Nope, I assumed you lived in Sedona/Flagstaff area.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (45 Viewers)
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Duck Mountain, SK - mountain is a word thrown around loosely in Saskatchewan. Had the entire campground to ourselves.
Day before we were to leave on a 500 mile weekend road trip I get stranded in a grocery store parking lot. 
My daughter (16) reluctantly came to provide a jump start. Was a good opportunity to walk her through the correct procedure. She was understandably grumpy about it, since it was about 98 degrees out at the time...but one day she'll be thankful, lol...
Once jumped, headed over to Autozone to have battery and alternator tested, and BOTH tested bad! Ugh. Snagged a new battery, but they couldn't get an alternator for a few days.
I grabbed an Ultima reman alternator from O'Reilly and spent the afternoon replacing. I've read lots of negative stuff about the Ultima's on this thread, but it was the only one available quick enough that I'd stand a chance of same-day replacement.
Never replaced one before, but was fairly straight forward all the way until the very end when the tensioner bolt gave me fits! Took me FOREVER to get things lined up where all three bolts would hit their holes and thread smoothly. But finally got it done.
Based on the stories I've read, seems there's a good chance this alternator won't last. The one I took out is an OEM Denso built in '04. Lasted 15 years, not too shabby. Rather than turn it in for the core refund, I'm thinking of holding on to it and learning how to reman it myself. Any thoughts on that? For those who have done this before, how difficult/expensive is the process?
My daughter (16) reluctantly came to provide a jump start. Was a good opportunity to walk her through the correct procedure. She was understandably grumpy about it, since it was about 98 degrees out at the time...but one day she'll be thankful, lol...Once jumped, headed over to Autozone to have battery and alternator tested, and BOTH tested bad! Ugh. Snagged a new battery, but they couldn't get an alternator for a few days.
I grabbed an Ultima reman alternator from O'Reilly and spent the afternoon replacing. I've read lots of negative stuff about the Ultima's on this thread, but it was the only one available quick enough that I'd stand a chance of same-day replacement.
Never replaced one before, but was fairly straight forward all the way until the very end when the tensioner bolt gave me fits! Took me FOREVER to get things lined up where all three bolts would hit their holes and thread smoothly. But finally got it done.
Based on the stories I've read, seems there's a good chance this alternator won't last. The one I took out is an OEM Denso built in '04. Lasted 15 years, not too shabby. Rather than turn it in for the core refund, I'm thinking of holding on to it and learning how to reman it myself. Any thoughts on that? For those who have done this before, how difficult/expensive is the process?
Save your Denso and rebuild it w/ Toyota parts.Day before we were to leave on a 500 mile weekend road trip I get stranded in a grocery store parking lot.
Once jumped, headed over to Autozone to have battery and alternator tested, and BOTH tested bad! Ugh. Snagged a new battery, but they couldn't get an alternator for a few days.
I grabbed an Ultima reman alternator from O'Reilly and spent the afternoon replacing. I've read lots of negative stuff about the Ultima's on this thread, but it was the only one available quick enough that I'd stand a chance of same-day replacement.
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Never replaced one before, but was fairly straight forward all the way until the very end when the tensioner bolt gave me fits! Took me FOREVER to get things lined up where all three bolts would hit their holes and thread smoothly. But finally got it done.
Based on the stories I've read, seems there's a good chance this alternator won't last. The one I took out is an OEM Denso built in '04. Lasted 15 years, not too shabby. Rather than turn it in for the core refund, I'm thinking of holding on to it and learning how to reman it myself. Any thoughts on that? For those who have done this before, how difficult/expensive is the process?
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I am running an Ultima rebuild from O'Reilly as well and it's been in there for about 5 years. I see some days it runs lower voltage at idle, however, it seems to be more of an indicator of how loose my belts are. Even though I tighten them, they stretch and wear and when I start to hear the belts squeak, I will notice my voltage running low.
That said, do I expect my Ultima alternator to operate as long as the Denso did? Absolutely not. Since the Ultima also has a "lifetime" warranty, I pulled my Denso and it is in a box in my garage, awaiting the day I order parts and rebuild it. I am trying to decide just how deep to go. Bearings as well as regulator and brushes? Each part is a bit deeper than the other. However, I need to rebuild the Denso just moments before the Ultima fails so I can just swap it out. Otherwise, I'll end up with another Ultima in there. Or I'll buy a Denso from Rockauto and save my time.
My truck operates no more than 195 on any given day. Then dragging this trailer, it hit 221. Just that little bit of extra work pushed it beyond its capability to stay cool. I was rather surprised by that.
I have an UltraGauge and I watch it like a hawk. My voltages and temps are always on my mind. It recently helped me diagnose a bad O2 sensor.
I am going to buy a "factory" hub and see if it makes any difference.
If yours isn't warming up (177) you may want to consider replacing the T-Stat, as it appears to be sticking open. Covering the radiator is a band-aid for a bad T-Stat. (I'm from NW Iowa, I know what cold is....)
My cooling system was rebuilt with a TRad radiator (Toyota) in late 2014 and 100K ago. It's time for new coolant and to replace the "wear" parts again as PM. The water pump was replaced at 145K and I now have 316K on it. The fan hub is original.
i wish it wasn't, for now i just enjoy reading thru the build threads here.
Next big one would be some gearing, either 4.88s or TC gearing. I had to go thru Monarch Pass in CO, and a car in front of me decided to slow down right before the climb which dropped my RPM to 3K. Well, there was no climbing past 3K rpm for the total 7miles to the peak. The speed limit is 45mph and the fastest it got was 40mph so i'm not too far from it. I almost never take pics of paved road pass peak signs but i was so damn happy i was able to get on top i had to take one, and bought a sticker to say we did it
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I feel you on the 4.88s as they're on my list. I just took the approach of I'll get to the top when I get there. It's really depressing though when the big rigs move out of the truck lane that you're in with them to go around you
What a load of ####
I think I need a solid rear bumper
I think I need a solid rear bumper
Finally got her off pavement! Owned the rig since March, but this was my first chance to test out 4L and make sure the center diff locker properly engages/disengages. Worked like a charm. Nothing extreme, just tooled around on the back half of my inlaws' property for a little while.
My wife had gone down there w/my Father-In-Law the day before in his F-150 FX4 to clear some deadfall from a recent storm. She told me to "be extra careful" because the trail was "really rough," made the pickup bounce all over with some of the rocks making her scared the truck would flip. She went with me the next day and afterward said, "wow, in the Land Cruiser it felt like none of that stuff was even there."
Forgive the
-eating grin, but was having a good time (I imagine I have that dopey look often while driving my Cruiser, lol!)
My wife had gone down there w/my Father-In-Law the day before in his F-150 FX4 to clear some deadfall from a recent storm. She told me to "be extra careful" because the trail was "really rough," made the pickup bounce all over with some of the rocks making her scared the truck would flip. She went with me the next day and afterward said, "wow, in the Land Cruiser it felt like none of that stuff was even there."
Forgive the
-eating grin, but was having a good time (I imagine I have that dopey look often while driving my Cruiser, lol!)
yup owning an ultragauge is good and bad, i probably spend more time looking at it than the road.
i got new t-stat on this one, actually one of the recent refresh i've done. Radiator tank looks clean from a recent flush, just can't tell what brand it is.
climbing up that Monarch Pass, WOT at 2nd gear (well barely breaking 3000rpms), for 7 miles, ambient at 60F and mild rain and my temp actually went down to 192F at the peak.
From my experimentation during this trip, adding AC just pushes the cooling to a point that it will continuously climb up (with engine loaded).
I'm sure the Arizona folks are just laughing at us for stressing out on this one.
I feel you on the 4.88s as they're on my list. I just took the approach of I'll get to the top when I get there. It's really depressing though when the big rigs move out of the truck lane that you're in with them to go around you
a trucker got mad at me for "slowly" passing him. I had a good speed coming in but i slowed down mid climb. Trucker pulled his hand out waving me to go past, while i was trying to signal that's all she's got. He gave up and pulled the brakes to let me go. Comical. I do the same when someone is passing me slowly so i hate it when it was me doing it, unfortunately.
This has certainly given me a new appreciation for what those folks in the hot areas have to deal with. I cannot imagine the fight for this all the time.
Well you've definitely got all the things covered. Yup, wheeling in FL summer and driving around in traffic, never wanted to climb high. Highest temps I see sitting in traffic is maybe 192-194 momentarily. To be fair, even going up a mountain pass this weekend to GSMTR in western NC, my temp climbed above 200 and that needle gauge didn't even budge.
The needle is so deceiving. Same thing with oil pressure gauge I hear. Only thing I havent tried is the blue fan clutch oil mod. Could try and burp the coolant system some more.
Azca
If there is a harder way - I will find it...
How are you going to get into the QP with the plywood on? I had to remove mine to get it to flex enough to fit. Okay, better question, how are you routing power to the unit? I had just started to lay my stuff out and it got put on hold (just like everything on the truck) till I had more time. Thinking I am going to run it though the cab. Also, are your running a dedicated negative or going to the frame/body?
Besides that DAMN, that looks good!
I bought one! I wasn’t really looking for another truck, but sometimes the deal is too good to pass up. It’s a rust-free ‘93, single locked and 300k miles that needs some loving. It runs, drives, and stops, but needs a few weekends of cleaning and baselining to get back up to snuff. This will accompany my FJ62 at some point. I bought the 80 to be more of a dedicated off roader, but we’ll see where the build takes me.
and it’s older sibling.
and it’s older sibling.
Please show pics of the underside of the East Coast version of "rust free".
Or does that just mean the rust holes aren't actually big enough to fit a chicken at 20 ft?
Seems to me like the tube over the wing is too long. My kit was like this and I trimmed down the tube to be flush with the cutout of the wing for the flare.
I am under the impression that an 80 series will self burp after driving extended miles and cycling the coolant through the overflow tank. That being said I could be wrong.
Please show pics of the underside of the East Coast version of "rust free".
Or does that just mean the rust holes aren't actually big enough to fit a chicken at 20 ft?
Ha, fair! The truck spent its life in Arkansas and I picked it up there. Here’s some photos - I’m pretty sure the PO went mudding as a final send off before selling it.
lp2k
Had a couple of drinks.. saw a couple of things
I spoke to Ian at 4x4 Labs as my bumper, sliders and jerry can rack are still being worked on. He said he will double check measurements of the bumper and let me know if they are issues. No one wants a bad bumper after it’s shipped and it’s making contact with the fender flares. Was your bumper a DIY weld kit? @Fj80oregon ?
