Landcruisers

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Y'all might recall from a couple pages back, in July, I shared that I was fighting some electrical gremlins with my 40. Specifically, I was seeing very high voltage, blowing a particular fuse, and discovered some melted wires to the alternator. Today, I believe I can declare victory, but it wasn't without a good bit of head scratching.

I started by repairing any damage to the wiring harness. However, to my surprise, that fix did nothing to improve the over-voltage or engine fuse blowing. Keep in mind, these two problems presented at the same time, so in my mind they were totally linked. It was time to fire the parts cannon.

I ordered and replaced the voltage regulator. That didn't change a thing. I educated myself on manipulating the old-school external voltage regulator, but even after those adjustments I couldn't make clear headway. I took the alternator to town and had it checked out, and it was, in fact, charging (too well!) but that didn't stop me from ordering a new one. At this point, I was stumped and abusing all my 'phone a friend' privileges when this one:

https://instagr.am/p/C2NlvRwvxFD

asked me if I had a fusible link and if so what condition was it in. Well, I do, but I'd never looked at it closely before. When I pulled the connector apart I discovered that there was corrosion on the internal contacts. I cleaned those up, and to my surprise VOILA, my over-voltage condition disappeared. I had been singularly focused on bad GROUNDS causing that problem, not necessarily a poor positive connection from the battery, nevertheless, there it was.

Now that I was seeing 14.8V instead of 17V I thought all my problems were solved. Not so fast my friend! A couple test drives that ended in me sputtering home with the choke half-out said I was actually faced with a two-part problem. Next, I started unhooking everything on the engine circuit not named "idle control solenoid' to try to isolate the issue. The first thing on my schematic was the emissions VTV (vacuum transmission valve), but since my truck is desmogged all I have is the socket where it plugged in. I checked that out and sure enough... the PO had tapped into the power wire of the long-gone VTV to run something else that isn't there anymore (possibly a fog light relay). The wire was abandoned when he removed whatever he borrowed the power for. It was this many years of owning/driving my truck that a lone abandoned wire worked its way down and was shorting to ground when I would drive. How was I lucky enough that this problem didn't present itself at 13k feet on top of Imogene???

Since I fixed all that, I have logged about 50 trouble-free miles in the last few days. I re-installed my old original voltage regulator (since there was nothing wrong with it), fixed up all my wires, my ammeter behaves normally, and I am consistently seeing 13.5-14.8v; just like the FSM calls for. To top that off, I have a new alternator and external voltage regulator to set on the parts shelf. Those might come in handy someday.

Sorry for the long post, but this thread was due for a bump! Next I need to fix a cam position sensor issue on of these guys, and it's obviously not the green one.

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Great news!
reddog90
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Great job CP. Nate is a better phone a friend than me haha
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I would t say that, because between you, Nate, & Alex - there aren't too many mysteries out there.
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That's great news CP!
What alternator did you go with?
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General question…on my LC200, my roof gutter molding/strips have disappeared. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
I bought my LC used last year and the strips were missing. I bought some new ones about 6 mos ago and all are gone again.
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GeorgeBailey said:

General question…on my LC200, my roof gutter molding/strips have disappeared. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
I bought my LC used last year and the strips were missing. I bought some new ones about 6 mos ago and all are gone again.

I saw one fly off as I exited a car wash and I was able to find it and pop it back in.
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Here's a good one that I saw yesterday. These are pretty common. The longer wheel base model can be found in service as ambulances, police and work trucks for a variety of businesses.



Not LC related, but a nice Toyota, these are very common around San Jose. All the Japanese companies sell their own version with turbo diesel engines. Diesel engines in everything are popular here.

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Monday morning FJ40 content. These guys are both '00

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I'm guessing this one hits six figures quickly...

1971 Icon FJ43
marcel ledbetter
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Is the fj 43 the LC model that's about two feet longer than the normal fj 40? I've seen several down here that are slightly longer versions of the fj 40 Lot's of fj's down here with diesels in them.
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GeorgeBailey said:

General question…on my LC200, my roof gutter molding/strips have disappeared. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
I bought my LC used last year and the strips were missing. I bought some new ones about 6 mos ago and all are gone again.
I'm missing some on my 200. Can't find the post now but I thought I read on mud that it's best to replace them and keep that gutter covered with the strips. I haven't gotten around to it yet.
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cstav86 said:

That's great news CP!
What alternator did you go with?
Sorry I missed this post earlier. I bought one from Rock Auto because they were the only ones who had what I wanted in stock. My rig uses the 9/77 and later alternator with the big green socket plug. City racer was out and nobody else carried that one, so in the interest of time I ordered from Rock Auto. When it arrived it was actually the alternator like your truck has with the smaller socket and an adapter wire that fits my harness. Not ideal, but functional if I need it. Like I said, I just retained the old one put this one on the shelf for a spare.

If you need/want a new reman for your build... I'm your guy. Will deliver for tacos or you can pick it up at a tailgate party later this season.
Centerpole90
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Thank you for sharing this, and making it. Quality content as usual.
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Probably not exactly on topic so if deleted fine by me, but this one by Toyota I thought some might get a kick of here;

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I've watched some of their build, which is really unique, but haven't seen any of their travel stuff yet.

And FYI, not by "Toyota", just a youtube channel named Toyota World Runners.
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Today's testers
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Today I drove ....

Tacoma Trail Hunter
Tacoma TRD Pro
Tundra TRD Pro
Land Cruiser (premium somesuch)
GX550 Overtrail
GX550 Luxury+
Frontier Pro4x
Wrangler 392
Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster
Ram 1500 Rebel
Ram 1500 Tungsten

GX550 overtrail was by far my favorite. It's awesome on and off road.

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How was the Quartermaster? I contacted Sewell earlier this week to get one ordered. Surprisingly, I still haven't heard back from them.
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Never believe what I saw at the pick and pull today! A 97 LX450! Cannot believe somebody scrapped it, all the body panels are good. Not in bad shape at all. Good news is it is not triple locked, thats the first thing I checked. Spent the day pulling stuff off it.

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'03ag said:

Today I drove ....

Tacoma Trail Hunter
Tacoma TRD Pro
Tundra TRD Pro
Land Cruiser (premium somesuch)
GX550 Overtrail
GX550 Luxury+
Frontier Pro4x
Wrangler 392
Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster
Ram 1500 Rebel
Ram 1500 Tungsten

GX550 overtrail was by far my favorite. It's awesome on and off road.


What event was this?!
'03ag
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Somehow I've become a member of the Texas Auto Writers Association.

This is their annual Texas Truck Rodeo. It was awesome. We didn't even have time to drive everything available.
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That's pretty cool. I would love to get my hands on a GX for a day or two.
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vmiaptetr said:

How was the Quartermaster? I contacted Sewell earlier this week to get one ordered. Surprisingly, I still haven't heard back from them.

As a trail vehicle it's cool. But it's a REAL throwback in a way that surprised me. None of the off-road controls are easy or intuitive compared to the other manufacturers. Comfortable enough but it's Jeep like in that you're aware all the time you're in a purpose built vehicle, and that purpose isn't pavement
Naveronski
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Very neat!
reddog90
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'03ag said:

Today I drove ....

Tacoma Trail Hunter
Tacoma TRD Pro
Tundra TRD Pro
Land Cruiser (premium somesuch)
GX550 Overtrail
GX550 Luxury+
Frontier Pro4x
Wrangler 392
Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster
Ram 1500 Rebel
Ram 1500 Tungsten

GX550 overtrail was by far my favorite. It's awesome on and off road.


Youtube treating you well
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GX vs LCwhat did you think if you got drive both?
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Choward4 said:

GX vs LCwhat did you think if you got drive both?
He said he drove both and he said the GX 550 Overtrail was his favorite.
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Choward4 said:

GX vs LCwhat did you think if you got drive both?
It's a pretty big difference in feel on the inside. In some ways I prefer the overall layout of the LC controls, but the GX feels a lot nicer, everywhere. And the seats are noticeably more comfortable. Even just touching them you can feels the added mass. The other thing is that upright windshield does create a lot of noise, and the GX has more sound deadening.

The offroad course we got to run is short, and heavily curated, but I preferred the GX there as well. the V6 just idling along in 4L is so smooth at low speeds. Smoother than the LC.

EKDSS vs a mechanical swaybar disconnect . . . give me EKDSS. Now I don't do a ton of hardcore wheeling and it's important to remember that KDSS system only provides more flex when the front an rear are in opposition. So it's going to excel the type of course they set up for us where there's evenly spaced moguls. They had an giant mound for you to turn on, where both inside wheels were high on the berm. In that situation the LC did better.

In the real world someone that does a lot of wheeling might have a reason they want a mechanical disconnect and I won't argue with them. For me, I like that it all happens on the fly with KDSS.

But overall EVERYTHING just felt smoother, more muted, and under control in the GX. It's a beast.
'03ag
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I think we're planning a garage talk style show recapping everything we saw at the event.

Would be cool if y'all hit me with some questions.
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reddog90 said:

'03ag said:

Today I drove ....

Tacoma Trail Hunter
Tacoma TRD Pro
Tundra TRD Pro
Land Cruiser (premium somesuch)
GX550 Overtrail
GX550 Luxury+
Frontier Pro4x
Wrangler 392
Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster
Ram 1500 Rebel
Ram 1500 Tungsten

GX550 overtrail was by far my favorite. It's awesome on and off road.


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We made $4 yesterday and we're STOKED about it
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Not exactly a Land Cruiser video but I love this dude's channel, and there's a lot of good info about the new 250 series here.

Funny because I've recently been digging the 2nd gen Tundra's more and more.

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Can't wait to buy one in 2035

https://www.motor1.com/news/736778/lexus-lx-700h-ovetrail-debut/
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