Yeah, engine temps. So I've driven my 80 for six years--mostly stock, I have replaced radiator and hoses and fresh Toyota coolant--a little disconcerting to hear it boiling when I raise the hood after some good backcountry climbing. Always seems to cool down and no long term issues. Normal?
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Dimples
I owe my soul to the TRD store.
Not normal, But I always check the easiest an most likely culprits first. Radiator cap not sealing or weak spring that kind of stuff
Fellow AZ LX450:
Are you sure it was the coolant? I had an old charcoal canister with plugged ports, and bad gas cap that would cause pressure build up in the charcoal canister from hot gasoline. It would percolate after hill climbs, in the heat, more so with low fuel. The gas recirculates through the engine bay back to the tank, and slow climbing seemed to be the worst case (more gas went back to the tank than was burned).
The stock coolant temp gauge doesn't really move from about 193'F up to >210'F. But boiling coolantshould be >225'F and the gauge starts to go above horizontal.
Next time TAKE CARE and loosen the gas tank cap - if it rushes out biggly then that is your problem. These are warm gasoline fumes - highly flammable. When the pressure drops the gas may boil.
Mattman
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Well, it lasted 25 years before disintegrating. Drivers side window motor
Living in the Past
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Found the easiest way to avoid this is to have a spare. Have a spare you'll never need it. Years ago bought two bins of FJ62 parts off CL for $75. That included every window motor, power door lock and power antenna. Not sure I needed any of the items in the bins.
Well, it lasted 25 years before disintegrating. Drivers side window motor☹
Mine lasted 22 years. I replaced the motor with the one from rear right door for cost reason. Motor mounted fine but the connector needed a transplant.
Mattman
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Good to know! I just need the gear guts, so any motor assembly will work it sounds like. My motor works fine.Mine lasted 22 years. I replaced the motor with the one from rear right door for cost reason. Motor mounted fine but the connector needed a transplant.
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Mattman
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That's pretty funny!
My motor was fine too, gear was stripped.
Wickenburg Box Canyon cleanup organized by AZ 4Runners on Facebook. Huge turnout, lots of cool trucks. People are disgusting.
Living in the Past
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Forests around Flag have been trashed by Covid campers this year. Trash and, the worst, toilet paper everywhere you turn. It's such a bummer.
Yep, "white flowers" are about the only thing blooming in the deserts and forests this year.
Living in the Past
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Yep, "white flowers" are about the only thing blooming in the deserts and forests this year.
Same in Happy Jack. That and weekends half the traffic on the highways in the area are side by sides. On FB one of the subdivisions in the area it's been posted people are parking multiple trailers are their property and the white flowers are everywhere.
Yep, toilet paper and wipes were the majority of what I picked up.Yep, "white flowers" are about the only thing blooming in the deserts and forests this year.
Wasted $75?
Living in the Past
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I consider it cheap insurance. Always seems if I don't have a part and need I can't find it or it's ridiculously price. I can't even remember all the parts those tubs contained. Know they had a power steering pump, power steering box and power antenna. I have no way near as many spare parts for my FJ62 as I do for my FJ40s. When I see how much this parts are selling for could start selling them and retire.
When did you quit retire?
Got my FJ Cruiser wheels painted & installed...
