Recent content by sggoat

that pipe above the filter looks like a giant vac leaker

Think this one will maybe make it close to Fla.?

Would still like to see what the ammeter is showing--voltage doesn't tell the full story here. With a battery at 11.8 volts at start, you should see the ammeter jump up to almost pegged at 30(it may wiggle around a bit as the VR adjusts) while at idle, the ammeter should gradually drop back to...

Think Advance is phasing out regular oil--going all synthetic

happy post--After the booster loose line thought I had it but same thing--pulled plugs--all good-compression all 120 except #6 low put back together and did more squirting this time_ when the booster area sprayed the engine quit--pulled the hose completely off--big dry rot crack in the back side...

Found the booster line clamp broke and hose loose- prob why the carb spray caused the stumble-all fixed--try tomorrow to see if that helped

Fuel flow to carb is good using the elect pp---oops the video is too big--will take still shot so the flow is visible--plugs out next and comp check, then start rotating to get at timing marks

not timing yet, trying to get at the easy stuff first- plus the truck was ok the night before(the dizzy is tight as to being able to turn it in the hole-vac advance plate operation is smooth). weber inlet fine screen filter was clean, next will chk for good fuel flow from the elect bypass pp...

this is great-didn't know it could be chek'd without dismantle

that I will do today!

Didn't see any dangling hoses-all are connected-carb spray everywhere I could think of-only place that made even a little diff in idle rpm was around the brake booster vac connection( and that is very close to the weber carb inlet). just strange that the night before, the truck ran perfect-sat...

Not sure this sounds like a "backfire" but you may have a point with the spark advance. no major vac leak using carb cleaner spray around the manifolds or carb base - plugs coming out today(pics coming)

Hi all, Got a strange prob w/my 77 FJ40. yesterday, everything was running fine-- this AM I go out, start it up - all looks good-idle at 700, vac at 20" smooth idle. Raise engine rpm to about 1100, and vac starts dropping little more throttle and vac falls to about 4-5" -- engine quits. restart...

something about the pocket shift inst plate doesn't look right, and the badging above the fender doesn't either--but the rig looks very nice and clean--the color is close--What matters is how it drives--and stops!--ha

Won't be long before there's one in Fla as well!!--what a cool replacement!