What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?

[Pighead]

Drive a 1,000 mile after. Drain the oils and check it with a magnet?

Are your yellow metals going to show up on a magnet?

 

[mdsims]

Hope this helps. This is the Toyota FSM, and this is what I have been using. In fact, I topped off my leaky transfer case this afternoon.

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Are you saying that you use that in your transmission too?

 

[igotta40]

Are you saying that you use that in your transmission too?

Yes

 

[mdsims]

Yes

Not to spark the whole debate again, but that bottle clearly says “for use in non-synchronized manual transmissions” = not for use in our trannys. Why even tempt it when other GL-5 bottles are listed as yellow metal safe?

 

[igotta40]

Not to spark the whole debate again, but that bottle clearly says “for use in non-synchronized manual transmissions” = not for use in our trannys. Why even tempt it when other GL-5 bottles are listed as yellow metal safe?

It also says GL-4 on the bottle. What do you suggest?

 

[igotta40]

Not to spark the whole debate again, but that bottle clearly says “for use in non-synchronized manual transmissions” = not for use in our trannys. Why even tempt it when other GL-5 bottles are listed as yellow metal safe?

Maybe I need to drain my oil out and switch to this?

 

[mdsims]

It also says GL-4 on the bottle. What do you suggest?

Differentials: API GL-5
Non-synchronized manual transmissions: API GL-4

Maybe it’s semantics, or just a very grey shade of grey, but considering our transmissions have synchros, that GL-4 doesn’t apply to us.

 

[mdsims]

By no means am I an expert, I just noticed the specific wording on that bottle and think it might not mean what you think it means. Maybe it’s a non-issue. Here’s the data sheet. Specifically calls out a different oil for synchronized manual transmissions.

 

[pb4ugo]

Hope this helps. This is the Toyota FSM, and this is what I have been using. In fact, I topped off my leaky transfer case this afternoon.

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But the trans is syncronized using yellow parts.

 

[sleepycruiser]

FWIW, I put GL5 in my TC and transmission…and I could feel the difference in shifting (not in a good way). I thought my transmission was having an issue…I even started a thread on it. I was having to double clutch while driving, which I never had to do before. I drained it and put in GL4 and there was almost immediate improvement. Weird thing is that no metal came out when I drained the GL5, but the difference was apparent.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009I9CAJS?tag=ihco-20

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

I am getting closer to being done with my Sniper and Hyperspark install. It has several hundred miles on it now. My latest mini project was installing the charcoal canister kit from Red Line. I had to make some modifications to the bracket they sell that goes on the blower motor due to the dual battery setup. I cut off the bottom and flipped it around to raise the canister. I made hard line out of some aluminum tubing left over from a race car fire suppression setup I did a few years back. The dumbest thing I did was fill up with gas and left the gas cap at the station. I drove away thinking I must have really screwed something up because it smells like gas horribly in the rig now. Derppp!

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

I finished modifying the used Yakima towers I bought. I added an inch using some hard plastic sheet I bought and cut. Some bolts and large cotter pins finished it off.

 

[knuckle47]

Didn’t know you are doing the Hyperspark along with this EFI. I have re-discovered a few things about timing settings along with help from @Jdc1 while my truck was out in his shop. When I installed the Hyperspark last summer, I had set up the values from data I had with the setup information…that may have been too high. When I go back out to the truck later, I am going to see where my setting are now. I’ll send them to you to see how yours compare if interested

I never really thought I was way off but, it does appear to be running well with lower numbers. Still, I am very impressed the way it starts now…. Instantly

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

Didn’t know you are doing the Hyperspark along with this EFI. I have re-discovered a few things about timing settings along with help from @Jdc1 while my truck was out in his shop. When I installed the Hyperspark last summer, I had set up the values from data I had with the setup information…that may have been too high. When I go back out to the truck later, I am going to see where my setting are now. I’ll send them to you to see how yours compare if interested

I never really thought I was way off but, it does appear to be running well with lower numbers. Still, I am very impressed the way it starts now…. Instantly

Thanks. I would like to see them. I did this in stages. I bought the hyperspark distributor from @zerotreedelta but installed the Sniper first with my existing distributor. It was ok, but the hyperspark made it so much better. No more stalling when cold. Starts instantly. Idle is stable and consistent. Good power.

 

[knuckle47]

I watched @zerotreedelta do his mods and install religiously…. GREAT work… I followed the same routine you did with the Sniper 1st and the Hyperspark about 4 months later. I’ll pass them along…see what the comparisons might be

 

[MatthewMcD]

Wish me luck on getting these freaking retaining wires out of the clutch fork.

Are they trashed?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Wondering, since I am not familiar with the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum…did you find your year FJ40 and was it a representative sample of “correct stock” ? Are the vehicles on display unmodified versions?

Happy to answer this. We have a very wide variety of Cruisers, 20, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200 and 250 Series. Most are either stock survivors (no restoration effort) or fully restored with an emphasis on trying to be as original as possible. Not all of them are perfect and we continue to refine or replace as better samples become available. You can see most of the collection in photographs here:

Land Cruiser Heritage Museum - Vehicle Collection

Click on photos to learn more about each vehicle. 1953 BJT ToyotaJeep 1958 FJ25 ToyotaLand Cruiser 1960 FJ25 ToyotaLand Cruiser On loan courtesy of Mike Bradshaw 1960 FJ28 ToyotaLand Cruiser 1960 FJ28 ToyotaLand Cruiser 1960 FJ28L ToyotaLand Cruiser 1960 FJ28LV ToyotaLand Cruiser 1962 FJ40...

landcruiserhm.com

 

[zerotreedelta]

I watched @zerotreedelta do his mods and install religiously…. GREAT work… I followed the same routine you did with the Sniper 1st and the Hyperspark about 4 months later. I’ll pass them along…see what the comparisons might be

Planning to dabble with my timing/fueling maps a bit more, but I've got this on deck for the weekend first. Been chasing a finicky exhaust manifold gasket, so since I'll have it pulled apart anyway, I'm going to just swap out the manifold. The '76 doesn't have the extra ears on the ends for the last bolts, and those are the areas that are having issues on mine when cold, but tend to clear up once hot. Picky picky...

Going to keep the manifold and downpipe in the parts pile too, never know.

 

[knuckle47]

Funny you mention the gasket… I may be dealing with a similiar suspect or a manifold based on a small discovery last week. Living with it now as a good warmup seems to stabilize it quickly

I’ve been reading the manuals on all of the settings that can be manipulated with between the sniper and Hyperspark. If I could focus on it more, I might actually learn something but I have a few things standing in the way …age seems to be one of them

 

[Aloha Jen]

Took the 40 out for some fun at the beach and to soak up some sun.

Noticed on the way back that the brakes are starting to be more sensitive…meaning they seem to be locking up quicker and skidding if anything but a light touch is used. It’s only the rear drums locking up(sounds like right rear drum), the front disc’s do not. Might need to look back into my rear brakes.