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Greetngs all. My '72 FJ40 today lost it's speedo needle. It has shown an inexplicable sensitivity to the cold lately. When the temperature outside nears 32F and I get up to close to 40mph, the cluster starts making a racket and the needle starts bouncing around. Today, when it wasn't that...

I've got an issue where once the truck is first started in the morning or becomes cool, it will "pop" once as a misfire on the first real tip in of the throttle. -It wont do it more than once as long as I'm driving in that session. It the engine undergoes a hot restart, it will not pop. It...

Hi Guys, The P.O of my rig had installed a FJ62 intake w/ the snorkel outlet box. With the vortec, and the way its setup, its suffocating it. Picture a fat kid running a mile while breathing through a straw. Since its not a diesel, and I wont be fording any rivers that would necessitate the...

Seeking over the phone guidance now. I have her all opened up and feeler guage in hand. Measurements seem odd, some tight, some not. And for the life of me I can not bump my truck to get TDC in the sight window. Its either before or after and is pissing me off. I have both marks lightened up...

I have a 1988 FJ62 with about 60k on a rebuilt factory transmission. When I first start it in the morning, regardless of the ambient temperature, I will put in reverse and the transmission will engage normally and they disengage after backing up 5 or 10 feet. It will then reengage and maybe do...

I've got the car in the garage with the axles broken down and the exhaust a little cut up due to the PO pulling the cats. Tonight I thought I would check compression and set valve clearances. Checked the FSM and both processes are based on a hot engine. Has anybody performed these with a cold...

My wife's 97 LX450 is experiencing something weird, when it's either wet outside or very cold, the truck will *BARELY* start, or sometimes fails to start at all. It'll turn over and over and over and over and if she's lucky, after 5-6 tries it'll catch and run very rough for a few seconds...

Hi All, finally got my cruiser back on the road after a full interior workup. I will update my build thread later this week with pics and details. I have a question on the hvac controls. It seems that I was driving tonight and with the outside air setting coming in, and the slider on the...

So the rig is running great...except for a loud popping noise coming from the fuse panel area. It happens when its cold and accelerating or if I hit the gas and open the throttle. Rig is a 10/75, desmogged and rebuilt motor. Electrical system is all stock but in good shape. The popping noise...

My 2003 Toyota 100 will not blow heat (at any climate control setting) when first started and driven for any distance or time. Whether it is 10 minutes or 2 hours. If you turn off the ignition though, and restart the engine once the engine has warmed up, it will immediately begin to produce...

Apologies in advance if there is an existing post on this (I haven't been able to find any, so please guide me in the right direction if there is one). I have a 1999 Land Cruiser 100 series. Here are the main symptoms: - When I adjust the temperature control dial (i.e., knob that controls cold...