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Hi all, I am about to purchase a 1988 FJ62 for my first car. I went and looked at the FJ everything is in mint condition besides the engine. It is running off 4 cylinders instead of all six. The FJ got taken to a mechanic who said that the truck needs a valve job. Two of the cylinders are at 40...

Hello everyone! I’m in need of replacing my “accelerator cable” or throttle cable on my 96 LX450 as the gas pedal has developed a catch/sticky point. I’m wondering if anyone has: 1) Has anyone replaced theirs? 2) Has anyone replaced theirs with an aftermarket cable? 3) Would you recommend...

Hi everyone, Today, while on the interstate, I was cruising along at 65-70mph and my RPMs were hovering around 2500-2600 or so. It started to get darker so I turned on my headlights and my RPMs immediately jumped up 200-300. I then turned off my headlights to see if my RPM’s would drop, and...

I have searched everywhere for fuel lines for my 1990 FJ62, and cannot find them. If anyone has any ideas please help me! I was told by a good friend to just get custom lines made, but the first quote I got was $3300 which to me is insane. Please please help me I got this car for Christmas and I...

Currently having trouble with my 80s series it has a 4.5 litre petrol and gas fz engine. Current trouble is starting, car starts fine when the weathers cold but currently its hot and the car isnt starting. The battery is fine and the engine cranks over but it wont start. Again only happens when...

Hi everyone, I've seen a few different posts on here for random interior lights/headlight/taillight/cruise control issues so I figured I'd post here to get all the answers on one post. Issue #1: Cruise Control immediately cancels when turning ON blinker (left-blinker, in my case) Issue...

Hey yall, I am going to start this off by saying I am not a mechanic and most of what I do know is based of looking stuff up on the internet to try and figure things out. I have a manual 91 toyota pickup with a 22re engine thats got a recurring problem: my stick keeps getting stuck while im...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...