Yeah, I can connect the two with some force but the hose needs replacing if it really does anything. It’s definitely not liquid or air tight. Wondering what it is or was for.
I was trouble shooting the carb fan on my ‘85 FJ60 and noticed that there is a pipe disconnected from a hose. The attached pictures aren’t great. I’ll get under the truck and get some better pictures tomorrow. Other than the carb fan not kicking on at shutdown, the truck is running great...
I have an ‘85 FJ60 that I just got back from the mechanic. Now, the engine runs for a second and then shudders pretty violently when I turn off the ignition. The PO had installed an electric fuel pump and my mechanic reconnected a mechanical fuel pump and replaced the fuel lines. He also...
Thank you all for the help. This is excellent information. Yes, my mechanic pulled that hose because it seemed to be the source of the leak. We plan to bypass the rear heater and I will take the advice to flush the whole system and replace the water pump, etc. The PO definitely didn’t take care...
I probably should have mentioned that I had a bad first experience with a smoking engine Engine overheated and went up in smoke - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/engine-overheated-and-went-up-in-smoke.1044064/ and also that I don’t currently have a functioning temp gauge. I’m super paranoid.