Recent content by colbytron

if it is sitting on a flat spot have a buddy just barely hit the ignition and try to get the right spot

is it sitting on a high point on the rotor? I can't tell from the photo.

Check the ground on your starter. my cruiser wouldn't start this morning, but after scrubbing the starter ground she fired right up.

fixed it hey, my cruiser started up today. turned out to be a loose ground on the starter that i didn't see. thanks for all of your help guys i am sure to be back soon with more questions and after a while maybe add my two cents. i am wicked stoked

back to it so i am puttering on the car today and i found that i am getting spark to the lower points of the dizzy, but not on the cap or to the plugs. i disconnected the condenser just in case it is faulty. unfortunately it won't turn over. i am pretty stumped.

a pittbull bit the license plate on my car down in elmo but i didn't spend much time in ronan. pretty country though.

wierd oddness the dude from wally's stopped by my place today while i was at work and left his card. pretty crazy if you ask me, kinda like a "if you build it they will come" sort of thing. nuts.

hey CruisinMT I lived in whitefish for about a year and it was great Montana is an awesome state. I live in Ticonderoga NY now it is pretty cool but I miss Big Mountain. Where are you located in MT. I plan on really diving into the problem this weekend and I will try to get to all of the tips...

actually, i want to drive this thing everyday, ignore that last post

it's pretty rusty and it might not be worth it to get it street legal but it will make a great runabout

ok so it looks like i am getting fuel to the carb beacause it smells like gas when i crank it. i haven't removed the fuel line by the carb yet because i have to work today and i don't want to get elbow deep in the engine and have to leave it a wreck(or a worse wreck than it is). i will have more...

So, it does turn over and i am pretty sure i am getting power to the coil. I took my multimeter to just about everything i can find envolved with the the ignition system and it seems good, but i am still learning how to use it. I am getting continuity through everything i can see and also...

Hey, everybody. I just found this site and it looks like a great place to get some info on my 1975 FJ40. I was given this cruiser by my girlfriend's brother and it has been sitting in a garage for about six years and has a lot of rust. I have had some problems tryiing to get it started. so far I...