Recent content by JP_FJ40

chased it down. headed forward to the front signals. checking continuity from bayonets to bulb holders. No conn. OK. hit the signal assembly nuts on the underside of the fenders with PB Blaster and began to rock them to break the rust, and the signals started working. Ground interference from...

interesting. The rears are definitely getting old. I suppose I should inspect them. That might explain why the signals work without the driving lights on. Since they share a common steel housing, they may be shorting with drivers on. A next test might be to see if signals stop working when...

Entirely stock 78 OEM loom and wiring. No separate aftermarket ground bus. (I pulled a ground wire to dome light since there was no ground loop with fiberglass tub/cowl). Tail lights are frame mounted, so neutral ground loop as stock. Front turn signals/ bayonet connectors are OEM on steel...

9/78 FJ40. I should mention that I have a Mallotte fiberglass tub, and it's 17 years old. If I knew then what I know now, etc. Done before Aluminum tubs hit their stride. So, this may be as simple as a ground connection, but it's only a recent issue. No insurmountable electrical problems in 16+...

impossible to reach these guys. outgoing message says my "call is important, try back in a while." how many whiles does it take? really.

keep trying to phone Marlin and they're "closed for the night". it's about just about 2pm EST oh, closed Fridays. wtf. business must be good.

thanks for the good thoughts RWB. I have braided flex lines done a while back, but the hard lines are older. I had actually locked up the brakes maybe 15 years ago to avoid an accident, and when I went to get rolling again, pushed on the pedal which went to the floor. Hopped out and found I...

I may have answered my own question. watching this now: guidance still welcomed. m

Getting set to replace original front disc rotors. Apologies if this has been asked but no thread titles seemed promising. I'm concerned that I'm going to crack it open and be caught needing to replace parts I don't currently have. I'm looking for guidance on what I can expect will certainly...

Huh, reading this with interest, and then, oh, bypass surgery... I have a Ron Davis radiator in my FJ40, and the engine runs too cool. By which I mean, the temp gauge barely rises above cold now that it's 17° out, and the heaters are certainly not as hot as when I was running a 4-row OEM or...

agreed, thank you. a great resource.

found this site: http://www.fj40tops.com rather than three pieces, their point of advantage is that it's one piece. no riveted rain gutter, although you'll need to salvage the stock steel “lip” that fronts the windshield frame on a stocker, or, they say they are making a fiberglass one.

rebuilding this Non-USA -61090 pure speculation, but IF the code was stamped on the bump under the capped vac port, it looks like it may have been over-struck (RR for “rebuilt”?), and re-stamped 7C8 (March 8, 1977).

Thanks 77Mustard40, I just found the videos and will have a run through 'em.

resurrecting an old thread. in the initial stage (disassembly/ assessment) of rebuilding a non-usa 21100-61090 I had on the shelf for my 9/78 FJ40. using a Kyster rebuild kit 042-03L bought years ago from Specter. both of these have been in my spares for a long time, but I presume...