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Hi guys, I have a cooling issue with my 3B in my BJ42. The issue occurs be the ambient temperature 70F or 95F. Upon first start, the engine will happily idle at ~185F. However, as soon as I hit the highway doing 60mph, it’ll sit at 230F. Things I’ve noticed: 40mph => 200F 50mph => 210F...

I am a senior in high school (So let's preface this with the fact that I have very little idea as to what I'm doing) and over the summer I bought a '78 Land Cruiser beater off a guy near me for 500$. Fixed it up, seems to run great, but there does seem to be a loss of power. On my father's...

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 cruiser gets sluggish in the heat, especially towards 30 C (90 F). It seems to have a harder time accelerating, even though it runs at the same RPM to maintain speed. Temperature gauge holds steady, too, and all fluid levels appear to be good. I've also noticed it has a harder time...

Hi All, My FJ60 passed California smog last weekend under the condition that I install the little bracket that connects the Hot Air Idle tube to the intake manifold. I need to bring it back to the technician and show him that I have it installed within 2 weeks. I ordered one from...

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...

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