stupid question of the decade: part 2, what's the hole under the grill for?

[beaufort-fj60]

stupid question of the decade: part 2, what's the hole under the grill for?

i don't have a copy of the owners manual so.... what's the hole for

this is 3putts truck, nice truck

 

[Mace]

Hand crank

 

[beaufort-fj60]

did it come with one when it was new? was that in the tool kit?

and has anyone hand cranked their 60?

 

[Mace]

same tool as lowers the spare tire

 

[nuclearlemon]

kinda pointless though...can't get tool in becuase of radiator positioning.

 

[Hawke]

Even more important, is that an Toyota OEM hula girl on the dash?

 

[beaufort-fj60]

kinda pointless though...can't get tool in becuase of radiator positioning.

do you think there was another radiator avaliable at some point? maybe has something to do with the diesel version?

 

[Mace]

kinda pointless though...can't get tool in becuase of radiator positioning.

Push harder, or get a bigger hammer

 

[cbmontgo]

I have always wondered too, but have yet to get a true explanation.

 

[Bookseeb]

do you think there was another radiator avaliable at some point? maybe has something to do with the diesel version?

Just looked it up in my manual, I believe It's the radiator shutter for the diesel-powered station wagons.

 

[robjam]

Winch wiring harness or the 16mm gun controls. I can't remember.

 

[cabron]

My 40 had one too. I got the crank when I bought the 60 also.

 

[Cruisergreg]

Just looked it up in my manual, I believe It's the radiator shutter for the diesel-powered station wagons.

Yeah this makes more sense to me. Not only is the rad in the way but IIRC the hole doesn't line up with the crank pulley. And I can't imagine trying to turn over a 2F wit the little weenie spare time thing as Mace suggests.

 

[Ruffy]

In oz we get the hole in the front to. The hole in front of mine is laterally in line with the crank of my 2H. The engine sits on an angle of course, so the hole is off centre. The radiator does impede the insertion of the the rod however it does go in. We have always been lead to believe that the reason it is there is for the vehicles that went to northern north america in the icey climates so the engine could be turned by hand, before cranking with the starter motor. Seemed feasible to me until you guys started asking what it was for. Now i'm just as confused as you guys...

 

[beaufort-fj60]

found this old thread, seems like same answers..... no real answer.... but it was a crank on older trucks

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=27162&highlight=hand+crank

wonder if it has anything to do with a "law" in Japan?? do all 4x4's from Japan in this time era have hand crank holes?

 

[Hawke]

I just checked my HJ60 and the same hole is behind the PTO winch. I highly doubt one could crank-start the diesel without some sort of decompression.

When I first started driving a truck we had 290 Cummins engines with a manual decompression lever on the dash, pull the lever, get the engine turning over fast with the starter and push the decompression lever in while the engine was cranking. It worked pretty well.

What makes more sense to me is if the hole is used to open and close shutters in front of the radiator for cold weather operation. I'd like that option for idling or in town driving when the engine doesn't retain its heat.

However, if the hole lines up directly with the crank (I'll check mine closer today) that is unlikely to be a coincidence.

 

[FJ60_cruiser]

It's to move the damper pulley so the engine moves like when it's running , i don't know if you can start it that way, but i did it when i first started my cruiser cause she pass 7 years on the garage with out touching it or been started so the engine block out and i had to move it from the damper pulley to give a little movement to the engine.

also when you the move to the damper the truck moves forward.

sorry about my english

 

[tclndcrz]

i know on the 40 that i test drove that the hole was for the pto winch. hole looks the same. same shape anyhow

 

[lowenbrau]

It is for starting. The diesels can't be started that way and have no provisions on the crankshaft for the hand crank but do have the hole in the valance. There is a knack to making a 2F start that way and they guys who know how to do it make it look easy. It helps if the engine is already warm.

 

[sixteetoo]

It is for starting. The diesels can't be started that way and have no provisions on the crankshaft for the hand crank but do have the hole in the valance. There is a knack to making a 2F start that way and they guys who know how to do it make it look easy. It helps if the engine is already warm.

i take it the crank would beat the $%&* out of you if you don't get it out once the things starts?