What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (88 Viewers)

[gamecock2009]

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Went up in the mountains locally with some friends, had literally no clue there was snow up there or that there was snow in the forecast. Unfortunately everyone and their mother had the same idea and ended up just finding a little camp pull off to make some chili and a fire and hangout while two groups of twenty jeeps tried to pass each other. It was a mess, but it ended being a pretty nice spot and was nice to just hang out and watch the tomfoolery. 60v battery Dewalt chainsaw has been one of the better pieces of kit this winter, had dry split logs and a fire in under 10 mins, just grabbed it off the roof rack and pulled the trigger and it goes.
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Getting two different map views at the same time has been awesome.
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Is your buddy with an 80 on the forums?

 

[ShenValley100LC]

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Is your buddy with an 80 on the forums?

I think one of them is, but I dont know his handle.

 

[04gto]

Went up in the mountains locally with some friends, had literally no clue there was snow up there or that there was snow in the forecast. Unfortunately everyone and their mother had the same idea and ended up just finding a little camp pull off to make some chili and a fire and hangout while two groups of twenty jeeps tried to pass each other. It was a mess, but it ended being a pretty nice spot and was nice to just hang out and watch the tomfoolery. 60v battery Dewalt chainsaw has been one of the better pieces of kit this winter, had dry split logs and a fire in under 10 mins, just grabbed it off the roof rack and pulled the trigger and it goes.

I was not aware that such an awesome tool existed (60V cordless!). You just triggered a day fantasy about driving through some trails near Big Bear driving over some fallen trees quickly cutting and dragging fallen trees aside for others to pass more easily. You also cost me $350. Just reading this thread over the years has cost me $$$$.

 

[ShenValley100LC]

I was not aware that such an awesome tool existed (60V cordless!). You just triggered a day fantasy about driving through some trails near Big Bear driving over some fallen trees quickly cutting and dragging fallen trees aside for others to pass more easily. You also cost me $350. Just reading this thread over the years has cost me $$$$.

Yes, this website is free, but it has its costs. The nice thing is if you have dewalt drill and impact the flexvolt battery can be used for both. I also have their fan I use in the summer. Been grabbing one tool a year now for a bit to make everything compatible. Have 2 6ah batteries that can run all of it. Nice thing about the chainsaw is how quiet it is too, gas one pretty much lets the world know where you are.

 

[bamabrock]

Yes, this website is free, but it has its costs. The nice thing is if you have dewalt drill and impact the flexvolt battery can be used for both. I also have their fan I use in the summer. Been grabbing one tool a year now for a bit to make everything compatible. Have 2 6ah batteries that can run all of it. Nice thing about the chainsaw is how quiet it is too, gas one pretty much lets the world know where you are.

I bought the milwaukee electric chainsaw since I have their rackets and impact guns. I copied this video and used a toolbox as a case for all of it.

 

[nitteo]

playing dress up

 

[RunsWitSkizzors]

playing dress up

Nice, did you paint them yourself or buy?

 

[Porter]

Heck now's the time to put on some nice headers! That donor engine looks fresh. Did his heater T's go or did he just run too low on coolant?

Not too sure on the details, but I believe it ran for an extended period low on coolant. An indie shop and a dealer both confirmed head gasket failure and after listening to the engine, its obvious. We lucked out (I believe) on the donor. I had called on another engine at a salvage yard in MS, and this one had just come in and wasn't listed yet. Vehicle wreck just three weeks prior, one owner 137k, and maintenance history showed no red flags. Arrived fresh with some dripping pink coolant and appeared well cared for. Can't wait to crank it up soon. And an obligatory pic below, took some gymnastics to get the engine on the stand, but was very careful.

 

[FJFOOL]

Did the "use your fog lights on high beam" mod. Thanks for the great write-up on that, SinCity100 !!!

 

[awesomeissquid]

Prepping for an engine swap on a new friend’s Cruiser(blown head gasket, coolant leak). Valve cover gaskets, plug seals, starter and complete timing belt job with all the toppings before the install. So easy with the donor engine on a stand.

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Nice! Where was the donor engine sourced from? Lucky find on the engine.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

playing dress up

The gray grille but with black Toyota emblem would be

 

[divejoe]

Greased the driveshafts today, following the Toyota procedure - slip yolks until grease is expelled. I read through all the opinions and decided to go this way. I did this with the truck on the ground. That was fun and easy. I had a mild clunk when changing from P to R or D, and it's gone.

Then I did a full fluid film treatment. That was not particulary fun. I'm sure it would be easier/cleaner on a lift with a full suit/respirator and a pneumatic sprayer gun. I went through all 6 aerosol cans I purchased and it was just about the right amount. Crammed a ton in the frame rails and all over everything (except exhaust of course). Next year I think I will just pay someone to do this.

Then I changed all 8 spark plugs and coil packs as preventative maintenance and no records of it being done. That was easy. 5/8 packs were cracked but otherwise the plugs all looked good.

How many grease zerks did you find? I only found two.

 

[TrillyPop]

How many grease zerks did you find? I only found two.

There are 2 zerks for the slip yolks, one on front shaft and one on the rear. Then each U-joint has a zerk for a total of 4. So you should be greasing 6 total. I think it makes sense to do this job on the ground versus a lift (at least for the slip joints), so you do have to move the vehicle a bit to get the zerks into an accessible orientation.

 

[divejoe]

Did three things today:
Front differential drain and fill.
Rear differential drain and fill.
Thanks to whoever did the parts list and write up on the differential maintenance .
Hot side heater tee (I dodged a bullet by doing this one TODAY).

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Did mine today plus the transfer case....I crawled under my rig Same here, thanks for the write up!

 

[divejoe]

There are 2 zerks for the slip yolks, one on front shaft and one on the rear. Then each U-joint has a zerk for a total of 4. So you should be greasing 6 total. I think it makes sense to do this job on the ground versus a lift (at least for the slip joints), so you do have to move the vehicle a bit to get the zerks into an accessible orientation.

Could not find the u-joint ones....unless they are deep into the casing. Do you have a diagram? Thanks!

 

[100d ua]

Prepping for an engine swap on a new friend’s Cruiser(blown head gasket, coolant leak). Valve cover gaskets, plug seals, starter and complete timing belt job with all the toppings before the install. So easy with the donor engine on a stand.

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Dang... seeing a lot of blown head gaskets on these engines lately.

 

[highkick05]

Shroud made it here in one whole piece. Waiting for TORA fan now and top foam 38mmx25mm seal. Still undecided on Push or Pull config for 2x9" condenser fans coming also.

 

[ElJayDeBay]

Judging by your pictures, yours is in much better shape than mine! No surprise, given your location. I'm going to clean everything up and reuse what I can; I discovered the spindle bearing and oil seal were shot so now I'm waiting on those parts, which gives me time to clean and repaint the knuckle assembly.

A filing kit off Amazon got very closely acquainted to that hub over about a 6 hour stretch. I had to soak it with Free All and use a pickle fork to crack the bond between hub and rotor

 

[mdcoa]

Could not find the u-joint ones....unless they are deep into the casing. Do you have a diagram? Thanks!

Here’s the first diagram I found when I googled “land cruiser u-joint.” I didn’t even check year since these are how ours look. The u joint zerks come out from the very center of the u joint and then bend so you can get a grease gun on them.

It’s possible someone replaced yours with “no-maintenance” ones, if that’s even something made....

 

[ShenValley100LC]

Dang... seeing a lot of blown head gaskets on these engines lately.

There's really not that many, but if it happens you tend to hear about it here. Any engine with no coolant will blow.