Recent content by Memphisau79

So the error has been found and corrected, wanted to say thank you to Gerg for all his help and identifying the easily overlooked mistake that had occurred. The previous owner (dealer in this case) had swapped the lines that go to the throttle so the throttle was wide open when idling causing...

So the error has been found and corrected, wanted to say thank you to Gerg for all his help and identifying the easily overlooked mistake that had occurred. The previous owner (dealer in this case) had swapped the lines that go to the throttle so the throttle was wide open when idling causing...

I love that diesel, it seems to have more power than the F model I had when I was younger, 34" tires it just man handles... hopefully can figure the exhaust out soon, thanks for the response!

Howdy! I am re-posting this article and updating with the changes as I have been away over the winter.. My 78 BJ40 (B motor) has a lot of white exhaust smoke since partially rebuilding: head inspect and rebuilt by machine shop, replaced head gasket and cleaned engine block up. The exhaust...

I found my timing mark this morning. It looks pretty close but not sure how off that is, can post more photos

So i am finally getting a chance to start going after this again! I have been away and just finished my brakes and a leak so its ready to start messing with this exhaust issue again. I have not removed the green item rod yet but there is tension holding the arm in place so it would make sense...

I’ll investigate the second spring, is it towards the front end or rear ending of vehicle? The larger spring was towards rear end. And is it attached to the diaphragm somehow? I understand now what you’re saying about detaching that rod, I don’t think there’s any tension on it but I’ll ditch...

There’s no wire hooked to that male circuit on the green item, it’s just floating there currently. The leather diaphragm has a spring the size of 3” stack of quarters that popped out when removing the old diaphragm and was returned the same way when I installed the new. I replaced the stock...

The rebuild was of the head by a local very reputable shop. Other than that the block was just cleaned some w some oil/gas combo as recommended by a diesel mechanic I know, gaskets replaced obviously too. That video shows the first time firing up and driving. I have not run it longer than a...

I’m not sure why I didn’t post this originally but here is the 55 second video that the screen shots were taken from with the audio too.

This isnt a 3B actually, it’s a B motor. I can’t find anyone else w this part on there BJ... it freely slides in and out of the cylinder so it’s not doing anything, could this be the issue causing the smoke? I still haven’t had the opportunity to fire up yet. A retired Toyota parts guy told me...

Thanks! The green item is the return arm, is that correct? It has no spring on it anywhere. It is composed of a ‘piston’ w the skinny rod on a swivel projecting off of it and that piston is inside a cylinder. The cylinder is what’s attached to the intake manifold, it has a male electrical...

Thanks for all the responses! I replaced the diaphragm, the old one did not have any obvious tears in it but the new is in. I have not started it yet, brakes are torn apart and it’s in a garage I don’t care to smoke up yet. Attached are some images of the fuel pump and such... Would love any...

Ordered the diaphragm just now, thanks for the post on how to replace! You guys are awesome. It does feel/sound like it idles high and the fuel kill switch connects w a wire directly to object the accelerator pedal’s wire attaches to, forgive my lack of knowledge of the nomenclature. Diaphragm...

The smoke smells like exhaust but I have a rookie sense of smell in this, nothing was super horrible or sweet smelling though. It was partially rebuilt before starting that day, so it struggled some to start but later that evening started fairly quick. The engine has new valves and seals too...