1963 FJ40
3-FJ40-19821
registered in 1964
Engine F 185075 still running with only hoses and belts replaced
no modifications
I believe I am the 2nd driver, 3rd owner (after a BAT auction and my private purchase)
Has the original "Built for" tag on the glove box door
Driven daily in fair weather...
I put the top on when in starts raining, then park it for the worse months. In summer it is my daily driver with the summer top. Noticeably quieter with the top off, and seems like more get up and go. Took about an hour to get it off, i think it was the first time off in its 56 years.
that is what i did as a troubleshoot. I am not declaring this as a definitive test for coil performance. There may be problems with the points (gap and dwell) which would cause a "no spark" or "weak spark" situation and the coil could be fine. I put a coil in that doesn't require a resistor.
Check the center (coil) contact that rides on the rotor inside the distributor. One time, on the road, i had to stretch the spring that pushes it down to make contact and distribute the spark to the plug wires. i diagnose it because i grounded a spark plug in a plug wire from the coil and saw...
check for 12V at the coil. I had to rebuild my ignition switch as the contacts inside the switch had arc burns so bad there was no connection. jump 12 V to the ignition wire to the coil and then check for spark. just a thought.
I am changing the cartridge on my '64 f1 engine and noticed there is only one small hole on the tube up through the middle of the filter.
I have read only a percentage of the oil flows through the filter, and I assume it comes in the side of the canister, through the media and returns...