I think my distributor is set into the camshaft one tick wrong as I can ALMOST get my timing set right but not quite. When my timing gets to where I want it to be the distributor hits the oil filler and won't advance any more. So, I need to pull the dissy out of the cam hole and reinsert it...
I recently finished a clutch replacement on my '68 FJ40. I did not disconnect the hydraulics but did remove the slave as part of the process. I did bleed it a bit afterwards -- but maybe not enough.
When I push the clutch in, it disengages as it should. After about 45 seconds, the clutch...
Looking for running boards for a '68 FJ40 -- the longer boards but with the screw-on ring around the perimeter that holds that mystery white rubber that is almost never seen. No diamond plate.
I am having a killer time removing the upper bearing race from an early steering box. It's way up in the casting and impossible to get to. I am almost out of ideas. I cut through part of the race with my dremel, ground a tool to try and hook around the race to pull it with, heated the casting...
I am rebuilding a steering box to go in my early '68 FJ40. In late 1968 the steering shaft and steering wheel changed. The number of splines on the shaft and steering wheel went from 36 to 33. Here is my quandry.
I have two later steering boxes from the 69 to 72 cruisers (33 spline) and an...
I was not paying attention at NAPA today and brought home an SKF pilot bearing made in Argentina; part number 6202-2ZJ. My first problem is that it will not fit over the input shaft of my three speed transmission. I can probably fix this by giving the shaft a bit of a rub-down. My other...
Just driving along with my 1-BBL Aisin and it started idling really rough and cut off due to flooding. When I took the top off the air filter it appeared that gas was pouring into the carb from a port just above the throttle plate. It almost seem like the gas was boiling out onto the throttle...
I just finished rebuilding a three-speed transfer case and realized that I don't have an input gear that matches the gears from the rebuild. I do have one or two input gears from other units. If I use a different input gear, am I bound to have a noisy setup? Should I purchase a new input gear...
My engine purrs like a kitten when it is cold or warm. When it is hot (and it is getting hot here in Georgia), it stumbles at idle. At idle, it runs smoothly for between 5 to 20 seconds and then suddenly almost shuts down, stumbles for a second or two, and then picks back up.
The fuel is at...
I am trying to scare up some rear door hinges for my '68. The part numbers seem to indicate that there are 4 unique hinges, but it looks like the upper left and the lower right might be the same. Can anyone here straighten me out?
I know it seems silly but I want to make some home-made body mounts. I have the polyurethane and stainless plate so could fab them pretty easy. Looks like I need 10 of them like this. Can somebody tell me the thickness of the polyurethane, the thickness of the steel plate, and the length and...
I am continuously in the process of cleaning and painting lots of small parts for my cruiser: hinges, latches, bumpers .... I generally sandblast everything to bare metal. I would love to find a local plater who would put electro-zinc on the parts as a base coat, but I have had no luck. So...
Not to pick on Mark but he is underpricing his bib lights!
New: $25
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FJ40-FJ45-LAND-CRUISER-FRONT-BIB-LIGHTS-NEW-L-K_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33715QQihZ016QQitemZ260084095716QQrdZ1
Used: $50...
I am restoring a pair of swing-out rear doors for my '68. I know that there is some rust on the inside of the doors and don't want them to rust from the inside out. While I have the bolts off I have limited access to the inside of the panels and could shoot some stuff into the doors. What...
I run the early fuel filter with the glass bowl that was standard on my '68 LC. I have had trouble finding filter elements. Now JT Outfitters seems to have found a source. Beck-Arnley does not make them anymore, and Toyota does not either (though you can get the metal filter housing with a...
I am rebuilding a vac advance distributor from a '67 FJ40. On separating the breaker plate from the stationary plate, I lost a few ball bearings. These bearings run around in a groove under the stationary plate. Are there 4 or 8 of them? I have found 4 so far but it looks like 8 might work...
I just purchased a '68 FJ40 for parts. It is a total rust bucket but I have a feeling that the engine has very few miles on it. It still had the smog pump, original oil lines, cannister oil filter ... These sorts of things would have been replaced if the cruiser was run very much. My quandry...
I took the two front bolts off my head to remove the air cleaner (on an older F engine). This to get ready to replace the intake and exhaust manifold. I got a small leak of coolant from the front-most head bolt. Did I goof up by loosening these two bolts? If so, what should I do?
one of you F135 freaks ought to call this guy and buy this head before this guy throws it away. He says it's from a '68 to '72 but that's not what I am seeing. It's been listed three times with no bids, so he would probably take $10 for the thing if you could pick it up. Just hate to see the...
I am doing a bit of restoration on my otherwise fine wiring harness and would like to use wire that matches my harness. Is there any source for the colored wire with stripes that was used on our original harnesses? Thanks.
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