engine compartment

Here are some pics of the engine compartment. Apologies for the mis-ID of the type. As a new one to these I thought that because it's 3 liter it is a 3B. It is a B motor. The previous owner did put A/C on it as you can see. No heater. Went to local Toyota dealer parts guy who said that the...

Lately, as I've been wondering what work my 100 series needs, my thoughts have been turning to the smell that wafts from my engine compartment after a drive: that dark, industrial hot rubber smell. Is this typical of cruisers or is there something I can do to lessen the stench? If this is a...

I just finished installing the original 3B into my '81 BJ42 after my 13B with aftermarket T blew a hole through the piston. My 3B runs and drives mostly but I am not finished with the electrical connections. I don't know which wires and relays are original and should stay with the 3B and which...

working in the engine compartment today I came across this. Is it something important? Can anybody identify what it is supposed to connect to?

I have a nice 76 BJ40 that came from Costa Rica with two A/C units. They are installed under the dash next to one another but one of the units (passenger knee area) was converted to a heater. Winters are very mild in So TX , typically never dipping below 32 degrees and only a few days when it...

I finally rid myself of all the common CEL codes. This required replacing nearly the entire EGR system, fuel injector cleaning, manifold cleaning, and new O2 sensors to name just a few of the efforts I undertook. I’m excited the codes are gone but there is a raw gas smell. I think it’s coming...