Hey all, just got myself a cruiser yesterday and it seems to have a steaming problem. It'll run perfectly fine until the engine warms up and then bursts into a wonderful cloud of steam. I figure it could be a thermostat problem, but it could also be that this damn thing has hoses on it that look to be as if they were the original hoses from when the thing was made back in 87. Any thoughts or suggestions on what I should do to fix it with a $0 budget?
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Pop the hood and figure out where the steam is coming from and let us know. Might just be a hose. You want to fix it. If you run the engine hot, you run the risk of doing more serious damage like blowing a head gasket. The thermostat could be stuck. What does the temperature gauge show? Does it climb right up after you start it?
This happened to me, I had to replace my radiator as well.
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Well, it doesn't matter now, because the clutch went out on me as I was parking the truck. This thing is seeming to be a stubborn little beast. I think I'm going to start seeing what the price is for a rebuild of the 2F in it and tranny/t-case and replacing the radiator vs. just pulling the drivetrain and replacing it with something with more grunt. 
Radiator Vs. V8 converson
Wow I know without the shadow of a doubt that even a brand new from Toyo Radiator would be thousands cheeper than a V8 converson on the 2F even if you needed a new clutch, pressure plate throw out bearing rear seal and Flywheel. But the fun factor well that's the addiction. Have fun deciding. ;p
Wow I know without the shadow of a doubt that even a brand new from Toyo Radiator would be thousands cheeper than a V8 converson on the 2F even if you needed a new clutch, pressure plate throw out bearing rear seal and Flywheel. But the fun factor well that's the addiction. Have fun deciding. ;p
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Noob burn
1. Don't make a knee jerk reaction. Take you're time and make sure your
A. Rad is clear
B. Therm is working properly
C. Water pump is moving water
D. Theres no water in the oil
E. Theres not exhaust bubbles in the water when reved up.
2. On the clutch...
A. Check you clutch slave cyl.
B. Check your clutch Master
Have someone push the clutch peddle in while you're under the car and see if you see fluid going everywhere. I'm putting my money on this one. 90% of the time, clutch disks DO NOT experience catastrophic faliure; on the flip side, they give you a warning by slipping at higher RPM's first and then the slipping gets worse and worse until there is no friction at all.
Noob, don't jump into something dumb and spend $3K. You're truck is probably fine, its just sat a while.
1. Don't make a knee jerk reaction. Take you're time and make sure your
A. Rad is clear
B. Therm is working properly
C. Water pump is moving water
D. Theres no water in the oil
E. Theres not exhaust bubbles in the water when reved up.
2. On the clutch...
A. Check you clutch slave cyl.
B. Check your clutch Master
Have someone push the clutch peddle in while you're under the car and see if you see fluid going everywhere. I'm putting my money on this one. 90% of the time, clutch disks DO NOT experience catastrophic faliure; on the flip side, they give you a warning by slipping at higher RPM's first and then the slipping gets worse and worse until there is no friction at all.
Noob, don't jump into something dumb and spend $3K. You're truck is probably fine, its just sat a while.
