Rebuild part II page 10.
96 FZJ rebuild parts list for round 2. HERE
So memorial day weekend i made a road trip from Seattle to Big Sky, MT to pick up a locked 96 LC with 85k on it. BUT the motor is "seized" according to the mechanic I got it from. I've been reading on the forums here for a few months and finally found a project.
The story I was given was that the son of the guy who owned it was driving it when it lost oil pressure and he kept driving it all the way to the mechanics (a few miles). The coolant is still full of Toyota red, and the oil looks clean.
My initial thoughts are that maybe the HG blew and its hydro-locked now since it ran all the way until he parked it. I'm planning on starting by pulling the spark plugs to see if the motor will turn. Anyone have any tips on where to start?
I'd like to keep the 1fz-fe in it, but if the thing is toast on the bottom end, might debate a full on swap to a v8, 6bt... who knows.
It appears to also have OME suspension on it. I cant tell if its coils and shocks or just shocks. Anyone know how to tell the spring difference? By a quick visual it doesnt look lifted, at least not much.
Some pics of the rig:
96 FZJ rebuild parts list for round 2. HERE
So memorial day weekend i made a road trip from Seattle to Big Sky, MT to pick up a locked 96 LC with 85k on it. BUT the motor is "seized" according to the mechanic I got it from. I've been reading on the forums here for a few months and finally found a project.
The story I was given was that the son of the guy who owned it was driving it when it lost oil pressure and he kept driving it all the way to the mechanics (a few miles). The coolant is still full of Toyota red, and the oil looks clean.
My initial thoughts are that maybe the HG blew and its hydro-locked now since it ran all the way until he parked it. I'm planning on starting by pulling the spark plugs to see if the motor will turn. Anyone have any tips on where to start?
I'd like to keep the 1fz-fe in it, but if the thing is toast on the bottom end, might debate a full on swap to a v8, 6bt... who knows.
It appears to also have OME suspension on it. I cant tell if its coils and shocks or just shocks. Anyone know how to tell the spring difference? By a quick visual it doesnt look lifted, at least not much.
Some pics of the rig:
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