Does this mean that my Toyota Landcruiser's predictable tendency of burned
out exhaust valves every 60,000 miles was a known design feature?
David
67 MGBGT - the driver when its not too hot outside
72 MGB (restoration - just a body right now)
74 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 => my convertible right now
At 10:49 PM 6/24/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I have to give you credit. That was a VERY good response. Right on. Couldn't
>have done better myself! I learned all that while the Service Manager for a
>Toyota dealership back in the 70's. In addition to intermediate shaft gears
>shearing, cracked cylinder heads, burned valve seats and premature timing
>chain wear, we had some similar valve train problems too (that were of
>lesser severity to the other problems that I mentioned). I can't understand
>how Toyota survived with all the problems that they had back then. It was
>really serious! MG never had all of those kinds of serious problems - and
>they DIDN'T survive. What a shame. I guess there's just no justice.
>
>-Jerry Erbesfield
>73 B Black Beauty roadster
>jerbesfield@mediaone.net
>website- http://people.atl.mediaone.net/jerbesfield
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