Recent content by LCruzombre

I put some bolts inside the rubber tubes and then clamped them. Cheap and successful. :beer:

Have you made sure you have a good ground at the lights. That is so important. You can test by using a wire directly from the battery ground to the light grounding surface itself.

All good advice here. I got a tub and didn't sand the aluminum first and just used etching primer and then regular paint. Oh, the prep solution is a good idea too. One caution is to get an etching primer than is sandable rather than the non-sand type. This allows you to get a better paint...

Ditto the etch primer, it is good stuff. Just one caution about the etch primer, there is a non sanding primer which I found to be a time saver but when you want to get a good smooth surface after priming it does not sand very well and I found it was better to go with the sanding type primer...

For my '78 40 I put on the aluminum tub plus two front fenders. I have been very pleased with how easy it was to cut off the old and put on the new. The mounting bolts holes were perfectly drilled. There are predrilled bolt holes for the backs of the seat mounts but I had to drill for the...

I don't have much advice for your problem but I experienced a major short just after I got home from a short drive in my '78 FJ40 a few years ago. I turned off my key and immediately smoke began to pour out from under the dash. I went as fast as I could and took a cable off the battery but not...

Good Point HI^C. I travelled through Central America where there is an abundance of poor quality gasoline and the truck was constantly pinging as a result.

The sending unit for the heat gauge may be faulty if Landpimps suggestions don't solve it.

Well folks I plugged it and my cruiser is running fine. Be advised this is not a technical recommendation but an experience that so far has worked. :D I will look forward to "real" advise from the "all knowing" FJ40 masters who frequent this forum. :P

Hi Greg, There have been strings on this forum about electrical problems and so much of the time these can crop up from a bad ground to the frame and body. Check that and if that does not solve it you might check the regulator or output of the alternator. Good luck, Paul, in the mountain.

I have pulled a heavy duty trailer with a #18 trackhoe behind my '78 FJ40. The trip was about 15 miles in mountains. The trackhoe was probably 3000 lbs. I took it slow, 45 or so, bcause it was probably a max out but the 40 did very well. It always impresses me what those machines are capable of.

Check the wires that go through the windshield frame to the windshield wiper motor. Sometimes those get pinched or broken.

JC I tried e-mailing but your address would not work for some reason. I will check on the cost of shipping on Tuesday. I can send you a picture if you want to see it. I am in western North Carolina, where are you? My e-mail is pcope11@hotmail.com. Paul

That sounds good. $50 plus UPS shipping?

oooh, those are nice Greg. Nice job. I looked for those seats in Asheville but didn't find any. It's so nice to see how well they fit and with those heated seats you can go bikini in the winter!