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Did you go to the North Liberty/Larry Miller or the South store (in Motor City) for this careful 'replace the radiator' nonsense evaluation?
Don't know where you or the truck are, in AK, but this is the guy if you want it fixed right:
https://www.facebook.com/Cruisers-Only-279002575575769/
@Mark W
Can't find a website other than FB.
https://www.facebook.com/Cruisers-Only-279002575575769/
@Mark W
Can't find a website other than FB.
If it's the back freeze plug facing the firewall then the head has to come off or the motor has to come out. If it's overheated I'd rather pull the head have it reworked and put a new head gasket. Probably the most expensive option. 1300-2k depending on parts that have to be replaced. On a 3fe we charge a min of 750 to remove and 750 to install assuming no parts are replaced which there will be. But to pop another freeze plug in takes 5 min.
LAMBCRUSHER
SILVER Star
the water pumped out at the back of the engine...can you hear me now...doh!
I doubt its toast. I drove my FJ60 with an inoperative water pump impeller for 50 miles. Coasted where I could, stopped and shut her down a few times. Even poured 4 gallons of water over the engine once for cooling. Ran in the red the whole way, still running just fine many years later at 240,000 miles. Couple years ago, I helped a guy up a steep hill in 30 inches of snow. Had her completely rapped out in 4 low, but I got his Trailblazer out of the snow drift he thought he could ford while trespassing off the road to get around the other snow banks. Any ways, just about finished the pull and big cloud of steam comes out from under the 60. It thought in all the spinning and bucking snow I had made steam some other way. We get to the top of the hill, and things smell hot, but the Trailblazer was hot from stuffed snow in the radiator, then I realized what had happened to the 60. Toyota block heater I had put in years ago had popped. Oddly enough, one of the arms that holds it in had fatigue cracked off, was just waiting to go I assume. Limped the half mile home, and as I said, still alive today. Guess it all depends how far they drove while out of water.
Get the kids a Haynes manual and a torque wrench, pull the head, put in a freeze plug and some new gaskets and keep truckin. Actually Redline could hook you up, good guys, I'm sure they could look it over and have it figured out.
Another long story short, had a plug pop, on the back of my 1F in my FJ40. We lowered the rear of the engine by removing the rear motor mounts and did it through the tranny opening. Of course you don't have that on a 6X, and the head plug is higher unfortunately. But, it may be possible to drill a hole in the firewall if nothing is in the way. Would have to remove the dash and heater crap. Maybe more time, but no gasket costs, that is if you can get a clear shot at the back of the head. They are a welch type plug, can be driven in carefully around the edge, put some Loctite on it and let is sit.
And the dealerships are idiots, all of them, regardless of make.
Get the kids a Haynes manual and a torque wrench, pull the head, put in a freeze plug and some new gaskets and keep truckin. Actually Redline could hook you up, good guys, I'm sure they could look it over and have it figured out.
Another long story short, had a plug pop, on the back of my 1F in my FJ40. We lowered the rear of the engine by removing the rear motor mounts and did it through the tranny opening. Of course you don't have that on a 6X, and the head plug is higher unfortunately. But, it may be possible to drill a hole in the firewall if nothing is in the way. Would have to remove the dash and heater crap. Maybe more time, but no gasket costs, that is if you can get a clear shot at the back of the head. They are a welch type plug, can be driven in carefully around the edge, put some Loctite on it and let is sit.
And the dealerships are idiots, all of them, regardless of make.
