Went to Earls Ford (Warwoman) in Northern GA to work water crossings, then onto the GA Traverse Trail and Tray Mountain. Cold, wet, muddy, wonderful weekend.
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Replaced the PHH this weekend, along with the radiator hoses and a complete coolant flush.
Just like everyone says, break the lower mounting tab of the pipe, it will save you a lot of time trying to get a wrench on that bolt.
I am mostly posting this to warn about the knock sensor. REMOVE THE KNOCK SENSOR before trying to remove the PHH. Unfortunately I did not read about removing it until after I put everything back together and taking it for a drive only to see the CEL. I didn't even realize I broke the sensor. Then, for some reason I couldn't figure out how to get the broken off portion of the sensor out of the connector, so I ended up cutting the wire. I attached a pic of the broken sensor, the plastic is very old and crumbles in your fingers.
I attempted to epoxy it all back together, I actually made it look pretty good but to no avail, now to source a new sensor
If anyone has inexpensive alternatives that work, I am all ears. I'm currently looking at this one on ebay that may or may not be OEM Genuine DENSO Japan Knock Sensor 89615-30050 for Toyota Land Cruiser Fzj80 | eBay
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Just like everyone says, break the lower mounting tab of the pipe, it will save you a lot of time trying to get a wrench on that bolt.
I am mostly posting this to warn about the knock sensor. REMOVE THE KNOCK SENSOR before trying to remove the PHH. Unfortunately I did not read about removing it until after I put everything back together and taking it for a drive only to see the CEL. I didn't even realize I broke the sensor. Then, for some reason I couldn't figure out how to get the broken off portion of the sensor out of the connector, so I ended up cutting the wire. I attached a pic of the broken sensor, the plastic is very old and crumbles in your fingers.
I attempted to epoxy it all back together, I actually made it look pretty good but to no avail, now to source a new sensor
If anyone has inexpensive alternatives that work, I am all ears. I'm currently looking at this one on ebay that may or may not be OEM Genuine DENSO Japan Knock Sensor 89615-30050 for Toyota Land Cruiser Fzj80 | eBay
Too bad we couldn't meet up. From near Helton Creek Falls we could hear your buddy talking to you pretty clearly, and sometimes you, but I guess not the other way around.
I can say "we got distracted by a woman, a warwoman"
Hauled my Willy’s to Hollister and played for the day.
SOAZtim
Hobo
I'm so high! So far so good. #lizardskin
Replaced the PHH this weekend, along with the radiator hoses and a complete coolant flush.
Just like everyone says, break the lower mounting tab of the pipe, it will save you a lot of time trying to get a wrench on that bolt.
I am mostly posting this to warn about the knock sensor. REMOVE THE KNOCK SENSOR before trying to remove the PHH. Unfortunately I did not read about removing it until after I put everything back together and taking it for a drive only to see the CEL. I didn't even realize I broke the sensor. Then, for some reason I couldn't figure out how to get the broken off portion of the sensor out of the connector, so I ended up cutting the wire. I attached a pic of the broken sensor, the plastic is very old and crumbles in your fingers.
I attempted to epoxy it all back together, I actually made it look pretty good but to no avail, now to source a new sensor
If anyone has inexpensive alternatives that work, I am all ears. I'm currently looking at this one on ebay that may or may not be OEM Genuine DENSO Japan Knock Sensor 89615-30050 for Toyota Land Cruiser Fzj80 | eBay
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Broke knock sensor
I'm so high! So far so good. #lizardskin
This looks awesome, any more details? Material? Time investment?
SOAZtim
Hobo
I'm using Lizard Skin "sound control" all over and then their ceramic coating in front. Pulling the nasty old carpet was quick "ish." I'd guess 2 hours.
Pulled the rear heater and welded the hole in the floor shut. 1 hour.
Pulled the front seats. 5 minutes.
Taping off the entire inside and every bolt/hole: Many hours by my wonderful wife. I would have lost patience and gotten sloppy, but thanks to her it's looking great.
Spraying it in only took an hour and a half. That was 1 coat at 20mil thick. Another coat tonight of the sound control.
PNWTreeOctopus
SILVER Star
This weekend I few to Oregon and bought my very first Land Cruiser a 1993 FJZ80 and drove it six hours or so north to my home in Bellingham, WA. My wife and I bought the rig from a college kid who put a ton of nice accessories on it (really fun and expensive), but clearly neglected some important PM issues (somewhat expensive, but not nearly as fun). So I began the process of looking over my new rig and making a list of the maintenance work needing to be done.
The first thing I did after buying it was mistakenly rolling down the Drivers power window (one of the known issues of the vehicle was windows of slides and bad window motors) and having it promptly get stuck in the down position...with a six hour drive ahead of me...heading from Oregon to just shy of the Canadian border in Washington...in February. A quick trip to a local hardware store and a roll of gorilla tape later I had the window unmounted from the regulator and taped up (I was grateful for the factory tool kit). I spent quite a bit of time reading through the forum's many fine discussions on window issues and was unable to effect any other repair. Fortunately it had net started raining yet.
I made way home learning the sounds of the new rig (read factory stereo LCD is out, and antenna mast is stuck in the down position) and pondering the Check Engine Light and the future O2 sensor replacement that was in my near future (another known issue).
I made it home with out any mechanical issues and promptly took my kids and wife for a drive to get our '87 Toyota Pickup that I left at the airport shuttle lot. The kids were flipping out for our new to us Land Cruiser. It was a sweet moment.
The next day I left the rig parked in the driveway while we took our DD '10 Subaru Forester up to Mt. Baker for some extra wet skiing. Upon returning home I went over to the cruiser and found the passenger seat was really wet as was the carpet on the passenger side and driver side and next to the door in the second seat. First I freaked out and felt pretty foolish for doing a fly and drive for a vehicle that was less than perfect (not that we can afford a perfect rig), but then I came to my senses and logged on to MUD and took a few deep breaths. I cleared out my one car garage and backed in my soggy rig to try and dry it out and chase down the leak. I opened the sunroof and snaked out the front drains with some fencing wire and then cleaned the seals of the sun roof as best i could with out removing the whole thing (trying to avoid removing the frontrunner rack). I used my little cheap HF hot dog air compressor to blow out the pine needles and dust from the sun roof fittings (avoiding blowing the lines themselves after reading some posts about blowing them off their fittings under the headliner) and ran some water through the drains--Success!
I pulled up the carpet and removed the plastic trim by the door sills and drained a LOT of water out. The padding under the carpet was totally saturated and I discovered later that the small rubber fitting that drains the AC condenser (not sure but my best guess..waiting on a Haynes manual and searching for a deal on a FSM) was draining under the carpet for god knows how long. I got the rubber hose back in place but not the gasket it passes through. I'll make it right when I have time to remove the whole AC condenser thing, but this should at least route the water out. I saturated the area with Concrobium to combat the mold I discovered and hoped that the days of soggy carpet are behind me for awhile. I also ended up peeling back the headliner in the second row to clean the rear sunroof drains after discovering the passenger side second row seatbelt was soggy. I couldn't quite figure out why it was wet, i can only suspect it was because it was somehow leaking though the sunroof drain tube which has no hose clamp. Hopefully things will remain dry. The drain hose attachment had no hose clamps, so perhaps it was overwhelming the drain system and leaking through the connection. I'm not sure but I'm going to be monitoring it closely for the rest of the winter.
Finally, put some Kroil penetrating oil on the fasteners holding the O2 sensors and studs. Im pretty nervous to try and replace them, since I'm worried about breaking/ mangling the studs. I then ordered a pair of OEM O2 sensors, a new front hood seal, and a drivers side window motor.
It feel like a good start to give the LC some well deserved TLC. There are a number of issues remaining to be solved, but with the support of this fine community I'm sure we'll make some good progress. The MUD forum is such an incredible resource and I am deeply grateful for the collective wisdom here.
The first thing I did after buying it was mistakenly rolling down the Drivers power window (one of the known issues of the vehicle was windows of slides and bad window motors) and having it promptly get stuck in the down position...with a six hour drive ahead of me...heading from Oregon to just shy of the Canadian border in Washington...in February. A quick trip to a local hardware store and a roll of gorilla tape later I had the window unmounted from the regulator and taped up (I was grateful for the factory tool kit). I spent quite a bit of time reading through the forum's many fine discussions on window issues and was unable to effect any other repair. Fortunately it had net started raining yet.
I made way home learning the sounds of the new rig (read factory stereo LCD is out, and antenna mast is stuck in the down position) and pondering the Check Engine Light and the future O2 sensor replacement that was in my near future (another known issue).
I made it home with out any mechanical issues and promptly took my kids and wife for a drive to get our '87 Toyota Pickup that I left at the airport shuttle lot. The kids were flipping out for our new to us Land Cruiser. It was a sweet moment.
The next day I left the rig parked in the driveway while we took our DD '10 Subaru Forester up to Mt. Baker for some extra wet skiing. Upon returning home I went over to the cruiser and found the passenger seat was really wet as was the carpet on the passenger side and driver side and next to the door in the second seat. First I freaked out and felt pretty foolish for doing a fly and drive for a vehicle that was less than perfect (not that we can afford a perfect rig), but then I came to my senses and logged on to MUD and took a few deep breaths. I cleared out my one car garage and backed in my soggy rig to try and dry it out and chase down the leak. I opened the sunroof and snaked out the front drains with some fencing wire and then cleaned the seals of the sun roof as best i could with out removing the whole thing (trying to avoid removing the frontrunner rack). I used my little cheap HF hot dog air compressor to blow out the pine needles and dust from the sun roof fittings (avoiding blowing the lines themselves after reading some posts about blowing them off their fittings under the headliner) and ran some water through the drains--Success!
I pulled up the carpet and removed the plastic trim by the door sills and drained a LOT of water out. The padding under the carpet was totally saturated and I discovered later that the small rubber fitting that drains the AC condenser (not sure but my best guess..waiting on a Haynes manual and searching for a deal on a FSM) was draining under the carpet for god knows how long. I got the rubber hose back in place but not the gasket it passes through. I'll make it right when I have time to remove the whole AC condenser thing, but this should at least route the water out. I saturated the area with Concrobium to combat the mold I discovered and hoped that the days of soggy carpet are behind me for awhile. I also ended up peeling back the headliner in the second row to clean the rear sunroof drains after discovering the passenger side second row seatbelt was soggy. I couldn't quite figure out why it was wet, i can only suspect it was because it was somehow leaking though the sunroof drain tube which has no hose clamp. Hopefully things will remain dry. The drain hose attachment had no hose clamps, so perhaps it was overwhelming the drain system and leaking through the connection. I'm not sure but I'm going to be monitoring it closely for the rest of the winter.
Finally, put some Kroil penetrating oil on the fasteners holding the O2 sensors and studs. Im pretty nervous to try and replace them, since I'm worried about breaking/ mangling the studs. I then ordered a pair of OEM O2 sensors, a new front hood seal, and a drivers side window motor.
It feel like a good start to give the LC some well deserved TLC. There are a number of issues remaining to be solved, but with the support of this fine community I'm sure we'll make some good progress. The MUD forum is such an incredible resource and I am deeply grateful for the collective wisdom here.
@PNWTreeOctopus Welcome! Thanks for the cool story write up.
For Sale - 40, 50, 60, and 80 series FSM for a hell of a price.
For Sale - 40, 50, 60, and 80 series FSM for a hell of a price.
malteserunner
Dr Evil
@PNWTreeOctopus we like pics!
PNWTreeOctopus
SILVER Star
I know it! Still learning my way around posting photos. He’s the rig in my extra cramped work space, my field expedient window “fix”, the soggy carpet, the leaking AC drain, and my diy undercoat ( read oil leak). Thanks for the feedback!
Congratulations and WELCOME!
One note to prevent costly repairs:
Do NOT, for ANY reason, undo the screws on the wiring harness on the AFM unit next to the air cleaner on the intake tube under the hood. If you pull on that harness, you will wreck a $500 part. NLA. This is typical on the 91 thru 94 trucks. The 95+ is different.
PNWTreeOctopus
SILVER Star
Congratulations and WELCOME!
One note to prevent costly repairs:
Do NOT, for ANY reason, undo the screws on the wiring harness on the AFM unit next to the air cleaner on the intake tube under the hood. If you pull on that harness, you will wreck a $500 part. NLA. This is typical on the 91 thru 94 trucks. The 95+ is different.
Good to know-Thanks for looking out!
I even tried crossed eye and still saw no image in this post.
I'll try upside down for the 4th time.
I'll try upside down for the 4th time.
Haha i know who sold that one! Saw it and was tempted to fly up and buy it as a second cruiser. Wife was not approving of that plan! Looks like fun though
Shot at fixing a leaky sunroof. Pulled out the glass and lifted up the trim, cut some rubber base molding I had laying in the garage about quarter inch strips and ran it around the lifted weather stripping. This pushed the weather stripping out about 1/8 of an inch. Had to use a mallet to get the glass back into the sunroof opening. Very tight fit now. Took about 30 minutes to do the whole thing
