Recent content by beaverlj

I’ll post some pictures as soon as I can but it does not have vacuum advance. I already took it apart and cleaned it but I still had the same issue.

When I would twist the rotor while it was in the car It would just twist and stay put instead of springing back.

I just recently bought a 1963 fj40 and the distributor mechanical advance doesn’t seem to be working. I have been looking to replace the distributor but I’m having a hard time finding a replacement. If anyone has any experience with this I would love some guidance. Thank you!

This is the new carb that was on when I bought it it also came with a Holley carb that looked nearly identical that was on it previously. I am going to set the timing more advanced tomorrow. Does anyone know anything about the small dial that sits on the shaft of the distributor?

I’m not familiar with indexing a distributor, what did you have to do to fix it!

It’s a F135

I drained all the old gas out and was running fresh 91. It was around 14 on the vacuum gauge. The points, cap, condenser, wires, and plugs all appear to have been recently replaced along with the fuel pump.

I just bought a 1963 fj-40 off of Facebook marketplace. It was not running when I got it and had a new carb on it with no brand. I got the car running and idling well and the timing set to 7 btdc. Whenever I give it gas or when it’s under load it starts sharply popping out of the exhaust. I...