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  1. Fuentesfranko

    Mechanic horror story, so...Mechanic recommendations in British Columbia?

    I purchased a 1973 FJ40 from a Mechanic friend of mine. Unfortunately, he had to move and couldn't give me a 100% working cruiser. I had to take it to a mechanic in Vancouver, Canada and I chose to go to Japanoid. I asked them to fix an air leak, which my mechanic and I believe came from the...
  2. saltycoconuts

    Starter rebuild help!!

    got around to pulling the starter, not so bad except for that top bolt.... anyway I just opened things up and my rebuild kit seems not to match up exactly. The plunger looks a little different on the head part, not worried about that but am worried about those solenoid things. Same size just...
  3. M

    1984 sr5 modified need help w/ high idle and front wheel noise in 4x4

    Hi all, I'm new here and new to mechanics. I recently purchase a 1984 Toyota sr5 in good shape. It has a approx 5" leaf spring suspension lift, rebuilt 22r engine, double transfer case w/ crawl gear, e lockers front and rear, arb bumper w winch, etc. it runs well but I am having two issues I...
  4. ColinGreene

    78' FJ55 Rebuild. What have we gotten ourselves into.

    So, I am new to the forum and to anything offroad. I currently work directly for the owner of this cruiser. Ill be honest I dont know anything about the cruisers or the cruiser world. That said this forum consistently comes up and offers helpful threads with great info. I thought that it would...
  5. Fuentesfranko

    HELP!!! Blown gasket question from long time lurker first time owner

    Hi guys, First time posting, happy to be part of the hang now as I just purchased a 1973 FJ40. My girlfriend and I are about to start a 2,000 mile roadtrip and we just found there was an air leak coming from the manifold gasket. We are supposed to leave in a few hours because of our schedule...
  6. C

    72 fj40 starters keep going bad. Help!!

    Im finally coming to the end of my restoration project. The original starter worked good then all of a sudden would barely spin and the bolt that the positive from the battery cable would get red hot. So I replaced it with a napa starter and it worked great for about a week and is now doing the...
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