Hack Job

[jomichael]

While removing my compressor on my 91 FJ80 I noticed the lower and upper coolant hoses didn’t look right. Dug deeper and found a complete hack job. Spent the weekend adding all the original coolant lines back in. Just thought I’d post so newbies like me know what a correct 91 lower coolant system looks like.

 

[Irish Reiver]

Hack job is maybe a bit harsh. Looks like someone just used a non-OEM hose. Maybe it was an emergency and this got them home.

 

[jomichael]

Hack job is maybe a bit harsh. Looks like someone just used a non-OEM hose. Maybe it was an emergency and this got them home.

Honestly, the way those hoses snake down through the a/c compressor mount, I don't see how anyone can do an emergency fix as I had to remove everything just to get to it. A real pain. Wonder if the newer FJ80's have a more accessible cooling system?

 

[Irish Reiver]

Wonder if the newer FJ80's have a more accessible cooling system?

Not sure how it is on a 3FE but on the '94 -'97 models it is routed like this.

 

[jomichael]

Not sure how it is on a 3FE but on the '94 -'97 models it is routed like this.

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Oh, that is soo much better than my 91. You can't even see the lower cooling section on my FJ80 as it is buried behind the a/c compressor.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Honestly, the way those hoses snake down through the a/c compressor mount, I don't see how anyone can do an emergency fix as I had to remove everything just to get to it. A real pain. Wonder if the newer FJ80's have a more accessible cooling system?

They look bad but I was able to change those hoses on my 91 from the bottom. I just pulled the skid plate and removed one of the belt tensioner pulleys. This gave me enough to room to swap the hoses. It was definitely a pain in the A but doable non the less.

A set of these makes a huge difference on a job like this.

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