i am going to replace the head on my 2F - i plan on cleaning up the valve cover before i put it back on. What color is standard for a 87 2F? mine's too grimy to tell.
valve cover color?
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Cast aluminium.....
O wait..................eBay Motors: Restored Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Valve Cover 8/80-8/87 (item 370017831162 end time Feb-06-08 20:09:56 PST)
Shane
O wait..................eBay Motors: Restored Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Valve Cover 8/80-8/87 (item 370017831162 end time Feb-06-08 20:09:56 PST)
Shane
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so just a good cleaning then. what's the best thing to soak it in then to take the years off? wait - that's your product...i doubt you can give me secrets worth 260 bucks! 
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if i had that done it'd be the nicest thing on my truck.
i need to worry more about the mechanical issues than the color of the parts. thanks though!
i think i'll just degrease the chit out of it and buff it possibly.
i need to worry more about the mechanical issues than the color of the parts. thanks though!
i think i'll just degrease the chit out of it and buff it possibly.
Wile E Coyote
Out in the streets, they call it murder!
Just keep it away from cast aluminum (from memory so def. not gospel)
Castrol will etch cast, but destroy polished and a good point to bring up!!
Shane
wire wheel it off
simple green
Get a $3 platic tub from any big store.
Put hot water in it. Like near boil.
Pour simple green in it. Can be any mixture...1 to 1 or even straight if you want to spend ur whole jug ($7).
Let it soak and scrub with brush or scotchbright after water cools down.
Spray it with a hose.
Dump bin of parts wash on least favorite neighbors lawn when he's not looking.
Get a $3 platic tub from any big store.
Put hot water in it. Like near boil.
Pour simple green in it. Can be any mixture...1 to 1 or even straight if you want to spend ur whole jug ($7).
Let it soak and scrub with brush or scotchbright after water cools down.
Spray it with a hose.
Dump bin of parts wash on least favorite neighbors lawn when he's not looking.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Didn't one of the Texas guys post up one he polished last year? I think he just used aluminum polish, and it looked like the valve cover on a show car. Really great if you are in to that sort of thing.
For me, I'd give it a good cleaning, and call it good. It's a 2F afterall.
For me, I'd give it a good cleaning, and call it good. It's a 2F afterall.
Would Purple Power work or does it have the same issue as Castrol?
leave it dirty
Same product I am told.