klinetime574

I’m going to dig in more tonight. Worst case scenario I order some parts and use the rebuilt H42 sitting on my shop floor to swap new stuff in. @RodrigzCrzr suggested that if I do that, to run the motor with the transmission out to potentially...

This is an interesting noise. The videos with and without the inspection cover sound completely different. I’m thinking flywheel or pressure plate issue. Loose bolts, worn dowels, oblong holes, random failure, etc. Definitely will be watching to...

I use Derale coolers with -6AN fittings

Some big things lined up in the next few months. We just bought our first home, no more bumming driveways from @samc2447 @houstonfj40 @FARMAN33 @RiggityJ and @FJ62DadWagon Thank you all for helping me keep this junk alive. I just crossed...

And I posted about taking the dude to Baja earlier this year… ended up taking his little bro Gaucho. Highly recommend Baja, will be an annual thing now

I sold the GX. The dude is back to being my only insured vehicle. Leaving for a 5 month Colorado trip on Saturday. Here are some film pics from Arkansas

No fluid heat riser here. No block off plate either. Just a stock intake.

I ran a stock carburetor with SOR headers. No issues. Before that I had a Weber on it. No issues. Now I have Sniper EFI. No issues.

I’ve been preoccupied with life and this has been a turn key, park it up front at the valet kind of rig. A special thanks to @mattressking for the carb help. It’s running at peak tractor.

Forgot to add these pics from last week. Ben @BigHighBlue came over for a little R&R. So asked what he wanted to do for these few days and his response was “ want to see the 12HT come out the white truck”. So thought I’d share some pics of him...

I had this setup about 25 years ago and it worked okay. Mine always had a slight surge under load and a 1-200 rpm shift at idle. What are your codes? Howell has amazing customer support. Have you called them?

If pulling a spark plug wire makes no difference- the misfire is ignition based — and the problem is downstream of the coil. Try replacing the distributor cap and rotor and replace spark plug wire #3 to rule it out - and of course spark plug #3...

Thanks @OSS. Problem fixed. Cracked ceramic around the spark plug.

I’m on the fence about it. But your opinion may sway me.

Yeah I saw that block drain alternate part recently. I have an extension tube on my radiator so that’s nice. Maybe if I ever feel like unscrewing that block drain again I’ll have that substitute part on hand lol. Thanks for the kind words!

@klinetime574 FYI Toyota makes an engine block coolant drain with a little piece you can stick a hose on. Instead of unscrewing the plug and the coolant coming straight out, you unscrew a plug and the coolant comes out a short pipe at a 90*...

No shop comes to mind. I’m in Elgin, what about you? I have no familiarity with the Howell TPI. I’d love to see some pictures if possible. Are you able to get codes read on it so you have some sort of direction to look into? Describe “never seems...

Love the seats. Look forward to watching this build!

I like to create a thread for each cruiser I do any type of resurrection with. Main reason for this is to document my work and allow for others to provide feedback etc which is invaluable as I continue to learn more about these rigs. There’s...

As expected the mod made no difference at all. I filled it with coolant and then it leaked. Pulled all of them back out, cleaned the threads, applied (more) Permatex high temp thread sealant. Fixed. Highest I saw the temperature get to on the...

Leave the pinstripes on that “new” door please.

I had one of the best wheeling days of my life in March 2022. Then I fell into a ditch leaving the park and beer canned the side of the truck. Not very awesome. The guys at classic cruisers hooked me up with a full set of clean Colorado sheet...

Great work on Sandy. Don’t know how I’ve missed this thread. Read the whole thing last night and this morning. Awesome work!

What you want is something with 3.5 inch backspacing. You can acheive that with: -8 inch wide wheels that have -25 offset -8.5 inch wide wheels that have -32 offset -9 inch wide wheels that have -38 offset All of these will clear your brake...