What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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I replaced the ignition relay then put 130 miles on it in Arkansas Ouachita mountains. It has been a beautiful weekend although I did get to test the windshield wipers. Luckily the rain was not much more than a heavy drizzle and they worked fine. There’d have been a different verdict had the rain been anything more. I’m going to try to go thru the wiper system to see if I can improve it, I’m not expecting much improvement but anything at all would be good.
Sparkplugs. Pulled them out, cleaned them up and put them back in. Wire wheel on a Dremel works pretty well, I think. Cleaned up all my trail-spare sparkplugs (never can tell when you'll need 12 spares on a run).
I cleaned these a year ago. Running Ca gas. What do the plugs say?
I cleaned these a year ago. Running Ca gas. What do the plugs say?
It seems I have misplaced the control module under the dash or I shipped it with some emissions parts I gave away before. So, I might just put it on a toggle switch so I can turn it on when I'm having starting issues. It could also be a carb adjustment. Once warmed up if she doesn't fire up it seems to be flooded.
They look good, your mixture and (lack of) oil consumption look to be spot on. The color on the insulator looks a little reddish in the photo; could be the light or it could be some weird CA additive?
Thank you for the awesome information.
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Changed points and plugs. Still need to do timing, carb and valve adjustments but what a difference this made in drivability
There's hope for you. I just had my wiper system overhauled. It works very well now.
Finally getting to changing the chrome Toyota wagon wheels to white. Who wears it better? White or chrome? You be the judge:
White for sure.
RevISK
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Yes, white.
Off white
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Preferably Cignus.
The white looks very sharp!
Washed it. Drive it to get some pizza.
Noticed that my oil pan drain plug was weeping from the previous owner so I got a copper washer from an auto store. Fresh oil change and new washer and it's still weeping. In my infinite wisdom I decided to loosen the bolt so I could drain the good oil into a bucket and find the issue. Problem is I backed off the bolt too much and I dumped over 9 liters of oil on my garage floor.
Ordered the oem drain plug gasket/washer and I'll try again this week. It's a plastic/pressed fiber style so we shall see how it goes.
I changed both diffs, trans and transfer case fluids out just in case. Last fluid to check before a real attempt at starting is the diesel in the tank. I'm hoping it's empty and I can put fresh fuel in it and prime the lines.
Ordered the oem drain plug gasket/washer and I'll try again this week. It's a plastic/pressed fiber style so we shall see how it goes.
I changed both diffs, trans and transfer case fluids out just in case. Last fluid to check before a real attempt at starting is the diesel in the tank. I'm hoping it's empty and I can put fresh fuel in it and prime the lines.
I've been living with a similar issue - a slight bead of RTV on the crush washer (both sides) will solve your issue. The problem is with the pan - it was dinged or distorted somehow.
Sometimes, I might go as far as to put just a little of the RTV on the threads too, you know, while I'm in there...