over heating

As an intro, I’ve got a 1999 cruiser (had an 1997 80 previously). Rust free, California vehicle. Just turned over 200k a few days ago while in Yellowstone. Beautiful cruiser, but spotty maintenance records. This weekend (Saturday, 7/17/2021) we visited Mount Rushmore as part of our great...

Alright so I’ll try and keep this as brief but also as detailed as possible. If you’ve read my old threads you might be familiar I have a de smogged bone stock 83 60 series. 270k miles. Overheated on my first road trip. Was told it was a cracked head. Had the whole head resurfaced plus a valve...

So on my first 5k+ cross country trip in my 83 60 series cruiser I overheated and was blowing significant white smoke out the back. Was told it was a cracked head. I removed the head and had it re-surfaced as well as a valve job at wholesale auto machine in San Diego. However they informed me it...

Had a pretty terrifying breakdown yesterday and curious if anyone has experienced this before. Was driving on the highway when what’s displayed in the image occurred. Started with a loud pop and then dash lights coming on. I was able to shut the engine down by disconnecting the battery, because...

Hi All, I have a land cruiser 1997 VXR Injector and it is running great, BUT it has OVER HEATING problem, which I could not solve for now more than 5 years. Every time I go to a repair shop the mechanic, ask me to change some parts. The parts I changed: 1- Thermostat. (Brand New). I...

Hey guys n gals, I am updating my cooling system. My '89 62 heats up when idling with the AC blasting and also heats up when flogging it on the hwy. NO redline overheating but it would most likely go there if I wasn't paying attention and just walked away. The cooling system has always...

Hello Everyone I need some help with my 1991 Land Cruiser. I had my water pump replaced because my old one was leaking so since I had to take front end apart I decided to change water pump, thermostat, fan clutch, radiator, radiator hoses all part where NEW Toyota OEM. I also had radiator fluid...

Took the kids for some fun in the dirt this morning and as we pulled back onto pavement, I noticed the temperature gauge start to spike...then the check engine light flipped on. I quickly pulled over, popped the hood and found what looked like a radiator cap blew. Except the radiator cap was on...

I'm in the process of restoring a 91 land cruiser. For some reason when I start the truck the temp. gauge got straight to over heating. The truck doesn't over heat though. I noticed the temp sensor was disconnected. I replaced it with a new one and it still says it is running hot as soon as I...

I have been having a problem with my '99 LC and over heating while idle. I have ~175,000 miles on it, and it had the original 90k service. I am the 3rd owner, but 2nd basically kept in in the garage without driving much. I am over heating when stuck in traffic, or at a drive through, red...