What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (15 Viewers)

[MadMace]

I've had really mixed results with Easy Off - I went through a lot of it cleaning up my 283 (before I figured out it had eaten its main bearings) and my trans/transfer case. It got rid of looser stuff and definitely de-greased, but didn't seem to cut the really gnarly, caked on stuff. The only thing that seems to get that was abrasives and scraping.

It can be harsh on certain types of metal, that is for sure. I wouldn't use it anywhere I cannot completely control what it gets on. Although Easy-Off states it will only discolor aluminum and not damage it, I would not use it there or on any metals that are alloys. I have used it only on steel. What I have found to work very well with the Easy-Off is time. Spray it on, wait 24 hours, scrape what will come off off and repeat. I was amazed at how well it worked. It did take about 4 cycles of that to get that tranny hump clean but required almost no elbow grease...and I had plenty of other things to do only my 40 each day so it was easy to do the spray...wait for a day and scrape off...then repeat thing.

 

[1904FJ]

Was a slow LC week while I worked on other projects, but I did install a new odyssey pc1500. Crank power is awesome

 

[Nothinghead]

I drive it over the 9500’ pass to our new home:

 

[40Man]

Got my garage hoist installed to take off and store the top.

 

[ToyotaMatt]

1/79 FJ55LG-KA Regular Maintence ,

My Trusty Union Sango C-110 Filter & Mobile 1 10W40 High Mileage , My Long term Reliability Recipe

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[Sheck44]

Collecting more stuff for the R2.8 build ... Christmas time in the middle of the summer !!

IMG_8612 by Steve Heck, on Flickr


IMG_8617 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

I drive it over the 9500’ pass to our new home:

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I really need to get off the east coast. Literally anywhere. Cruiserhead, free to a good home.

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

1/79 FJ55LG-KA Regular Maintence ,

My Trusty Union Sango C-110 Filter & Mobile 1 10W40 High Mileage , My Long term Reliability Recipe




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Matt - What the heck is a Union Sangyo filter, and what makes it so special? Also - where do you get it???

I guess we know where you stand on the "synthetic vs. old-school" oil debate for old engines. Once the 350 gets through break-in I'll probably switch over - but everyone recommends dino juice for the break-in period.

 

[ryanwk628]

1/79 FJ55LG-KA Regular Maintence ,

My Trusty Union Sango C-110 Filter & Mobile 1 10W40 High Mileage , My Long term Reliability Recipe
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Are you adding any Zinc additive to that? This is what I used because these engines have flat tappets. The theory being:

"With you having a hydraulic flat tappet camshaft, Edelbrock will suggest for you to add a 12 0z bottle at every oil change interval, no problem combining the additive to synthetic oil, but for your flat tappet camshaft to live for many miles, you should add a bottle at oil change time, every time, if you do not, you have the chance of the camshaft going to possibly getting a flat lobe"

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I really need to get off the east coast.

Indeed you do!

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

Are you adding any Zinc additive to that? This is what I used because these engines have flat tappets. The theory being:

"With you having a hydraulic flat tappet camshaft, Edelbrock will suggest for you to add a 12 0z bottle at every oil change interval, no problem combining the additive to synthetic oil, but for your flat tappet camshaft to live for many miles, you should add a bottle at oil change time, every time, if you do not, you have the chance of the camshaft going to possibly getting a flat lobe"

I've always been curious about the additive thing too. Given that my new 350 is flat tappet with less than 100mi on it so far, I've been adding ZDDP additive. I've read varying reports on whether it is necessary long term. I've see that, for "normal driving," once the cam and lifters are broken in and have heat-treated themselves, an additive is probably overkill. If you're running the engine up over 5000RPM regularly, it is probably wise to keep using it.

The additives aren't cheap, but at $10 an oil change (which, after break in, will be once a year given the mileage I put on it) this seems like pretty cheap insurance.

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

Indeed you do!

Trying! My wife wants to stay close to family (Delaware) so it has been a losing battle so far. There's also the fact that she works in the energy industry, which makes the logical change in location somewhere around Houston - possibly the only place flatter than Maryland. At least the cruiser wouldn't rust.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

she works in the energy industry

don't count out Wyoming.

My wife wants to stay close to family

That was my biggest hurdle and the only reason we moved to MD anyway, she is from Ellicot City, her family is all in Carroll county now. (Maybe a couple in Bawlmer)

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

don't count out Wyoming.

Yea but I need a job too - not a whole lot of science happening in Wyoming last I checked I'm sure there's something though.

The Raleigh/Durham area seems like a decent compromise so far. 5 hours from her parents, lots of science, decent terrain, and most importantly, NOT MARYLAND.

That was my biggest hurdle and the only reason we moved to MD anyway, she is from Ellicot City, her family is all in Carroll county now. (Maybe a couple in Bawlmer)

Well, at least you escaped! Montana is a bucket list location for me. The wife doesn't quite get it but every time I see pictures of the trout you're hooking out there and the trails your running, I start looking for mountain houses in Montana.

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

whole lot of science happening in Wyoming last I checked

Catching trout is considered science in my book!!

 

[AutaviaFJ40]

I've always been curious about the additive thing too. Given that my new 350 is flat tappet with less than 100mi on it so far, I've been adding ZDDP additive. I've read varying reports on whether it is necessary long term. I've see that, for "normal driving," once the cam and lifters are broken in and have heat-treated themselves, an additive is probably overkill. If you're running the engine up over 5000RPM regularly, it is probably wise to keep using it.

The additives aren't cheap, but at $10 an oil change (which, after break in, will be once a year given the mileage I put on it) this seems like pretty cheap insurance.

I just switched to this:
Z-ROD® 20W-50 Synthetic Motor Oil

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

I just switched to this:
Z-ROD® 20W-50 Synthetic Motor Oil

20W-50? Pretty heavy oil!

 

[AutaviaFJ40]

20W-50? Pretty heavy oil!

summer...avg temp is 90. I'll probably go back to 10W-30 in the fall

 

[tls3601]

@RWBeringer4x4 you might want to consider AZ. Phoenix has tons of science/tech jobs, and no rusty Cruisers

 

[tls3601]

But it IS hot..........there is no Utopia