My 1980 FJ40 Build

[TwelveGravity]

I got to go out for some more road time today. Not a very long drive mostly due to engine temperature issues.
Engine temperature climbed to 200 degrees within 30 minutes, maybe 45 minutes. Average 25mph speed through the city streets. It continued to climb after that. Even after taking a long straight road at 50mph the temperature did not come down and continued to climb. When I got back to the house, the temperature increased to about 135 degrees. So that is an obvious issue. New 195 Degree thermostat, recently flushed and replaced coolant. I will probably replace the radiator cap. Other than that, the radiator is a 3 row in the factory U support with a single electric fan. Other than the temperature issues and the VERY noticeable death wobble at 25-35 mph, it wasn't a bad drive.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Burp it, Kevin.... Sounds like air in your coolant.

 

[archie73]

I don’t know if that winch would do it, but there was a thread that talks about shortening the winch “barrel”. Might of been @trailtailer. You’d lose some length, but it would fit in between the frame rails.