I thought "I'm not gonna cut and drill and butcher up this '69 grill for that", "there's...