Recent content by JohnJL

1974 FJ40 USA. You guys are awesome, thanks!

Old fluid in the front and clutch reservoirs, new in the read res.

I, for one, welcome our new overlords ;-)

I cad coated these parts about 15 years ago and forget where they all go...anyone have a look at some of these and say "1 goes here, 2 ges here...." etc? I have a vague memory of 1 on the front of the valve cover holding the fuel and vacuum lines, 3 and 9 as engine pickup points, 5 and 8 on the...

I took this much water out of my front brake lines. Truck has mostly just sat for 5 years with a few runs around the block evey summer and with the caps on the reservoirs. Bled all four corners and clutch but this is just the amout of water in the lines and calipers in the front (Toryota discs)...

Hi Byron, I have given up on the local scene. Guild are crooks, MA is out of business (after doing my block and heads) and the other good shop in the area just closed when the founder ran out of life. I've built about a 2 dozen engines over the years, mostly aircooled 911s, Rotax, Briggs and...

Here are the cam specs with the full valve travel measured (found my mag dial holder!) Intake lift 0.428" @ 470 degrees 110 degree intake centerline Exhaust lift 0.401" @ 250 degrees 108 degree exhaust centerline 109 degree lobe separation angle Here is a chart of my measurements. I am trying...

I'll try that when I get it all back together. Hoping to scrutinize and confirm the cam is right and timed correctly before putting everything back together...

Thanks for those of you that have followed and posted on the build thread:Build - 1974 FJ40 Restoration Build Thread - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1974-fj40-restoration-build-thread.1039827/page-14 We are 14 pages deep there and I am still running into a problem so I'm posting it here as...

For fun, this is what ChatGPT has to say about my camshaft observations. >>> 1. What your measurements tell us I'm assuming that: Your degree wheel reads crankshaft degrees over a complete 720° four-stroke cycle. The measurements are valve lift in inches, taken with the engine assembled...

Thanks for the suggestions. Here are my observations; The backfiring through the exhaust feels more like valve timing allowing rich unburned air/fuel into the exhaust and igniting there. At idle at least the timing is right at the BB with vacuum disconnected and plugged. This is a DUI...

Data later. Watching Maximum Overdrive. Priorities.

So I 3d printed a degree wheel and mapped out my cam. Here is what I see: First, ignore the flat tops of the cam lobe peaks: my Z-block and dial indicator and extension combination didnt allow me to get the peaks measured but thats not the real point here... Second, the degrees are indeed...

Here are my carb jets