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If you turn the dizzy body clockwise I bet your idle speed drops, turning it CCW might increase the idle speed...

That's a vacuum retard dizzy, best to leave it disconnected from vacuum. If you can get it to idle with the gas pedal, try screwing in your idle speed screw to raise the idle speed.

Signal wire goes to the negative terminal of the coil, power wire goes to 12 v switched with ignition, ground wire goes to ground, and the gauge light goes to the headlight switch/interior lights dimmer rheostat.

Looks like you have a 1979 or newer disc brake conversion. Determining whether your rotors are vented or solid metal will helpf if you have to order brake parts.

Hi all. I just purchased a 1971 FJ40. I've been wanting one for as long as I can remember. I'll be looking for help, I'm sure as I run through it trying to fix all the little issues a 54 year old vehicle tends to have. So far I've gotten the...

My neighbors believe I am restoring a cannon...

Reminds me of the big foot pictures... Here let me zoom in...

Happened to me once, I put a gasket in backwards and partially blocked the air passage that goes to the mixture screw. Take it apart and follow that internal passage with little zip ties to see where it goes and is clear.

so adjust them cold, or warm. You can check the gaps when hot and adjust them as they cool. Get them close anyway. For an hour of shop time at Mudrak's you can buy the key tools you need and you get to keep the tools. The more you practice...

You don't need Gary to adjust your valves or your carb. I bet there's videos for that too, and how-to posts in the FAQs...

Look in the porthole window and see for yourself... some engines like more advanced timing, give that a try. when did you last adjust the valves ?

4.88s should be plenty good with 35s. I got 4.88s in my Pig on 37s behind a 2F/F mash-up.

Yes, it is a Man-A-Fre kit, sold in the 90’s. I have one on my rig. The Caliper is an Airhart and the caliper and brake pads are available on E-Bay. Buy a couple sets of pads….if you forget to release the brake….they don’t last very longe. 🤣🤣🤣...

I don't really think of JB weld as a permanent fix on a crack in the intake manifold. JB weld will burn off, and stink while it does, if it gets hot enough. A crack that close to the exhaust manifold might get hot enough. You might have a vacuum...

Not too much got in on here. Been daily driver and lovin’ it. Just a new heater core. Old one started leaking. Piece of cake to change with these old rigs. Used Siless closed cell foam all around it to keep is nice and snug.

Yes. Then inspect and clean the pointy end of the needle valve and it's seat. Assembly just reverse but eyeball the float level and don't tilt the airhorn so that the float pivot pin falls out.

I HIGHLY suggest you remove those metal channels. That’s probably why the u-bolts bent and it’s a future failure point. I’ll text you about it.

Good. When I was assembling my engine I adjusted the valves a lot. It was good practice, I think, to see how the crank and cam gears and everything worked.

The distributor shaft is not engaged with the oil pump, it's riding on top. Easiest is to put some weight, with one hand, on the dizzy cap and rotate the engine. the dizzy will fall that last 1/2" when the tab lines up with the slot. Don't run...

shop around. how about just a rod-out?

You're a Champion bob.

Concur. Valve job is just routine maintenance. Maybe shave the bottom just a hair for a little better compression, which helps at altitude. Take your manifolds too, have the mating surfaces trued. While the manifolds and head are there, probably...

It wasn't always this easy to find a replacement radiator for a 55, so I've had mine re-cored a couple times. They make some very nice cores that fit and look OEM. I don't run a shroud, didn't need one until 2 Rubithons ago when I was getting...

I don't know which Corbeau seats I have, I got them second-hand. A few years back I decided I needed the DS recovered. Went to guy who did car seats and had him recover it. I didn't need the openings for the shoulder belts or the rear pocket so...

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