Recent content by 4joggin

Thanks guys for all thoughts and pointing out stuff that I was unaware of. The gentleman selling it (77 retired electrical engineer) did go through the vehicle and rewired everything. The only thing he didn’t get to is the wire on top of the tranny that triggers the back up lights to come on...

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It’s advertised as 1979. The seller bought it off a guy in their hometown, who had it covered in his yard for 4-5 years. I guess as the story goes it came to the NE from Florida. This is the pic the seller showed me as it sat when he showed up to buy it.

Ok thanks for the reply’s. Here’s a few more pics. It’s def never going to be a show piece. But it’s not a 30k cruiser or even a 20K cruiser.

Haha. Thanks. Do you think it could be converted back to factory with some new parts and welding?

Looking at an SA spec FJ. 2F with good compression numbers all in the 140s. 5 speed tranny. Transfer case and locking hubs all there. Frame is good until this…. Looks like the front shock towers were cut off and replaced with hoops welded further back on the frame. The lower shocks are...

The ignition wire? The single one from the ignition coil to the distributor? I did disconnect the end from the ignition coil. But not the end at the distributor. I’ll do that now.

I have OEM wires and Denso plugs for booster FZJs. I got them from Joey in the tune up kit. I’ll have to pull the spark plugs and check the condition, and take a good look at everything Might take a look at the fuel pump relay…? I agree with @baldilocks Its like I turn the key off super...

No stumbling or bogging. Accelerates fine, pulls up hill fine. Starts fine hot and cold. Correct, cuts out abruptly then totally fine.

So the other day driving my LX home from work I had an issue. When driving, not accelerating or picking up speed, just a steady speed. The engine cuts out for 1/2 second to a second then runs fine. It did this 4 or 5 times during my 20 mile commute home. Happened at highway speed and around...

Do you have any interior pics of the LC?

Once it’s up to temp the noise completely goes away

Haha. I’m keeping it for a little while.

Wife’s 2014 LX with 83K mikes started this noise ( can’t upload video…?) I’ve done a little bit of research and think it might be a timing chain tensioner. What do you guys think. Only on the drivers side. Definitely harmonic, happens on cold start ups after the engine kicks down from...