I have a 1983 toyota 4wd . When I am climbing the motor moves up causing the fan to hit the shroud. I am thinking bad motor mounts or tranny mounts. any ideas of what else it could be???

 

Hmmm, sounds like the drivers side mount seperated. Easy fix, just got to put a new one in.

 

Thats what i was leaning towards. was just wondering if there was anything else that would cause this before i go start buying a new jack and mounts.

 

broken motor mounts are very common-
I am considering a Set of these from 4Xinnovations (just not totally sure they will work with a 1st Gen):
http://4xinnovations.com/pages/drive/enginemount.htm


adding a piece of chain as a just in case is a common fix:
borrowed from the Stub's BlueBerry Krunch Build on Pirate-
quickest example i knew of

 

Same thing happened to my rig. I would replace both motor mounts and the tranny mount. Motor mounts are pretty cheap but no so for the tranny mount.

 

I already changed the motor mounts. pretty cheap. how bad is the tranny mount?

 

i don't seem to have a transmission mount on mine, I have a mount for each transfer case (using 4xinnovations mounts (http://4xinnovations.com/pages/drive/casemount.htm) :


trail gear has a mount extremely similar to the 4xinnovations mount for $69 and a stock replacement mount for $110. Both are compatible with stock crossmembers:
http://trail-gear.com/crossmembers.html

the advantage of the stock replacement mount is that it will be quieter, won't transfer as much gear noise to your truck. You might get lucky and find one a good used one in the junkyard or you can try some of these sources:
Toyota Truck Dismantlers: body parts/axles etc
Davez Off Road: http://www.davezoffroadperformance.com/
Yotayard (colorado) http://www.yotayard.com/home.htm
Jim's Got Parts (Denver, CO) http://jimsgotparts.com/
California Mini Trucks (Cali) http://www.calminitruck.com/
NIX99 (washington state) http://nix99.com/
Rancho Toyota Truck Dismantler (Cali) http://www.ranchotoyotatruckparts.com/
Yotatech Classifields :https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f91/
TTORA Classifieds: http://ttora.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3
Pirate classifieds: http://pirate4x4.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=4
Parts Locators: http://www.autopartslocator.com/
http://www.seekautoparts.com/

One thing to also inspect is to make sure all your bolts are in place: transmssion to engine, transfer case to transmission etc. also check for cracked areas