chris777
TLCA member #12444
FJ200 owners, what is your plan if you are on a multi day trail ride, in a remote part of Utah, the White Rim trail, the Hole in the Rock Trail, or the Maze, and your starter goes out? Ive taken the ‘85 FJ60 Ive owned for 33 years to such places, and know that if my starter went out, i could replace it with my spare in 30 minutes. That is why a carry it, mounter mount, water pump, alternator, 2 belts, all my hoses, master cylinders, alternator, and much much more when i go on multi day overland trips on the great trails of Utah and Arizona. I replaced a broken motor mount in an hours time when i was on the White Rim, this past July.
I sometimes think about buying an FJ200, for various reasons, one of which, is to make the drive up there and back a lot easier and faster. But i cant get past the fact that the Toyota dealership needs 6 hours in the shop to replace the starter! I would assume that most of the other parts listed above would also be very difficult or impossible to repace on the trail.
So again, what is your plan if your starter goes out when you are overlanding in Utah?
I sometimes think about buying an FJ200, for various reasons, one of which, is to make the drive up there and back a lot easier and faster. But i cant get past the fact that the Toyota dealership needs 6 hours in the shop to replace the starter! I would assume that most of the other parts listed above would also be very difficult or impossible to repace on the trail.
So again, what is your plan if your starter goes out when you are overlanding in Utah?