Hourglass, '97 LX 450 (1 Viewer)

[Walletclan]

Subscribed! You have truly inspired me. I picked up a 96 LX450 last week (a woman's grocery getter for 13 of the rig's 18 years) and you have give me so many good ideas. I am nowhere near as mechanically skilled as you, but I will do what I can and learn as I go. This is my first cruiser.

Keep the action coming!

 

[Matty]

Subscribed! You have truly inspired me. I picked up a 96 LX450 last week (a woman's grocery getter for 13 of the rig's 18 years) and you have give me so many good ideas. I am nowhere near as mechanically skilled as you, but I will do what I can and learn as I go. This is my first cruiser.

Keep the action coming!

Thanks! This is my first cruiser as well. I have learned all those little FZJ80 specific things from this forum. Such a great resource. Just be sure to take your time and read up on all the tech you can before digging in, and have fun!

 

[mderrick]

Looks good!


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[Matty]

Looks good!


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Gracias


noticed the truck running a little hotter than usual and absolutely no roar from the fan at start up. So I drained the fan clutch last night and added this. Seems to be working fine now.

 

[mderrick]

Hit me up when you come to utah.. Did you do the deflare? I didn't read your whole thread..


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[Matty]

Hit me up when you come to utah.. Did you do the deflare? I didn't read your whole thread..


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Ill actually be in Moab first weekend in Oct and yes i did the deflare here in my garage. It isnt perfect but im happy with it for now. I think if i ever have to redo the paint im gonna weld the holes shut.

 

[Matty]

well i went and did it. 5 years ago i built a mini truck with a good friend of mine. He got married, has a baby on the way, bought a house and a WRX, so i got a call. He offered me the truck at a price that I couldnt pass up annnnd so this ended up in my garage. It got wheeled but it never really got finished. Im gonna throw a front bumper and cage on it, but that means that for now the FZJ80 is gonna be on the back burner and just pulling DD duties.

getting to know eachother. pretty nice seeing a couple solid axled yotas in the driveway

 

[Matty]

hey guys looking for a little help with an overheating issue. I noticed on my scangauge recently that my temps have been spiking. I used to be running below 200* all the time even up steep climbs on the highway (live in Summit County, CO). Now I am getting temps 205-210* just driving around town. I also just very recently noticed that when I turn the truck off after its been that hot that the coolant is boiling into the overflow. I found that if I let the truck idle when I stop it cools its self down below 200* and it will not boil and i see no issues. As the truck cools back down all the coolant is sucked back into the system. I have been driving it like this for a month now (4 mile communte a day) and I haven't lost a drop of coolant, and I have no mixing with the oil. The forum got me crazed that my HG went but I went and got a combustion leak test kit and after the truck running for 15-20min I showed absolutely no sign of combustion gas in the rad. I also did the fan clutch shortly after the issue showed up with slight improvement.

I guess im looking for my next step, thermostat?, water pump?, common air leaks in this system? what may be causing this issue.

 

[4G63 POWER]

Check the thermostat.

 

[Matty]

Check the thermostat.

seems like the next logical step.

 

[Nors]

Great rig.