1986 J60 Cruiser

[Winston Wolfe]

I purchased a ’86 J60 Cruiser. It is a new family member acquired from the great NW and currently residing in P’cola Fl. It has 179,000 miles and her name is Ursa. Moved from the intro section.

 

[Winston Wolfe]

Rust that needed to be dealt with. It wasn’t bad from what I’ve been told.

 

[Winston Wolfe]

Interior rust

 

[Winston Wolfe]

Interior needs some work.

 

[Winston Wolfe]

The engine started to sputter(a technical term) with an associated lack of charge on the voltmeter. I Had the battery checked, auto parts store said it was bad. I replaced it, then it continued after about a week of driving. The voltmeter was registering above 12 and then started to drop and the engine began to sputter again. Had the alternator check, told it was bad. I replaced it…..rinse and repeat. Did some research and determined it was the fusible link. That solved the problem,

Weeks later while running the ac on high I heard a loud pop which was muted by the music being played. I pulled all the fuses, did a continuity check and all was good. Long story short a friend of mine ran across info about a little known circuit breaker in the panel with the fuses. It was associated with resistance from a worn/dirty fan motor. Used a paper clip to insert in the little hole, see associated picture, and reset the fan. It was a simple fix to a major problem.

FJ60 Blower Motor just quit working - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club]

 

[yogi]

Looks like a nice rolling restoration