Recent content by Ronthebiker

The Velcro on the rear window of my Bestop soft top would always pull up over time so I decided to ditch that in favor or some snap fasteners. Not going anywhere now.

So that last issue ended up being a bad spark plug from dropping it on the ground; had no gap. Popped a new set in and it runs as good as ever. So for future reference I’m saying it was probably the points being set up completely wrong. When I got to them they literally had no gap and weren’t...

Got it started up and set the timing. Cylinder #1 seems to be firing at any rpm along with the others now but I can still tell it’s ideling rough. It also has a flat spot when driving and the entire rev range seems like it’s tougher than before. Something is definitely off. And as a correction...

Set the gap to .016 and put everything back together and then was reminded that my battery is dying for whatever reason. Figured that’s a good place to stop for the night. Guess I’ll jump it and see how it runs when I get back from work tomorrow.

Yeah when I made my mistake I thought my oil pressure gauge had just stopped working and had no idea the oil pump was dependent on the distributor. Figured that as long as the engine was turning the pump was turning haha..

Live and learn I guess :meh: Is there a certain way it goes in or it’s just a matter of making sure it’s down all the way?

I just bought feeler gauges and no I didnt know if there was a specific way to get the distributor all the way down. That’s actually how I blew my old engine because I didn’t know about how that works :bang:

This is the inside of my distributor.

Tried a pertronix and for some reason it didn’t work. Then saw it said it wouldn’t work on my distributor. looking right now it doesn’t look like the points are opening up at all and I’m gonna try to set them up to the right gap. But I’m confused because my truck doesn’t have an igniter or a...

Alright so I’m at the end of my knowledge here and what I can find by google. 69 FJ40 with later model 2F components all Frankensteined together with the”semi electronic” vacuum advance distributor Noticed about a week ago that it was ideling rough but running fine otherwise. Checked all the...

2wd low is one of my favorite things the PO did to mine. Didn't realize it was just a matter of modifying the shift gate. Super convenient for when you are on a twisty trail and don't necessarily need 4wd you can pop it in 2wd low to control your speed to roll over stuff or descend a hill but...

I have a soft top that I got with some other parts. It’s definitely not in great condition and is missing a few parts and hardware that should be able to be ordered from Bestop. The frame is fine and should be able to be used no problem. The actual top doesn’t have any obvious rips or anything...

I run 31’s and mines always like exactly 10 mph fast. I also used to know what my highway speed was by the RPM’s but if I recall when I did that lake bed run I was more concerned with keeping it in a straight line and not hitting random bumps in the middle of the desert haha. I just know it was...

Those are interesting never seen any like that but they look cool

Ah yes! Another early 69 with round turn signals:clap: And from Tucson too!