Recent content by sue

Hi there, I have a 1987 FJ60 for sale with nearly 275000 miles. I'm asking $4k. I have more photos, you can either see them here: Log In or Sign Up to View - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1000423824122447/ or I can send them to you. This FJ60 might not be the prettiest thing in the...

At the end of May I will be moving from Denver to Baltimore and I am reluctantly considering selling my FJ60. I don't exactly want to deal with driving it across the country. Right now I'm trying to get a feel for how much I could get for it in Denver. If I do sell it, it won't be until the end...

Just for the sake of closure: I ended up replacing the cat, bad smell is gone. Apparently a cat can test out seemingly alright and still not be doing it's job. Also, just passed emissions. With flying colors. For a reference point, before going through and fixing the problems in the AI system...

Alright, just got back from a test drive. When the terrible traffic in Denver (at noon) let me get above 55 mph, everything went great! Absolutely better. I think the main problem on the rebuilt carb was the fact that the second throttle valve was sticky, or the float on the rebuilt carb was...

The AP plunger on the rebult carb is leather, which is what I have in this franken-carb now. The old carb had a rebuilt rubber ring and you really can tell the difference.

Oh boy, the never ending s*** storm. So I took the rebuilt carb off of the 60 so I could see what the float situation looked like. Sure enough the float was off, and I ended up having to take the float needle off of my old carb (it was a fairly new needle though). As I'm putting the carb back...

Thanks guys. My plan with the carb was to swap it out with part of my old one (I had to get new one because my fuel inlet cracked). I figure if it runs fine then I'll go through the "rebuilt" carb and fix it up. Timing is good, a little more advanced than stock because of the altitude here...

I guess my main question here is: why I'm I getting a bad misfire at around 55 mph all of a sudden? It went from being able to cruise at 75 easy to not being able to stay steady at 55.

I don't think its a bad cat. i tested it with an infrared thermometer and its heating up really well.

Alright, the following has officially driven me crazy. First, a little background. I got this Fj60, Sue, from a friend for cheap. Entirely stock 2f engine. It had not passed emissions for years, and I have still not been able to register it in my name because it does not have an emissions pass...

In case anyone else ever has this same weird problem: Turns out some previous owner or mechanic had directly grounded the VSV(2), so it wasn't going to the computer at all. Re-wired it and now everything works fine. :doh:

Okay, I wasn't sure exactly what triggered it other than the vacuum switch or how the electrical bit was set up. This makes sense, I'll test the thermo sensor since I haven't yet. I'm interested in passing a smog test, but I first want to try it with the emissions system working properly.

Okay, that's what I thought. My next question then is what would cause both VSV(1) and VSV(2) to be open at idle? VSV(2) is open for some reason and this is what's driving me crazy. From what it looks like it would be a problem with the fuel cut system, but my fuel cut system checks out fine...

Does anyone here know what the state of the air injection system should be at idle? Should VSV(1) and VSV(2) both be open at idle? I have the 2F emissions manual but it doesn't seem super clear to me. Any help would be appreciated.

I think I sent you a message. Do you still have the carb?