Recent content by Carrera_Charlie

1985 FJ60 for sale in Seattle - $3,900 My son needs this sold NOW, so we've drastically cut the price to $3,900 ... from $5,700! Purchased on 9 April 2005 with 261,775 miles. H55F (Aussie 5-speed) transmission installed June 2005 with 262,xxx miles. Drove the FJ60 in July 2005 from Seattle...

Finally found the problem!!! It took a lot of head-scratching, numerous distributor and carb swaps but I finally figured out why my new engine would not rev above 1,800 RPM. After being totally frustrated after the last distributor swap, I decided to check out the hissing sound coming from...

The PS pump bracket has a vertical slot on the back bolt, so all you have to do is loosen it enough to break its grip and remove the front two bolts - it should lift out straight up with the rear bolt still in the pump and just clearing the exhaust manifold. I've just gone through the reverse...

Okay, got some pictures: The DUI distributor - vacuum advance coming from one of two ports on the carburetor base: The carburetor - it only has one diaphragm requiring outside vacuum: Base of the carburetor - one port going to the diaphragm on the carb, the other heading to the...

John, I'll post some photos in a couple of hours (battery died on my cellphone and it's the only digital camera in the house right now). For an update, I switched the distributor last night with the original Toyota distributor and had the same results - limited upper revs. It was also...

John, Thanks for your input! My question back to you is that if I am off one tooth on the distributor, can't I compensate for that error by spinning the distributor body to line it up? I have nearly 180 degrees of rotation with the distributor body and have swung it every 30 degrees to check...

Hello All! After sitting 2 years in the driveway, I've just completed the engine replacement in my FJ60 with a 2F engine from a dearly departed FJ55. The new engine came with an early carburetor (F?) and a DUI distributor. I installed those and desmoged the FJ60 in the switchover. My...

I would like to talk to you ... email sent to your email address. Please contact me ASAP. Thanks! Charlie

I'll take the Aussie passenger side mirror if still available. PM is sent. Charlie

I'm in Seattle and would be interested - is it still available? What color is it (both exterior and interior)? Let me know ASAP. Thanks! Charlie

I hope someone in Southern California is available to help ... my son in the Marine Corps has been using our FJ60 while based at Camp Pendleton. On a trip to the Salton Sea this weekend, it overheated several times and it now appears the engine is shot. It is now 6 miles south of Salton City...

Thanks to everyone for their replies! First off, thanks for the kind words regarding my son. He's a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps training to be a crew chief on medium lift helicopters. He's doing exactly what he wants to do, is getting excellent training and learning a deep respect...

I just drove from Seattle to Southern California where I delivered our FJ60 to our son at Camp Pendleton. Going over the Siskiyou Pass in Oregon and Tejon Pass in California, I was able to maintain only 35 MPH as I climbed the passes (had to go to 3rd gear above 3,000 ft elevation). The...

262,700 miles on original engine and drive train. Bought for my son in the USMC - was a California FJ-60 and soon will be returning there to try the back roads at Camp Pendleton.

Try what I did ... our FJ-60 had no rear speakers or cutouts in the rear panels. There were some speaker wires under the rear seats, so I routed them to the back panels with extra speaker wire and attached two computer speakers that were sitting around unused. Some velco attached to the sides...