Recent content by henryporter

Finally revisiting. Popped the cotter pin and linkage. I only feel two distinct positions - front and back. It moves smoothly, but definitely does not move beyond these positions. I don’t try yet driving in either…here are some more pictures

Best I could do. What a mess

Thanks for the link - i'll check it out cause i think i'm in need :)

I have a similar issue here. I'm a newbie and recently bought my '71 FJ40. I'm seeing slow speeds, high RPM and high fuel use. "FD" knob won't push in. Light for FD is disconnected. So, I'm pretty sure we are stuck with front drive engaged. Can anyone point me to a troubleshooting guide...

Amazing help everyone. So glad, sender number #3 was the answer. the original temperature sender from city racer above solved it. Occam's Razor of course. Appreciate all the help and hoping you have happy holidays. No i discovered my entire vacuum transfer systems isn't working. On to the...

Many thanks for this link. oh boy. Pulling out a breadboard is probably the right level i need. I'll study your notes here and compare.

Thanks for all the responses. Ugh. I've narrowed this down and realized chat GPT was indeed wrong. Fuel gauge is fine, but i replaced it anyway. No regulator in the fuel gauge and there isnt supposed to be one. Its the old style appropriate for a '71). I ordered a received a new (used)...

GOod call. I've been testing on a new OTS sender but will buy this one too and try just in case that's the issue. Its cheap thankfully

So true. lesson learned. helpful guide but I've learned now not to trust so much :)

Hi All, Hallelujah, Holy $hit, where's the tylenol. I got '71 FJ40 this summer - drove it a bit despite really odd temps on the temp gauge. Temp gauge pegs high initially and drops after running a bit - a bit erratically. IR gun shows temps are OK - but I dedicated this winter to fixing the...

Awesome dude. Thanks for the quick response

Hi all, first post here as I just purchased a 1971 fj40. Nothing works :) but I love it. Fixing the horn. Trying to remove the horn cover in middle of steering wheel. Haynes Manual calls out three bolts (which I don’t see) and chat gpt is telling me to just just a screwdriver to pry off the...