Toyota designed the cooling system so the hose can get ripped off and the gauge will still read cool. . . That's not operator error. . .Originally Posted by shredwagon
Expedition Leader
Toyota designed the cooling system so the hose can get ripped off and the gauge will still read cool. . . That's not operator error. . .
"The most unreliable car in the world is the most reliable car in the world." -Jeremy Clarkson
"Adventure starts when everything goes wrong." -Yvon Chouinard
1999 Discovery Series II "Oryx"
1989 Range Rover Classic SWB "Addax"
1992 Range Rover Classic SWB "Green Buffalo"
1995 Discovery V8i "Crikey II" (Sold)
1996 Discovery SD "Crikey I" (Sold)
2001 Jaguar XJ8L Vanden Plas "Prince Harry"
Expedition Leader
Land Cruiser broken? Obviously it was sabotage.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
All cowardice comes from not loving, or not loving well, which is the same thing. EH
Adventurer
When climbing up the Assekrem circuit in a 1991 HDJ80 (after having replaced the radiator, waterpump, dieselpump, alternator, belts, hoses, batteries, BEB's, starter, fluids, disks etc etc etc) guess what went wrong....a powersteering hose started leaking badly and driving on was impossible........driving a Lancruiser for hundreds of thousands of miles and for years and years, something small or big has to break in the end, myth or no myth
Expedition Leader
Blasphemer!!!
Chance favors the prepared mind.
All cowardice comes from not loving, or not loving well, which is the same thing. EH
Expedition Leader
But here on ExPo I've learned that Toyota products just never break. Is that not true? If not I can never believe that the sky is blue or that the sun will always rise......my world has been turned upside down!
Wait...don't Toyota dealers have a parts and service department too?
I think it's less dangerous to live with the reality of a rover or a jeep than to live in the fantasy of ultimate toyota reliability.
Observer
Look how loaded that rig is in the pic.... and the model year. Anyone close to, or over GVW - an oldtimer at that - with NO aftermarket gauges is not too smart. Any DIESEL, any vehicle manufacturer.
Last edited by shredwagon; 06-03-2012 at 11:09 PM.
Milo
'92 HDJ81
Expedition Leader
Exactly. . . They probably thought, hell it's a Toyota Land Cruiser 70, why worry? I don't believe Expeditions 7 added aftermarket gauges to their trucks. . .
"The most unreliable car in the world is the most reliable car in the world." -Jeremy Clarkson
"Adventure starts when everything goes wrong." -Yvon Chouinard
1999 Discovery Series II "Oryx"
1989 Range Rover Classic SWB "Addax"
1992 Range Rover Classic SWB "Green Buffalo"
1995 Discovery V8i "Crikey II" (Sold)
1996 Discovery SD "Crikey I" (Sold)
2001 Jaguar XJ8L Vanden Plas "Prince Harry"
Adventurer
So a coolant hose gets ripped loose and the operator cant smell it ?
Ok Of course if the operator has no sense of smell, There are some folks out there handicapped as such...
Observer
You've never heard of a low coolant alarm? I learned about gauges and toyota diesels the hardway.
Now use a Madman EMS. There are other similar gauges on the market.... Read any diesel mag.
A shame it happened to a couple who obviously put alot of prep into there trip, but overlooked an obvious failsafe. I hope they get sorted and back on the road ASAP.
Last edited by shredwagon; 06-07-2012 at 06:25 AM. Reason: added model
Milo
'92 HDJ81
Observer
What gauges/gauge systems do you folks suggest? And why?
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