Recent content by Mark Jennings

Bring-A-Trailer comes to mind, prices have dropped over the last year…..get someone that knows their way around an FJ40 to look her over before you bid….there are some iffy sellers.

Frickin-A-Awesome Dude and the Dune Beige…..Uber correct! And you might want to stop calling it an ‘FJ’. Most of us here on Mud in the 40/45 chat are pretty sensitive to that. ‘FJs’ are nothing more than a re-bodied 4-Runner and they have their own forum(s). This forum is for the original ‘Old’...

I wrote this for Mud Members trying to salvage your ‘3 on the tree’ shifters…..it may help you once the pin is replaced. At the end of the article, there is a paragraph or 2 on ‘how to adjust’ that in the turn signal housing. FJ40 3 Speed Column Shift Rebuild Our 68 FJ40, that we have owned...

Flip the Bezel…..🤣🤣🤣🤣 Otherwise looks awesome.

Whoo Hoo ….. Get-R-Done!😎

Double nut, if no joy…. Vice Grips, if no joy…. Grinder….. And penetrating oil……lots of penetrating oil….

Again, pull the rockers. Find a socket that just fits inside the cup. Use a short extension and drive her home. They go in fairly easy…..I think someone above said sealant….yes, use something like aviation permatex, silicone gasket sealer, etc…

Cool Beans, I had forgotten about those freeze plugs!!!!

So where was the crack after it froze?

This is a 68 F engine manifold assembly. The exhaust was cold Ceracoated and the Aluminum intake bead blasted. This picture was taken in 2017. After 6 years and 10,00 miles, still holding, with just a small spot of rust on #6 exhaust port. I also had a set of tube headers Ceracoated for a VW at...

Does this rig have an oil cooler.? That would be my first check. In any event dump the oil sooner than later. If the oil cooler checks out or if it doesn’t have one then….. Drain the oil, leave the drain plug out and again, attempt to refill with water. If you see water coming out of the oil...

Loose wire to distrib or ignition switch. I’ve had it happen on several 50 plus YO vehicles. Toyota is no exception.

Aviation Permatex, all paper gaskets.

I have a complete set of ball/spoon axles if you need them, short and long and both fine spline inner, coarse spline outer. If it’s a 69, should have briefs on both axles.

And TEQ blinker fluid???