New motors are needed.
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (101 Viewers)
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New motors are needed.
FInally made it back to my 2nd home in Costa Rica. First time since beginning of COVID. Luckily my 93 HDJ "El Burro del Pantano" was in good hands in covered storage and exercised for me. He was handed over at the airport all shined up and ready to rock.
Having some good Land Bruiser adventures.
Some time at Playa Hermosa.
Started raining so we retreated to hanging out in the cargo bay. Nice room with a view for reading/snacking.
Later went exploring up in the mountains and tried to run down some jungle turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner.
Way they hell out where only ATVs normally go we found a great waterfall. Unfortunately it is often cloudy this time of year up in the mountains. See waterfall in top of pic.
Kept exploring uncharted roads and trails using only Google sat maps to see where we were or may be heading. Tried to work my way back down to a known road and many hours deep in the adventure we came across this bridge. I was not even sure if we would fit through the concrete tower.
Having some good Land Bruiser adventures.
Some time at Playa Hermosa.
Started raining so we retreated to hanging out in the cargo bay. Nice room with a view for reading/snacking.
Later went exploring up in the mountains and tried to run down some jungle turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner.
Way they hell out where only ATVs normally go we found a great waterfall. Unfortunately it is often cloudy this time of year up in the mountains. See waterfall in top of pic.
Kept exploring uncharted roads and trails using only Google sat maps to see where we were or may be heading. Tried to work my way back down to a known road and many hours deep in the adventure we came across this bridge. I was not even sure if we would fit through the concrete tower.
Took a long hard look at the bridge. An HDJ80 is not a lightweight....
Decided to try the ford next to the bridge instead but being the rainy season there was deep, fast moving water and an entire tree blocking the ford.
In the end we went for it and with a major pucker factor we endured the creaking and swaying and made it over the bridge.
Later found a cool new "secret" beach that is only accessible via a gnarly muddy track that anythign less than a stock 4runner may have difficulty with. The reward was an awesome driftwood beach. This place is going to be one of my new "go to" beach spots for the family. Nice place to do some social distancing.
Decided to try the ford next to the bridge instead but being the rainy season there was deep, fast moving water and an entire tree blocking the ford.
In the end we went for it and with a major pucker factor we endured the creaking and swaying and made it over the bridge.
Later found a cool new "secret" beach that is only accessible via a gnarly muddy track that anythign less than a stock 4runner may have difficulty with. The reward was an awesome driftwood beach. This place is going to be one of my new "go to" beach spots for the family. Nice place to do some social distancing.
Collected some decent driftwood and brought it to our yard to display on top of boulders or indoors.
Next day did some fishing out of Quepos.
Back to the house. Rest up and go out for more!
Finishing up the hitch relocation. Welded the stock bumper cover and cut holes for the hitch and tow connector.
Next step is making wings and a swingout.
Built a tent for the truck
How fast do your windows roll up? Should I be expecting faster than 8 or 9 seconds?
Nope, my old 91 still had the original motors and they worked fine with 280,000. This rig is a 97 with 120,000. These motors are much cleaner compared to the old 91.
I was lucky enough to get out and call some coyotes today and I was also able to test them in some 20F conditions this morning.
Yesterday at 50F in the garage the drivers took 9 seconds to go up and the refreshed passenger took 8 seconds.
This morning in the snow and cold the drivers got stuck and wouldn't make it up without physical assistance but the passenger went up in 9 seconds.
That is a great improvement over a stuck window in my book. Now the drivers window is next.
I replaced the runs earlier this year and it helped some, but the windows still get stuck in the cold or wet. I suppose motor replacement is in my future.
Damn, alright than, maybe I do need new motors lol
PO: I just had the brakes done
Brakes done (no squeal):
Brakes done (no squeal):
How much carbon did you clean out of the window switches?
I went down the road of replacing the runs, no improvement. I feel like it is the felt pieces that run horizontal. They are really stiff and brittle, so that's my next step.
This weekend I bought an 80... 1995 Moonglow pearl. Looking forward to building it up. Completely stock but added OME lift and KO2 to start.
Looks like in great condition.
If I wasn't on an extreme budget I would have just gone ahead and replaced the motor and regulator with a doorman unit. I think the problem is really related to the regulator track mechanism. I was able to clean and grease the tracks on mine really well but the little wheels did not want to turn and I couldn't get any improvement from the wheels by cleaning and lubing.
None, I didn't mess with the switches. I had bypassed the switch with a power probe and I saw no difference in window performance.
Damn, that looks like fun ! Going to be in CR in less than 3 weeks and your photos make me even more excited to visit again. Gonna have to figure how to get the rental car to places like that.....without anyone knowing...
