Recent content by Bigstar

You know….. I would have bet a $1000 that was a crack. Another guy on another forum said it was just a bad casting line and NOT a crack. He said the trans fluid wicked from somewhere else. I cleaned the area with electric parts cleaner because it dried and left the area “ chalky”. I drove the...

Yeah this guy has got me thinking WAYYYYYYYY TOOOOOO much

He y’all I have a neighbor who has an old 12 valve manual, 4x4 dually. I’m thinking about getting it and making a camper or light expedition truck with it. The truck has 300,000 miles. No blowby and the frame and cab have no to little rust. The 3rd and 4th gears grind and it will need a clutch...

Yes I posted on the Cummins forum but you guys are usually much more responsive. I was getting ready to take a long trip in my 2007 5.9 automatic to pick up a 12 valve manual truck I’ve been wanting for awhile.. 1200 miles with a hauler on the back. Before my trip I changed my oil, checked ALL...

DING DING DING DING! This is the answer

I have a 1971 FJ40 and I need new blades. Does anyone know of a good inexpensive option?

Well yeah…. if you have someone to pump…. pump it right. I’ve bled dozens of cars over the years with that method and never had issue. The FJ40 is a whole other thing. Cheers

Come on dude…. of course I know how to work the bleeders ha :)

Thanks for the replies guys. I like the idea of getting a hooker who can also pump the brake pedal haha. I wish I had thought of that. So I did everything! All the tricks. I was using a medium length level to hold the pedal down while I bled. That usually works. I’ve even heard of guys using a...

Anyone want a free FJ40??? I’m almost there. I’ve been screwing around with my brakes for several days and can’t get good pedal with the truck running. I’ve EVERYTHING at least once. I bench bled the M/C, double bleeder bled all 4 wheels, replaced the front cylinders,etc etc. I’m getting pretty...

Right on. That’s what I’m planning to do. What size fitting is that? Also why do you have two fittings on there? Thanks

I’m already working on it! :) Thanks brother

Am I late????? :) Ok this is the most helpful thread I’ve seen on bleeding the FJ40 brakes. I have spent DAYS trying to get my ‘71 40 drum brakes bled and it’s kicking my ass. At the moment I have all 4 wheels tightened so much the wheels won’t spin. I have bled all wheels several times in...

Any photos or videos of this contraption??

So you unscrewed all 8 bleeders valves and applied the permatex gasket and then reinstalled them and then bled them all again? Is there a specific way to bleed each wheel with two bleeder valves? Is there a better bleeder valve other than the screw in type?? What method did you use? Bottle with...