Da'40: The Baby Steps Forward

[pappy]

BTW, Ali called me this morning to tell me there is a FJ62 at the U-Pull on Broadway. Thing is, there is now less of it there than when he called . Thanks for the tip. Now that the engine is running I can move on to other projects ... like the brakes and clutch.

Da'Rat

[pappy]

I just had to run out to the garage and listen to that beast again. I also wanted to check and see if the gauges were working. The tach idles at 800rpm, and the oil pressure was at just less than 50psi. Plus, still no trouble codes. Gotta love it when a plan comes together.

[alia176]

No lie, I was an ear-witness to the beast firing up!!! Congrats!

[reklund5]

What happened to the faulty fuel pressure regulator? Or was it just hooked up bassackwards?

Ryan

[pappy]

Originally Posted by reklund5

What happened to the faulty fuel pressure regulator? Or was it just hooked up bassackwards?

Ryan

Still faulty. It's stuck and doesn't return fuel to the tank.

[2manycruisers]

Since I have a spring green 45, it has really grown on me. Both my 45s will be that color when I finish the other one.
I'm a dune beige fan for 40s.

Originally Posted by Ruadhrigh

I have been trying to talk Molly into spring green (T1028) she says no way.

[marcfj60]

Nice Jon. I liked how you just reached over the dash to bump the throttle too.

[2manycruisers]

John congrats on getting it running! How long till it's driving? Maybe we'll make the meeting this weekend and check it out. BTW, since Ashleigh's 40 is now my DD, I pulled the top this weekend. Nothing like ridin' around with the top down! Get that junk done and enjoy it.

[evanz80]

The Monster Lives!

Now, when do we get to see it on the trail?!?

[reklund5]

Originally Posted by pappy

Still faulty. It's stuck and doesn't return fuel to the tank.

Perhaps you need one of these? Toyota SST # BFH

I thought you were gonna call me before lighting it up? Glad to see/hear it's running properly- It's been a long time coming.

Ryan

[pappy]

Originally Posted by reklund5

Perhaps you need one of these? Toyota SST # BFH

I thought you were gonna call me before lighting it up? Glad to see/hear it's running properly- It's been a long time coming.

Ryan

I got impatient and didn't want to wait three days when all was ready to go. You will just have to stop by It might be running, but it isn't moving. I did give it a tap hoping it would lodge loose. No worky.

Da'Rat

[Cruisergreg]

Originally Posted by pappy

Mike, Steve, Greg ... now what'cha got to say?

bueno..never doubted for a moment

Greg (still in Denver)

[pappy]

Originally Posted by 2manycruisers

John congrats on getting it running! How long till it's driving? Maybe we'll make the meeting this weekend and check it out. BTW, since Ashleigh's 40 is now my DD, I pulled the top this weekend. Nothing like ridin' around with the top down! Get that junk done and enjoy it.

Ya, know. I got to thinking. This whole exercise is your fault. You're the one that called me about the parts truck in Santa Fe. You're the one that helped me pull this junk off. If it wasn't for that weekend afternoon I wouldn't be looking at this monster under the hood.

Thanks.

[BionicCruiser]

he did the same thing to me.
i was thinking about centered rear diff options and he calls with info on a set of 1 ton axles in Taos.

[pappy]

Originally Posted by marcfj60

Nice Jon. I liked how you just reached over the dash to bump the throttle too.

It now has a throttle cable and a foot pedal (vroooom). It also has brake and clutch pedals hooked up to master cylinders. The last two cleared the steering column.

Da'Rat

[lurch]

Congrats on the progress Jon! Keep up the good work.



Steve- yup she's up & running again. After I got the engine installed I had to rebuild the 4speed + Tcase. Things would bind up after about 15 minutes of driving. I'm glad I didn't drive it much until the rebuild after seeing shawn's tcase.

http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...nignestart.flv

[pappy]

Need some help. I've been all over Google trying to find something. This is the slickest I've seen, but at $170 it's more than I want to spend. I have a mini-truck tank that I'm about to figure out a way to mount. Anybody have other ideas? There was a section in FAQ, but it didn't do much for me. I'm thinking about going to one of the local speed shops and see what they might have.

Jon

[reklund5]

Heres another option for $80...

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

This one matches the engine for $20...

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

This one is purrrrr-deeeee

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...0002_333294_-1

Do an ebay search for "catch can" and you'll get about eleventybillion hits too...

Ryan

[pappy]

That's better. I think the key word here comes from JEGS ... "recirculating." I saw the cans from Summit, but they seem to just catch the excess without allowing it to return.

[pappy]

I received word from a birdy that there was a FJ60 at the yard in Santa Fe. Well, there wasn't, so I took the time walking around just looking. Sometimes if you don't know what you are looking for, you find what you need.

First item was a wrecked 1991 Celica ST. The seats were actually in ok shape. The passanger seat was great, but the front/back slider didn't work. Easy fix now that it's out. Drivers seat had some wear on the bolster, but seat covers will mend that. Both seats are filthy, and you should have seen the inside of the car. The guy was a pig. The seats look like they will be real cushy on da'tushy.

I then wandered around looking for anything with a Toyota badge. Next find was a Previa mini-van. I'm not looking for anything in particular, then I see it. The diagnostic box on the floor. It has a bracket attached. This is significant. Why? On FJ62's the diag box attaches to the firewall to a metal tab welded to the body. On mini-trucks it attaches to a plastic tab molded to the fuse block. You can't take them off. This was the first time I saw an actual bracket that I could remove and bolt to something and mount my box.

[pappy]

Originally Posted by pappy

Still faulty. It's stuck and doesn't return fuel to the tank.

An update. It wasn't the regulator. The pump is only putting out 28psi. I need at least 35psi static and under load it takes 45psi. Many thanks to Ryan for loaning the pressure gauge. An external pump is now plumbed in and will see what happens tomorrow.

Da'Rat

[Ruadhrigh]

the leather wrap on the steering wheel is awesome!

[jazzworth]

Jon, I have a line on an FJ60 1984. It runs reasonably well and the interior is pretty good. 28XXXX IIRC. I would call it a parts truck. It's cheap, I mean REALLY cheap. I was going to pick it up, but I can't seem to keep the trucks I've got going.
Thought I would mention it.

Jeff

[BionicCruiser]

for the radiator overflow, that chrome one looks just like the stock one that came out of my 40. check Dan for a '77 FJ40 res. probably fairly cheap and it mounts to a 40 fender (PSide).

[jazzworth]

Originally Posted by BionicCruiser

for the radiator overflow, that chrome one looks just like the stock one that came out of my 40. check Dan for a '77 FJ40 res. probably fairly cheap and it mounts to a 40 fender (PSide).

I'm sure I have one from the 78 in the garage...

[pappy]

Sometimes it just takes longer to do things than you would think. Today's examples.

1 - Plumb the clutch hydraulics. Take the donor master cylinder (thanks Larry) apart, clean it up, inspect it. Run a hone through it. It does have some pitting about half way down, but since the bore is clean from the top to the side port I'm going to rebuild it even though historic experience says otherwise. Kit should be $28 from Dan vs. $110 for a new one. I also ran hard line from master cylinder, over the firewall, down the passenger side to a flex line coming off the slave cylinder. Factory mount, which was on the drivers side, was drilled off and moved to rib on passenger side. I've come to the conclusion that bending brake line sucks.

2- Wire the alternator correctly. Take apart FJ62 harness. Study FJ62 wire diagram. Talk to Larry, and he describes over the phone the FJ60 diagram. I decide they are just about the same. Fuses are in different locations, and the FJ62 has another wire, but they both have the B, L, and IG terminals. Wire up FJ60 alternator to charge light relay using FJ62 harness and FJ60 connector. Turn key ... charge light comes on ... start truck ... charge light stays on [schit]. Gauge doesn't lie. Alternator no worky. Dan gets more money from me tomorrow. Reman alternator $82.33.

Why do these seeming simple tasks take so long?

A very tired Rat

[alia176]

Rat,

I was thinking about the PS cooler... but will it end up being a heat sink for the radiator? Is there a good air flow in that area during normal driving conditions?

[pappy]

Originally Posted by alia176

Rat,

I was thinking about the PS cooler... but will it end up being a heat sink for the radiator? Is there a good air flow in that area during normal driving conditions?

There should be good air flow from the grill. The PS cooler is not bolted to the radiator, but instead to the radiator mount. There is about 1/2" between the mount and the side of the radiator.

[2manycruisers]

Jon did you pull the valve cover? What did you find?

[pappy]

Originally Posted by 2manycruisers

Jon did you pull the valve cover? What did you find?

One of the valve adjusters (#5 exhaust) was very loose. When I found it the adjuster was sitting on the rim of the pushrod instead of in the bowl.