What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (50 Viewers)

[NorCalFJ100]

Went to the dentist and got rid of the yellow

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Pays to floss your flares!

 

[ToyotaDon]

Found out the issue was the timing way off. Easy fix but the alternator swap didn’t fix this god awful whine noise. Anyone experienced this before?

It sounds like your belts could be too tight. Yes, there is such a problem and it will shorten the life of your new alternator bearings.

If this started after doing some of the work, you'll also want to check everything you already touched, as evidenced by the distributor being mistimed. A noise like that could be from the intake, possibly a vacuum leak. It also reminds me a bit of hydraulic hammering, from either the power steering or the fuel lines. A mechanic's stethoscope could help with pinpointing the problem.

 

[DirtyPepper]

Spent a long weekend out at Leslie Gulch in way eastern Oregon…

 

[DirtyPepper]

A few more…

 

[Kabanstva]

With all the work under the hood I treated myself with some fun mods. I altered 3rd gen Tacoma MOLLE panels from Rago to fit my console and installed the Whitts end fire extinguisher mount.
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Are you using oem seats? Or is that aftermarket

 

[Overlanderson]

Are you using oem seats? Or is that aftermarket

oem seats recovered by the PO

 

[Overlanderson]

It sounds like your belts could be too tight. Yes, there is such a problem and it will shorten the life of your new alternator bearings.

If this started after doing some of the work, you'll also want to check everything you already touched, as evidenced by the distributor being mistimed. A noise like that could be from the intake, possibly a vacuum leak. It also reminds me a bit of hydraulic hammering, from either the power steering or the fuel lines. A mechanic's stethoscope could help with pinpointing the problem.

its been there long before all the work took place it sounds like it coming from the PS resi. I'm gonna swap the lines and the resi first to see if thats the fix. i also have the other vacuum valves located under the intake manifold coming to change for the hell of it.

 

[ToyotaDon]

its been there long before all the work took place it sounds like it coming from the PS resi. I'm gonna swap the lines and the resi first to see if thats the fix. i also have the other vacuum valves located under the intake manifold coming to change for the hell of it.

Power steering noise either comes from air (or other contaminants) in the fluid, or a failing pump.

 

[Overlanderson]

Power steering noise either comes from air (or other contaminants) in the fluid, or a failing pump.

yeah i did a wheel turn test and that is it. i ordered the replacement pump already

 

[Kabanstva]

oem seats recovered by the PO

Looks super clean! Thanks for the reply

 

[Overlanderson]

Looks super clean! Thanks for the reply

much appreciated! i plan to swap them with some Scheelmans in the future when i redo the interior color scheme

 

[seekay46]

Switched out my old master switch for a new master switch from Switch Doctor. The switches now switch like they should. I might switch back to a good used oem master switch as I like the switching feel better, but for $25, it was worth the switch.

 

[SoTexCruiserDoc]

Switched out my old master switch for a new master switch from Switch Doctor. The switches now switch like they should. I might switch back to a good used oem master switch as I like the switching feel better, but for $25, it was worth the switch. View attachment 3442798View attachment 3442797

Nice switch…

 

[Godwin]

Tow rig duties. Hauled the 3FE'd FJ60 to the exhaust shop this morning. Great local shop that does a good job at a reasonable cost.

 

[seekay46]

Tow rig duties. Hauled the 3FE'd FJ60 to the exhaust shop this morning. Great local shop that does a good job at a reasonable cost.

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I’m guessing there’s not many hills between you and the exhaust shop? I’ve towed around 4,000 pounds total and that was way more than enough for my 80.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

I’m guessing there’s not many hills between you and the exhaust shop? I’ve towed around 4,000 pounds total and that was way more than enough for my 80.

Alabama vs Vermont

 

[Fj80oregon]

Got some stickers!! Not sure if I should send this super charger to be rebuilt or run it after I rebuild the engine and see how it does. The charger has 300k and have no idea if it was ever rebuilt. I know the oil was changed often but thats about all the info I got.

 

[SNLC]

Custom slider mounts being made for this 80-series chassis.

Cheers

 

[DrDuc]

Got some stickers!! Not sure if I should send this super charger to be rebuilt or run it after I rebuild the engine and see how it does. The charger has 300k and have no idea if it was ever rebuilt. I know the oil was changed often but thats about all the info I got.

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Cost of rebuild vs cost of rebuild if you run it as is and it goes bad? As attentive to detail as you seem to be, I’m guessing that you’ll send it out for a rebuild, but I’ve been wrong before.

 

[Fj80oregon]

Cost of rebuild vs cost of rebuild if you run it as is and it goes bad? As attentive to detail as you seem to be, I’m guessing that you’ll send it out for a rebuild, but I’ve been wrong before.

Well jon Bond is a couple month wait from what I understand and $1k rebuild plus shipping both ways. I was thinking about sending as soon as I pull it off so I have minimal down time as I rebuild the motor. But the stars have aligned and I have a brand new short block and a refreshed head already on the shelf so the plan is to just run it with new pulleys and a belt. If it needs rebuilt I will do so after the engine rebuild.