Hello everyone...
I have been lurking the boards for a bit while searching for a new toy. I finally purchased my first Cruiser a little over a week ago and the information provided here was very helpful in my search (thank you).
I look forward to providing information when I am able to comment but I am a cruiser newb and will probably be looking to the boards for assistance more than I am able to provide it.
I purchased an 89 FJ62 with 230k miles on it. The VIN shows the Cruiser has never left the DFW area so the title was never wiped by crossing state lines. The undercarriage doesn’t show signs of abuse but the springs are flat in front and back.
The transmission shifts hard when first fired up but after doing some reading it appears the trans are temperamental and require warming up when cold. When driving for long periods of time, mainly stop/go activity the ATF Temp light came on. It has come on once and I drove for about 3 hours in mild traffic. From what I have read this could be caused from too much/too little fluid. I checked the ATF today after driving around for about 30 minutes and the fluid was about ¼” above the ‘warm’ max level. Could this be contributing to the ATF Temp light?
I was thinking about doing a trans flush but have read that some had their trans completely **** out after the flush so I am hesitant. The fluid is a clean color and has no burnt odor to it.
Here is a pic of the engine bay, looks to be well maintained over the years... glad to be a part of the cruiser community.
I have been lurking the boards for a bit while searching for a new toy. I finally purchased my first Cruiser a little over a week ago and the information provided here was very helpful in my search (thank you).
I look forward to providing information when I am able to comment but I am a cruiser newb and will probably be looking to the boards for assistance more than I am able to provide it.
I purchased an 89 FJ62 with 230k miles on it. The VIN shows the Cruiser has never left the DFW area so the title was never wiped by crossing state lines. The undercarriage doesn’t show signs of abuse but the springs are flat in front and back.
The transmission shifts hard when first fired up but after doing some reading it appears the trans are temperamental and require warming up when cold. When driving for long periods of time, mainly stop/go activity the ATF Temp light came on. It has come on once and I drove for about 3 hours in mild traffic. From what I have read this could be caused from too much/too little fluid. I checked the ATF today after driving around for about 30 minutes and the fluid was about ¼” above the ‘warm’ max level. Could this be contributing to the ATF Temp light?
I was thinking about doing a trans flush but have read that some had their trans completely **** out after the flush so I am hesitant. The fluid is a clean color and has no burnt odor to it.
Here is a pic of the engine bay, looks to be well maintained over the years... glad to be a part of the cruiser community.
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dude... that engine bay is clean!
