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    Failed Smog. . .

    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...
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    Help!!

    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...
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    Please set me straight concerning my timing light

    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...
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    Mixture and Idle Adjust 79 FJ40

    Hello to All. . . New member and hoping someone can clarify. Had a new shop do extensive work on my 79FJ40 recently. Part of work included new exhaust manifold gasket and now carburetor and linkages seem not right. Carb was rebuilt less than a year ago by a guy that's done hundreds of cruiser...
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    79 FJ40 dies after running and restarting

    I'm new to the site and my cruiser's fixing to turn over 400K miles. Problem occurs after I run it to operating temp and shut off the engine for 5 minutes. When I restart it won't idle, just keeps dying for 2 or 3 minutes. Somebody said the fuel delivery is pressurized. Any suggestions are...
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