4Cruisers
SILVER Star
I'm trying to get my stock '84 FJ60 (with ~181,500 miles) running again after sitting in the garage for a few years. Back then I swapped in a rebuilt carburetor, changed the spark plugs, did an oil and filter change, replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter, and did a warm valve adjustment. After all that work it was running as a good 2F should, it sounded like a well-oiled sewing machine.
Yesterday i drained the fuel tank, it had a little over a gallon of old gasoline in it. I added a few gallons of fresh 86 octane gasoline. I blew compressed air back through to the fuel tank and checked the fuel pump, it's working fine. I was running what was left of the old fuel through the system and into a coffee can. I could get it to start briefly by pouring a little fresh fuel down the carburetor primary bore, but couldn't keep it running.
Today I replaced the fuel filter again and added a few ounces of Sea Foam to the fuel tank. And I added about a gallon of 91 octane gasoline.
After a dozen or so attempts I got it to run roughly while feathering the accelerator pedal, but it's backfiring badly. Could the Sea Foam cause backfiring? I was thinking it might be a restriction in the exhaust, maybe a packrat nest?
What should I try next? I think the fresh fuel and Sea Foam are getting me a lot closer, but am running out of ideas.
Yesterday i drained the fuel tank, it had a little over a gallon of old gasoline in it. I added a few gallons of fresh 86 octane gasoline. I blew compressed air back through to the fuel tank and checked the fuel pump, it's working fine. I was running what was left of the old fuel through the system and into a coffee can. I could get it to start briefly by pouring a little fresh fuel down the carburetor primary bore, but couldn't keep it running.
Today I replaced the fuel filter again and added a few ounces of Sea Foam to the fuel tank. And I added about a gallon of 91 octane gasoline.
After a dozen or so attempts I got it to run roughly while feathering the accelerator pedal, but it's backfiring badly. Could the Sea Foam cause backfiring? I was thinking it might be a restriction in the exhaust, maybe a packrat nest?
What should I try next? I think the fresh fuel and Sea Foam are getting me a lot closer, but am running out of ideas.