Build Woody

[majdomo]

Rebuilt original PS pump installed. Doesn't leak and groan is gone. Lares pump is junk. We'll see how long the no-leaking thing lasts, but for now it's looking good.

Next up was the new antenna. This wasn't planned exactly, but with another new (old) radio on the way, figured what the heck. The OEM one is $$$$$ but is really nice.

And installed. I know it's kind of a stupid little detail but it makes the rig look way less janky.

Think I still need to adjust the steering wheel centering but that's about it for now.

 

[Spike Strip]

Did you have a Lares pump on there before, or just look at it? What makes you say they're junk?

I don't have one. Just curious about them.

 

[majdomo]

Did you have a Lares pump on there before, or just look at it? What makes you say they're junk?

I don't have one. Just curious about them.

Yeah - I had it on there just before and it groaned like a cheap hooker. It didn't leak though.

May have been just the one I got. Summit should stand behind it for a warranty refund.

 

[majdomo]

Have been using the 60 as my DD for the last month, and hasn't missed a beat - PS pump is good, engine runs great, has not burned a drop of oil - I'm actually pretty impressed by that, the oil still looks nice and clean and it's 3k miles old already.

I've been getting after the slightly lumpy idle, thinking that maybe the EGR has something to do with it. I salvaged a large carb BB from a box of odds and ends that I got from @65swb45 Mark and stuck it in the vacuum hose between the modulator and the top of the EGR. It seems to idle a little better (1 minute of runtime in the driveway), so we'll see if that does it when driving. If it does, I'll get the Ford VTV listed in this thread to see if I can get the valve to open a little later to help drivability in traffic on the freeway. Seems like it could be a simple fix, sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't.

Other stuff - not much other than driving and enjoying. Working at sealing up the roof drip rails, got a little more water intrusion after the last rain and would like to get that sorted out with some 3M stuff and a little bit of touchup paint. Looking forward to Thanksgiving!

 

[majdomo]

Well that got involved fast...

First was just picking at the A-pillars. Then it was using a Dremel wire wheel on a few rust areas underneath the driver's A-pillar. Then it was screwdriver and hammer time on the rest of the rig and pulling out all the old sealant. I wasn't going to do that, at first, but once I got into the A-pillars it was obvious that the old stuff wasn't quite cutting it any more.

Underneath the A-pillar, after some wire wheeling and Ospho treatment. I re-sanded and re-Ospho'd this after this photo. There's nothing poking through, just some pitting here, much of which will be covered by new seam sealer. I'll also fill in some of the deeper pits with some JBWeld.

Passenger side wasn't nearly as bad.

And then cleaned out rain gutter channels. This was the better part of an afternoon. The original stuff was still pliable but cracking in a few areas. I will clean this up a little better before using some 3M 08307 self-leveling.

And the other side.

And here's where one of the spot welds has started taking on rust. Note that there was zero indication of a problem under the sealer. In fact, there wasn't even any cracking under it.

I also found some surface rust right at the edge of the roof seam in a few other areas, where sealant was packed in tight but somehow got water underneath. I've coated the whole thing with Ospho, will let that cure up overnight, reactivate, and then wash it with a wet rag and some soap.

I'm also doing this in two parts. The first part is to seal the A-pillars, front and back, along with the section up above the front doors with some high-body seam sealer (3M Drip Chek) right at the seam. Then, I'll get the rest of the drip rail with the self-leveling seam sealer, which fills the whole channel. I haven't decided if I'll do the self-leveling stuff on top of the high-body sealer, will research. I'll get some rattle can primer and color to match, and then that should address at least a good portion of my water issue.

 

[bronco loco]

Rebuilt original PS pump installed. Doesn't leak and groan is gone. Lares pump is junk. We'll see how long the no-leaking thing lasts, but for now it's looking good.

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Next up was the new antenna. This wasn't planned exactly, but with another new (old) radio on the way, figured what the heck. The OEM one is $$$$$ but is really nice.

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And installed. I know it's kind of a stupid little detail but it makes the rig look way less janky.

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Think I still need to adjust the steering wheel centering but that's about it for now.

Is this an original fj60 antenna, a series 80 or something else?

 

[bronco loco]

Sure thing - it was McMaster-Carr, ordered 20' for both front doors. I think they only had it in black and if I remember correctly, it's just a smidge too short (like the height of the pinch welt, not the width of the opening that pinches around the seam) compared to the OEM stuff. It works fine, though if I did it again I'd get one that was a tiny bit taller if they have it.

One note - it doesn't go around the upper rear corner particularly well, the bulb sort of bunches up as it tries to make the tight curve at the top rear of the door. It didn't really impact anything but it looked sort of funny.

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Hi, can you please post pictures of the pinch weld trim and how do you like it?

 

[majdomo]

Is this an original fj60 antenna, a series 80 or something else?

Yes - OEM 60 series manual antenna. It might work on the 80 series, but ymmv.

 

[majdomo]

Hi, can you please post pictures of the pinch weld trim and how do you like it?

I don't have any photos of it - was on my FJ62 - but it worked really well to seal out the noise and wind.

 

[bronco loco]

Yes - OEM 60 series manual antenna. It might work on the 80 series, but ymmv.

Thanks, I need a power antenna for my fj62, and thanks for the info on the trim.

 

[majdomo]

Thanks, I need a power antenna for my fj62, and thanks for the info on the trim.

If the mast is broken on your antenna, Toyota sells a replacement mast that can be installed on the motor. That unit went NLA years ago and is unobtanium, but fortunately the motors themselves are fairly stout and the mast is an easy fix. Good luck.

 

[CruiserTrash]

If the mast is broken on your antenna, Toyota sells a replacement mast that can be installed on the motor. That unit went NLA years ago and is unobtanium, but fortunately the motors themselves are fairly stout and the mast is an easy fix. Good luck.

The last NOS power antenna assembly I saw was on eBay for like $2500

 

[RevISK]

The last NOS power antenna assembly I saw was on eBay for like $2500

I have a working power antenna assembly I am considering selling.
I like them numbers!

 

[majdomo]

I have a working power antenna assembly I am considering selling.
I like them numbers!

Funding retirement, one part at a time!

I heard a funny joke once: NOS means Not On Sale, lol

 

[Spike Strip]

Funding retirement, one part at a time!

That's what I tell my wife, but she just gives me the look!

 

[majdomo]

Playing a bit of whack-a-mole with the rig these days. I haven't finished the seam sealer, so the truck has been living in the garage for the last few weeks - will probably finish it tomorrow and then get some paint to apply next weekend or during the holiday break.

The other fun thing has been this bad smacking noise that came up during my drive home last night. It sounded like metal on metal, but intermittent and not repeatable unless it was over 1.5k RPM. I had bought gas at Costco last weekend, so thinking it was bad gas I put an octane booster in the tank with no change. Checked under the valve cover, all looks good. Same thing at the flywheel, took that cover off and it's all fine. No repeating bang-bang-bang on the oil pan, and oil looks / feels fine (needs a change), not glittery or anything. So that's all good.

Had the keep the revs going while I poked around under the hood, and tracked it down to the smog pump making a thwacking noise every 5-10 seconds. From the limited research so far, that sounds like the pump is about to give up the ghost, but I just had it rebuilt by B-Z over the summer.

So... tracking down old @Spike Strip threads about possibly rebuilding it myself. It's just stupid to take it to someone if it's just going to fail again. We'll see - seems like there's just one bearing at the rear that's unobtanium. No idea about the vanes or anything else. Hm.

Anyway. That's it for now. More to come, maybe a smog pump rebuild?

 

[Spike Strip]

If you're sure it's the smog pump, and it's been less than a year, I'd take it back and see if they'll warranty. There's very little miles on it.

 

[majdomo]

If you're sure it's the smog pump, and it's been less than a year, I'd take it back and see if they'll warranty. There's very little miles on it.

Yeah - that's the plan so far. I'll call on Monday. I don't want to drive it much until I pull the pump out of the rig. I also need to be able to move it in / out of its parking spot for the next few days, and I need to get the seam sealer done before it rains again. These 80* December days have made me a little slow to get that project wrapped up.

Fortunately the 40 is in good shape and things are slowing down for the holidays.

 

[Spike Strip]

I've never had one of those BZ smog pump rebuilds apart to see what they actually replace. And I only would get an evasive answer from Mr. BZ where all he'd say is 'we do exactly what we do for SOR'.

So I have no idea if they actually replace that rear bearing with a substitute, or not. I'm guessing not.

There's a Ford bearing that is a direct cross, but that's unobtainium too. Last time I looked, three were listed on some obsolete Ford parts website. They were gone in 2 days. When I called that parts house, they kind of said, Good luck buddy finding any more.

 

[majdomo]

I've never had one of those BZ smog pump rebuilds apart to see what they actually replace. And I only would get an evasive answer from Mr. BZ where all he'd say is 'we do exactly what we do for SOR'.

So I have no idea if they actually replace that rear bearing with a substitute, or not. I'm guessing not.

There's a Ford bearing that is a direct cross, but that's unobtainium too. Last time I looked, three were listed on some obsolete Ford parts website. They were gone in 2 days. When I called that parts house, they kind of said, Good luck buddy finding any more.

I asked Mr. B-Z the same thing, when it came to the 62 power steering pump and box - he was like "we just replace stuff that needs replacing." Like what? "Whatever it needs." So... yeah. Not helpful. But I've also had good luck with them to this point.

Just checked, have my receipt from 7/2. $285 to rebuild. It just sounds like maybe one of the internal bearings on the vanes is loose or something is flying around inside the housing. The thing spins ok. I'll start shopping bearings just to do it.

EDIT - nice washing machine! I hear it's YouTube famous