Thanks a bunch Al. I'm also collecting tips from the webs in general and will dive into the truck in a day or so. Oil has 2K miles since changed but I'll do that too. I know I have some crap in my tank and I'm resistant to running most of the fuel out of it. Probably a good time to do that tank...
Thanks, Prefer to sort this out myself if possible. I'm pretty capable. There are several stories that go with that but I won't bore you with those. Thanks. Andy.
Hello Cruiser Community, I have pretty much all stock April 79 Calif FJ40 that's happy and running really well. Will Turn over 400K later this year. Didn't pass smog this am and I need to tweak it myself as no one seems to know what a carburetor is anymore. I used lean drop method to set mixture...
Thanks to all who chimed in. Cruiser is running great again. Was crap coming from the tank and lines. Now that I know what it was I realize I ran my fuel way low earlier this week, below the empty hash mark which I never do. Sucked up junk from the bottom of the tank. I will be pulling that tank...
Accelerator pump was done when carb was rebuilt a year ago. The guy does all the carbs for Specter. Thousands. Truck has never been parked for extended period and was boiled out in last 7 years. Never had any problem with crap in the gas. Will check the filter tho. The tech was gonna check fuel...
Fuel filter, plugs, wires all recent. Oil was done this week. Was running perfectly just before it wasn't. I'll replace the filter when I get it back just in case.
Hello To All, I'm hoping one of the cruiser masters can shed some light here. Did a bunch of work on my April 79 Calif. FJ40 last year including carb rebuild, new fuel pump, and thorough tune up. It's been running great ever since and even my vacuum advance is working again. Truck is coming up...
Thanks to all who replied to my distress call. . . I have been finding the BB with my light set at 7 BTDC which put me at 14 degrees advanced.
Didn't notice a problem until I had a cold start and I'm supposing my stock emissions setup caused it to advance even more. Would hardly run this...
I apologize ahead of time but I'm suspicious I've been misunderstanding my timing marks. 79 FJ40 has a ball and a yellow hash mark on the flywheel. Ball is at 7 degrees advanced and yellow hash mark is at TDC? I have a programmable timing light. If I want 7 degrees factory advanced setting...
Hello Mark,
I haven't posted for a couple weeks but you had responded earlier to the problem I was having with my 4/79 California FJ40. You seemed to really know my truck so I'm hoping you can point me in a direction. Since I posted last I created a designated ground for the idle solenoid and...
I've been driving my '79 for 35 years now. Coming up on 400K miles. I had a pro rebuild the carb a year ago but didn't realize until today that he never did the final setup and mixture adjust when he put it back in the truck. I've been driving it underpowered for almost a year and tonight when I...
Hey LasCrucer, Thanks for the reply. I lived in Corrales, in river valley north of Albuquerque for 10 years. After I posted the request I did a youtube search ( as I needed the truck tomorrow) and found I followed his instructions but he did something different in the end. Your final...