John Smith

The strange knob on your dash is intended to control throttle, it is not stock. Check the other side of your firewall to see if it is hooked up.

Fuel looks rather low in sight glass... 1. Is the fuel cut solenoid clicking repetitively with key on when you disconnect and reconnect cable? 2. Is fuel in middle of sight glass? 3. Does choking the engine help or no major change?

I run my Sniper pink wire off of a dedicated relay activated by the IGN circuit. Even though Holley says to avoid using the coil + terminal, because it is "noisy", it seems many Mud members put the pink wire on the coil + terminal without issue...

40 to save the day, jump start worked. Thanks all for help, we hope there’s no more issues on the way to moab.

AN fittings don't need anything to seal.

If this is a points distributor, have they been checked? Lots of times points issues can seem like fuel delivery issues.

I don't hear a knock, sounds like a 2F to me. Your valve chatter sounds louder than mine at idle, but that just may be the recording. Also, my crank pulley has had a wobble for years, still running well.

I got a loaner from “Living in the Past”. The mold turn out great but the pour had bubbles. Still the lens very usable and I plan on using it. Need to perfect the mixture. I need a vacuum pot to remove the bubbles. Work in progress.

Your VIN number is found on the passenger side frame horn at the front of the truck. It would be highly unusual for someone to swap a 3 speed transmission into an 81 build FJ40. My guess is your truck is quite older than 81, but the VIN will tell...

More photos from the ishi wilderness. hogsback above antelope creekhogsback with mt shasta.can't forget tacos on the way home.beautiful sunset over willards camp From within the stone corral. This trip, this is what I'm all about! From idea to...

Your battery is dead. Replace it

Does this truck have drive flanges or manually locking hubs on the front axle? Have you verified both drive shafts are in phase as far as ujoints, and that the joints are not worn out? What you are describing sounds like a worn out ujoint to me.

A buddy of mine turned this one up. Its been hiding in storage since the late 70s. Its not a west coast survivor, but certainly one for the eastcoast.

Power steering of any kind has gotten very expensive due to the low stock of steering gear boxes available. Depending on what what style you want to install I would budget $2k as crazy as that sounds.

Frame looks good, and the body has some rust, but doesn't look too bad. What I can see of the steering looks very unique. Do you have any pictures of the steering gear box? Depending on price, I would buy this truck based on what I see in the...

Dieseling tells me the fuel cut solenoid has probably failed. So start your troubleshooting there to resolve your run on after key off. What is your vacuum at idle? It sounds like you have a vacuum leak.

The quickest way is to just remove the fuel supply tube and spray carb cleaner in there. When that doesn't work, watch those videos and rebuild your carb. It really is very easy after watching Pinhead's videos.

Aight, I dumped a couple of cans of carb cleaner in all of the hoses. Aired them dry. Got it all hooked back up with another new Denso compressor. Now I’ve got vacuum on the whole system minus the condenser that’s still at the radiator shop...

At this point the only things not new or flushed by the radiator shop will be the hoses.

I would consider getting a DIY AC flush kit. Or have your AC guy flush the entire system before the next charge. I've used this on two R12 to R134A successful conversions...

Are you running stock length shackles? Do you currently have caster correction shims installed on the front axle? What you describe sounds like it could be a caster issue.

Today I spent the morning getting reacquainted with the world and then after lunch I fixed the rear quarters properly with OEM reflectors and emblems. That sticker was baked the hell on. Had to cook it off. Cowboy was happy to see me. Thrilled...

I’ve gotten tired of alternating my trail rigs each trip just to damage them both. OddBall 80 won the toss. Replacing the 60 with this for DD use

I somehow overlooked the fried wires earlier in your post. That alt got fried. However, I bet a old school Alternator shop could probably bring it back to life. For what they charge for those it may be worth a try.

If that alternator still has the S pin, when you head to the parts store, get a plug with the SFL wires. Connect the S wire to the output stud on the back of the alt and hook F wire to your black / yellow stripe you have verified 12V + key on. If...