G'day and Hello from Australia, I have been reading these forums for almost a year now. This forum has been a massive help with my FJ80R, and I really appreciate everyone's help and advice, this would have to be the most helpful forum, I have ever come across. This is my first post, as normally I have just read previous posts for help and guidance, but I desperately need some help.
In the past year I have owned my very first Landcruiser, it's a 1990 FJ80 with the 3F-E. Unfortunately its spent most of the time in shed being fixed. I have recently done the head gasket and removed the vacuum pump. When I purchased it, it already had the EGR and all of its components removed. But since getting it all back together and running, it idles and revs fine. But as soon as I put it in gear, it drives like a tractor and has no power at all. It never wants to pick up speed. It seems to very slightly help if I play around with the Thottle position sensor, and idle mixture screw, etc.
Just took it for another drive and it still drives like a tractor and take forever to pick up speed. Sometimes it helps to put it in low gear and change it like manual until it picks up enough speed. But even so no matter how much throttle you put down, it doesn't make a single difference. It does slightly improve when I adjust the idle screw, throttle cable and throttle position sensor. It idles and revs fine in Park or Neutral, which is weird.
Could it be something major like the gearbox or some minor things to check and replace? Perhaps the fuel filter could be dirty or clogged for sitting so long. I will be getting a new fuel filter tomorrow also.I'm worried it could be something to do with the Fuel Pulsation Damper in the fuel rail, Fuel Pressure Regulator or Idle Speed Motor. All of which are almost impossible to get in Australia, new or second hand.
When putting in the Distributor, I snapped the rotor button and glued it back together. I do have another on it's way. I made sure the glue didnt get on the brass contact, but could it be as simple as that? I've put fresh fuel in also since it was sitting for about 6 months, and I'm almost certain I have used all the old petrol by now. Is their something simple I'm missing, apologies if this has been covered already but I'm desperate to get the old girl running perfectly again.
In the past year I have owned my very first Landcruiser, it's a 1990 FJ80 with the 3F-E. Unfortunately its spent most of the time in shed being fixed. I have recently done the head gasket and removed the vacuum pump. When I purchased it, it already had the EGR and all of its components removed. But since getting it all back together and running, it idles and revs fine. But as soon as I put it in gear, it drives like a tractor and has no power at all. It never wants to pick up speed. It seems to very slightly help if I play around with the Thottle position sensor, and idle mixture screw, etc.
Just took it for another drive and it still drives like a tractor and take forever to pick up speed. Sometimes it helps to put it in low gear and change it like manual until it picks up enough speed. But even so no matter how much throttle you put down, it doesn't make a single difference. It does slightly improve when I adjust the idle screw, throttle cable and throttle position sensor. It idles and revs fine in Park or Neutral, which is weird.
Could it be something major like the gearbox or some minor things to check and replace? Perhaps the fuel filter could be dirty or clogged for sitting so long. I will be getting a new fuel filter tomorrow also.I'm worried it could be something to do with the Fuel Pulsation Damper in the fuel rail, Fuel Pressure Regulator or Idle Speed Motor. All of which are almost impossible to get in Australia, new or second hand.
When putting in the Distributor, I snapped the rotor button and glued it back together. I do have another on it's way. I made sure the glue didnt get on the brass contact, but could it be as simple as that? I've put fresh fuel in also since it was sitting for about 6 months, and I'm almost certain I have used all the old petrol by now. Is their something simple I'm missing, apologies if this has been covered already but I'm desperate to get the old girl running perfectly again.
