I have had the pleasant task of tearing back into the old goat after replacing the water pump last season. After replacing all belts and hoses I opted for a napa idler pulley replacement bearing rather than replacing the whole assembly (cheap & stupid), and of course it has failed. Since I am back in there I have decided that I hate working on the front of the 3fe and I am looking forward to whacking the fan shroud in half and also like the idea of the Tefba coolant filter. It appears to be a more solid unit than the Gano, however I have searched to the best of my ability (computer challenged) & cannot find a distributor in the U.S. Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated. Also I'm trying to decide on the best method to neatly cut the shroud in half. I'm thinking a pair of tin snips would be a "hack job" and probably leave a very sharp edge and look like I used a can opener to do it. Thanks, Darren
U.S. dealer for Tefba Coolant Filter?
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Cutting the fan shroud is a must. Use a good hacksaw blade. Draw a line with a sharpie marker to follow.
Several people have used tefba filters on the 3FE and essentially never found any debris in the filter and later removed the tefba. I had one and never installed it, not necessary IMO.
Several people have used tefba filters on the 3FE and essentially never found any debris in the filter and later removed the tefba. I had one and never installed it, not necessary IMO.
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Thanks for the info., I forgot to mention that I also replaced the radiator at the same time with a fairley pricey one. Engine has 200k miles on it which I'm unsure of the maintenence kept- then an additional 20 k since I took over. It had green colored anti freeze when I made the purchase and first thing was to flush the system which wasn't exactly clean, but not fouled either. I stayed with the green since I have heard mixed opinions on both red & green. Mainly just trying to do as much as I can to maintain this cooling system because as we know if I have to rip it all apart again there goes the A.C. charge & all the rest. Not sure what IH8 members experience with the different anti-freeze is but I would certainly like to get anyones opinions or experiences. Thanks, Darren
If you are careful you can work on the coolant system without loosing the A/C charge. I just finished pulling the motor out of my FJ62 without disconnecting the A/C as I wanted to recover the R12 in the system for another vehicle.
Nick
Nick
Wile E Coyote
Out in the streets, they call it murder!
^^^Yep, absolutely no reason to have to discharge the A/C system. The receiver/drier unbolts from it's bracket, and the A/C hoses are plenty flexible to get it outta the way still connected.
Secondly, I split my fan shroud with a die grinder and a cut-off wheel.
Lastly, I've never even considered a coolant filter for any of my vehicles, especially for my cruiser. I do a flush about every 2-3 yrs and refill with quality green coolant and distilled water.
Secondly, I split my fan shroud with a die grinder and a cut-off wheel.
Lastly, I've never even considered a coolant filter for any of my vehicles, especially for my cruiser. I do a flush about every 2-3 yrs and refill with quality green coolant and distilled water.
When I got my rig, it had old green coolant. I flushed it and went with Toyota Red. Within a few days, it started leaking from most every hose and the upper tank of the rad. I flushed it again and ran straight water with RedLine water wetter, for a few weeks until my new rad showed up. Once the red was out, the hose leaks stopped, and the upper tank leaked much less.
I installed the new rad a few days back, along with a gallon of Zerex Green and RL Water wetter. I also change the hoses last week.
Because the 62 has a Cast iron block and head, and uses a brass rad, I'll stick with the green stuff and call it good.
