IH8MUD Community,
Recently I have started searching for an FJ60. I am in need of a second vehicle and am about to start a complete rebuild of my FJ40. Have always wanted a 60 as well and now have the need.
minimal body rust and a drivetrain in good condition. Unfortunately my 40 has...
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Recently I had to ship my '78 FJ40 from California to Oklahoma. I live in an apartment in San Francisco and had no where to work on the beast and is was falling into disrepair. Its time to do a full down-to-frame rebuild and am looking for the best shop in texas or oklahoma. Are there...
I almost have my '78 running smoothly. Recently installed a re-built carb. Adjusted the idle to get right at 650 rpm. Have yet to adjust the fast idle, so the choke works but will die if I pull it all the way out.
My problem is that it runs at super high RPMs at highway speeds >40 mph in...
Ih8mud members,
I am having a lot of trouble recently with my 40. As a back story, a few months ago I was having trouble with my fuel filter constantly getting clogged from some sediment or rust in my gas tank. I replaced the filter and flushed the gas tank, but I was having issues with...
IH8mud community,
I few years ago I had a crappy repair shop repair my center arm since I could not for the life of me get it disassembled.
I was looking at it again and decided that I needed to disassemble it again - double check that it was repaired correctly (there is just something not...
My cheap home depot hose clamps have cut into my radiator hose and now it has started leaking (had to over-tighten to stop leaking in the first place).
Will replace the hoses and clamps, but I am wondering if anyone can make suggestions for the very best replacements.
Might get the hoses...
Custom-made steel rock sliders came with my '78 FJ40 when I purchased it several years ago. They are made of heavy gauge steel, bolt-on to the frame, and powder-coated.
Came from a fabricator in Minnesota and are still in the original packaging.
I desperately need these out of my...
Custom-made steel rock sliders came with my '78 FJ40 when I purchased it several years ago. They are made of heavy gauge steel, bolt-on to the frame, and powder-coated. Came from a fabricator in Minnesota and are still in the original packaging.
I desperately need these out of my basement and...
Custom-made steel rock sliders came with my '78 FJ40 when I purchased it several years ago. They are made of heavy gauge steel, bolt-on to the frame, and powder-coated. Came from a fabricator in Minnesota and are still in the original packaging.
I desperately need these out of my basement and...
Custom-made steel rock sliders came with my '78 FJ40 when I purchased it several years ago. They are made of heavy gauge steel, bolt-on to the frame, and powder-coated. Came from a fabricator in Minnesota and are still in the original packaging.
I desperately need these out of my basement and...
Custom-made steel rock sliders came with my '78 FJ40 when I purchased it several years ago. They are made of heavy gauge steel, bolt-on to the frame, and powder-coated. Came from a fabricator in Minnesota and are still in the original packaging.
I desperately need these out of my basement and...
Custom-made steel rock sliders came with my '78 FJ40 when I purchased it several years ago. They are made of heavy gauge steel, bolt-on to the frame, and powder-coated. Came from a fabricator in Minnesota and are still in the original packaging.
I desperately need these out of my basement...
For Sale: High Quality Steel, Bolt-on Rock Sliders. These came with my '78 when i purchased it several years ago and I have gone back and forth on whether to install or not. They are heavy gauge steel, powder-coated. Originally from a fabricator in Minnesota, they have been in the originally...
I am having a little trouble with a new alternator for my '78 fj40. Two companies I buy parts from sell a 40 watt Bosch for 77-80 40's with an external regulator (For one of the companies this is the only alternator they sell for my truck). Problem is that this alternator doesn't seem to fit...
Installing a new bosch alternator just purchased from MAF in my '78 fj40. Only one they had available was a remanufactured bosch (which wasn't a problem for me since I like bosch products). I instantly noticed that the housing was different than my original alternator. As you can see in the...
I'm a noob right in the middle of some engine maintainance (replacing the alternator and belts). While in the process I realized that my fj40 does not have an air pump. Was the air pump standard on all U.S. 1978 fj40 models? Could a previous owner have partially de-smogged? I live in...
I am a young guy with my first FJ40. I am attempting to do some general maintainance, drain and fill the coolant system, but I cannot locate the coolant drain plug on the engine block. Can anyone give me a general location? It seems pretty simple according to my repair manual(s), but it still...