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[Motor007]

Hi all, I was doing some looking over of the 80 after reinstalling my newly bedlined fender flares,

and noticed this white, chalky build-up on the thermostat housing. Also coming from hose coming down into top of thermostat housing. My guess is gasket leak, hose getting old and leaking, maybe new thermostat while I have it open? Not sure. I can see the top hose runs back along the engine into the firewall for HVAC controls. Not sure where to go from here. I put some pics of what I am seeing, I wiped some of the crud off. First time I have noticed it. It has not run hot or even close to hot, always at just below middle of gauge, even with A/C on.

 

[ewillis]

I would think it's the upper hose...I'd change the tstat and gasket regardless

 

[Motor007]

Great, thanks for the help!!!! I will look up the parts and get em ordered!!!

 

[ARB777]

Depending on the color of your coolant. My guess would be the hose above it. I have a leak in that area too but mine is color purplish red due to the toyota red coolant. Have you figured it out?

 

[Motor007]

I am pretty sure it is the hose, my coolant is green which I assume is making the white crusty stuff. I was looking for the hose but online says the part has been discontinued, I didn't have time to get to much into it, maybe next weekend

 

[Motor007]

Got the roof rack almost done. Have one spot light that was not working out of the box, so need to replace. Also have a front light bar to mount, but do not want to drill holes in my roof, so I am dabbing up some gutter mounts for it.
Wired all to center console using a Blue Sea fuse block.

 

[Motor007]

"Fabbing up some gutter mounts",,,, dang auto correct!!

 

[ewillis]

Still working on my Prinsu...should be mounted properly tomorrow.

 

[Motor007]

That looks great!!!!

 

[smritte]

"Fabbing up some gutter mounts",,,, dang auto correct!!

Looks good so far. I'm kicking around some lights on the sides of mine. Haven't decided what I'm going with yet. On a few of my trips, Ive had to set up in the dark and it would be nice to have a camp light up high. I bought a couple of spots for the front bumper at the Pomona show and didn't think to look at something for the rack.

Scott