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  1. J

    Wanted  FJ40 OEM Cam

    Have a Delta cam that isnt doing what I expect, looking for a new stock or mild cam please.
  2. J

    FJ40 Alignment Questions - Axle centering and Camber shims

    Thanks to those of you that have helped on other threads! I thought I'd try starting another focused on today's task at hand: alignment. The truck is a 1974 FJ40 freshly reassembled. I initially had the front camber shims on backwards, that made it handle evil. It still handles terribly but...
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    My FJ40 is actively trying to kill me - steering help please

    I did a frame-off restoration and upgraded a bunch of parts along the way only to end up with the truck handling very sketchily. These are all new tie rod ends, shackles, springs, bushings and the axle/birfs/bearings all new. Toe in is 1/4" on 31" wheels. 4degree caster wedge. New Bilstein 5120...
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    FREE  Toronto: Free 1974 FJ40 Tub

    Replaced my tub and have this rough one here...It is rusty but not crusty...fully blasted and living in my garage for 2 years. Intended to build it into a couch but I couldnt wait and bought one...I am about to scrap this so if its any use to someone please come and get it before I throw it out...
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    What cam is this?

    I am sure I bought this cam from Delta, but I am finding the intake and exhaust lifts to be different from some posts here. I am trying to diagnose a low idle vacuum condition. I get valve lifts of intake 0.4153" and 0.0685" at overlap. Exhaust lift 0.3975" and 0.1093" at overlap. I dont have...
  6. J

    Vacuum leak through the crankcase

    Hi all, I have been trying to get the motor tuned up and after running down a bunch of issues I seem to have found another one. In this de-smogged 1F, the crankcase via PCV valve was plumbed into the intake spacer underneath the carb. I believe this is how it was before the rebuild, though I...
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    Trick to installing cam c-clip snap ring?

    Hi, 1974 FJ40, trying to get the c-clip on the cam isn't giving me joy. My next inclination is to take a 30MM socket, sit the c-clip inside and hit it with the BFH, however I thought I'd ask here before applying force... Whats the trick to getting an OEM cam snap ring/c-clip on the cam end...
  8. J

    Camshaft gear and/or cam walked? How to get gear back on?

    Hi all, I checked the cam timing and found that to be correct...however I found something alarming and need some guidance diagnosing/setting this right. The cam gear was sitting flush with the end of the cam. There was no snap ring on the cam. The cam gear was sitting ~6.2mm out on the crank...
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    Idle troubles - With Video! Help diagnose my dying idle please?

    Hi All, I continue to struggle to get a solid idle. I can definitively tell you no amount of turning screws will overcome an empty fuel tank ;-) I am really struggling here. Fresh F motor, desmogged, stock aisin carb, dui distributor with new coil and wires. I have been struggling with this...
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    DUI Vacuum Source - Manifold or Ported?

    Hi All, I have a desmogged 1974 fj40 with original Aisin carb and a DUI distributor. I am struggling to get my idle set right and am going back over everything...I have the DUI manual but it is not specific. WHen I had this distributor running my motor before, the motor was smogged and with...
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    What are these parts?

    I kept every little piece when disassembling the 74 FJ40, I even marked one of these "Driver's." But I cant recall what they are nor any missing parts on the truck now its all back together...I suspect something to do with the rear doors? My 74 has the small ambulance half-doors with the...
  12. J

    Manifold leak fix options

    Hi all, Thanks again for all the help before. Here is a new one... I found an intake manifold leak around the 5-6 intake. The motor was barely pulling vacuum and the engine revved when starter fluid was squirted around the intake manifold there. This was a recently-assembled motor with new...
  13. J

    Starting and tuning rebuilt motor...timing travails, vacuum leak vexations and carb conundrums

    No particular questions but sharing this as I go through the process of getting my freshly rebuilt 1974 up and running. Its a 1974 US market FJ40 I've owned for almost 20 years and dragged across the world and back. Here is a build thread that needs some updating...Builds - 1974 FJ40...
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    Externally regulated new alternator/regulator/ammeter wiring

    I am finishing up a restomod of a 1974 FJ40 and got the rebuilt motor running for the first time today. I noticed the alternator is not charging while running. I initially wired the alternator with a shunt to the stock gauge, and that complication may be one reason its not charging. So I am...
  15. J

    Methodical first start process?

    I am having a real bear of a time getting my freshly rebuilt motor to start and run. The motor was completely rebuilt and I have confirmed compression and leakdown. The ignition is a DUI version which seems to be giving spark consistently. Cranking timing is 9 degrees. Plugs are new and...
  16. J

    Fuel way high in the fuel window

    Hi All, Thanks again in advance for the help. I am starting up a rebuilt F motor with rebuilt carb, so many variables going on. The motor builds oil pressure, starts right up, but doesnt rev happily, and sounds like it is knocking/dies when idling, though I have only had it running ~60 seconds...
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    Dizzy 180 degres out...move plugs wires or must remove and rephase?

    This is such a dumb question, and its designed to avoid work so its the worst of all but here it goes anyway... My rebuilt motor has a DUI distributor and started right up but runs rough for the ~60 seconds altogether I have had it going. Clearly some misfires and not "happy." I suspect the...
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    Fuel Fittings at pump and Aisin carb

    I messed up my hard line fitting at the fuel pump side by crossing the threads. I'd like to replace the line with a soft AN line with fittings at both ends. I would really appreciate if someone could confirm the measurements/fitting size at the fuel pump outlet side, and at the carm inlet side...
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    Starter wiring from scratch....did search

    Hi, This is a 1974 FJ40 with wiring from scratch, so while the manual is helpful, I am making fresh diagrams for this as I go. I have a replacement new starter from SOR. It has the two large lugs, one male spade terminal and one female spade terminal on a black wire and white connector. Does...
  20. J

    Rear disc brake caliper line leaking at seal...tried different combinations...help!

    I have a 1974 FJ40 with a rear disc brake kit from SOS Performance and am having problems getting a good seal on the right rear. That is the only one with a problem, and this is the first time in my 20 years of wrenching to have this problem. The SOS caliper is a 2005 Toyota Sequoia, and the one...
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