Recent content by BigDogg

My son and I used the Eastwood SCT on a '56 Chevy recently. As you know, those vehicles also have large flat areas. We did not have any heat/warp issues. However, we made sure to keep it moving. We tried using the drum that came with it, but it was taking too long. We bought the more...

Yeah, that's why I posted it and kept it short and sweet. I love when folks post such things and give the bullet points on what they tried and what eventually worked. The cruiser has been my maiden voyage into automotive mechanics... in other words I don't know what I'm doing! I figure if I...

Symptoms: Engine idles extremely rough and if it doesn't die, gets worse under load (driving up an incline) Vehicle: Bone stock 2/71 FJ40 Engine: Orig F engine w/ 100K miles (not rebuilt) Carb: Asian recently rebuilt by Marks Offroad Several mechanically inclined folks thought it was a...

As previously mentioned on Mudd back in 2016, I purchased my 2/71 FJ40 from pretty much the original owner (he owned it since '73) after seeing it sitting on flat tires beneath a pepper tree. The owner was raking his front yard when I approached him and asked if he ever considered selling his...

Performing a refresh on my original 1971 FJ40 heater box. I have read most of the heater threads on mud and they say to use 1/4 charcoal foam. One thread referenced using open cell, another closed cell, and a third mentioned neoprene. Any thoughts on the "type" of 1/4 charcoal foam?

Thanks for the info. and pointers!

What size Gano filter did you get for yours?

Have not tried to remove block drain yet. Looked at it this morning before work... looks like it is going to be challenging to get at it with the engine in the vehicle between the exhaust manifold and everything else that's in the way. Might try to attack it this evening. Any tricks to getting...

Makes sense. RayJon recommended throwing a filter setup on the heater core hose too . Guess I'll have filters on the front and back!

Sounds good. Thanks for the input!

Can you post a photo of your Gano filter and where you installed it?

Completely flushed both the block and heater core again today and then added the Evaporust. I figured I would let it marinate in the block and heater core all week and perform (hopefully) a final flush next weekend.

Yeah, kind of thinking that too... Been reading about Evaporust and thinking about running that through the system... seems to be much less controversy than muriatic acid...

Photos from my low res bore scope... not the best quality, but better than nothing... I'm leaning towards calling it good, putting her back together, and finally getting to drive it. Thoughts???

The two jugs in the photo with the rust colored water came from the heater core. The green colored jug came out of the block...