Recent content by Sir X Loin

I think i'm gonna go your route (mechanical) what is the thread pitch?

After the ingenious advise i got from y'all on my oil pressure problems i have decided to upgrade all my gauges. i searched the forums regaurding stock senders and aftermarket gauges. i didnt find the answers i was looking for. can you use the stock temp sensor with an aftermarket gauge?

Degnol, that was exactly what i was looking for. thanks alot! The dog is a Vizsla. he is a Hungarian 'Pointer' people train them as bird dogs. He is an awesome and some what rare dog. very good with kids. he is so friendly that he tries to make friends with everything... including...

Hey thanx for the informative reply. Your knowledge is some what confusing to me. Are you saying that the thread in the block is 1/8-28BSPT? And what is that part number for, an adapter from BSPT to NPT?

"YESSS! You are correct sir!"

Porting would be a good idea. but polishing would be kind dumb. polishing only has advantages at very high RPM. the rough cast surfaces actually help 'swirl' the air/fuel mix keeping it atomized before it gets burned. i have heard of people with polished intakes/heads getting puddles of fuel at...

I ran my iPod directly to an amp in an old blazer i had. it worked, however it sounded like crap due to being only able to control volume via the 'pod. when the iPod is maxed out on volume the sound is very crappy. spend the XXX amount and get a head unit. most are available with aux RCA...

Johnny C, Thanks for the heads up on the shop. ill drop him a line to say hi with your regaurds. last night i messed with the gauge. the 1/8 npt fitting wasnt that close for an oil free seal. but it did tell me that my stock gauge wasn't working. i used the orignal sender and wired it up and...

Great, thanks again for the help. ill install the gauge and give it another shot. ill check back with all the details. -Brian

over the weekend i messed with the regulator. i must have tried in in just about every thread incriment possible. i still have no oil pressure (at least none registering on my stock gauge. i bought a 'sun-pro' gauge that reads from zero to one hundred psi. without knowing that my gauge reading...

Thanks for the informative replies. I am using the stock oil pressure gauge. On your advice I will upgrade to a mechanical gauge. Any reccomendations as to where to plumb the line from the block to the gauge? What does the adjuster for the oil regulator look like? Thanks guys. heres...

Hey whats up. My name is Brian. I live in vermont and have a 70 FJ40. I bought the rig from an old buddy who got it from an old farmer for $300. the things had a rusted out frame amoung many other vital problems. Anyways, the years past and he got it running pretty good. I bought it from him...