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    Galvanizing leaf springs???

    You could possibly Cad Plate, It wouldn't be perfect but prolly the best you could do for any kind of a plate process and if you cad plate any paint would adhere better. my .02 cents
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    What's a Parts Rig Worth?

    I just bought 2 parts trucks a 78 and an 80 they came with 2 chevy short box loads worth of extra parts for 500 bucks :grinpimp::flipoff2: i know around here a rotted out vehicle of any kind if it runs 500 bucks if it dont then its value in scrap iron. thats my .02 cents
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    Hi from a Newbie and trial by fire this weekend!

    cap, rotor, wires & coil. Seems to me 78 is supposed to be the first year or electronic ignition? (someone will flame me for sure if Im wrong :P) if you do find points however change them. Transfer Case oil. Front and Rear diff oil. Grease the front knuckles (there is a square plug on the top...
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    Transfer Case Ball Bearing....HELP

    yes under that cap screw and spring there is a ball bearing.
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    Riddle me this

    yeah if you can turn the drive shaft with the wheels on the ground you either have something broken in the diff or if open diffs a broken axle...... I'm going to bet something in the diff is gone and the brick wall you describe was probably a chunk of metal going through the gears...... dump the...
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    Riddle me this

    spins casually? as in intermittent or slowly or? not sure the year of your truck, but say 75 or newer quick math tells us that if your in first gear with an H42 tranny (3.55:1 first) 2 high (1:1) and your engine is at idle of say 650rpm the drive shaft should turn at around 183rpm i wouldnt...
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    Frustrated FJ40 owner

    Hijack reply lol: ARC1 the amber sheen might be varnish but without seeing it who knows for certain. As for mystery oil or snake oil interchangeable term around here. oh and as for the 3 years what do you expect from an engine that has a 7.8 to 1 compression ratio lol. Hijack end. Did find...
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    Frustrated FJ40 owner

    The soft spot your talking about? are you meaning that as you depress the pedal you get a point where the engine just wants to choke out or are you meaning that the pedal actually feels soft? If its the engine wanting to choke out, then as I said above replace the basic maintenance stuff...
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    Frustrated FJ40 owner

    I had a similar bucking at lower rpm in 3rd or 4th gear would go away soon as I dropped a gear and got the RPM up again, turned out to be a bad coil wire. Something I have done with every vehicle is changing the plug wires, cap, rotor (cap and rotor can be inspected for condition but for the...
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    HELP!!!!!

    Huston we have a problem Hmmmm I think I found my problem. Gear is the high speed output. Shaft is the Idler shaft
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    HELP!!!!!

    Pulled the pto cover off the tcase, used a bore scope, got two teeth mostly gone off the one gear, I think odds are thats my problem..... looking at the haynes book it looks like its the highspeed output thats missing teeth.....
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    HELP!!!!!

    No open diffs both ends
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    HELP!!!!!

    I havent seen any signs that would make me think of a tire being the issue (not that I would have even thought of that) will take a close look at all tires just to be safe. though I don't see how that would explain the loud bang when driving and then nothing?
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    HELP!!!!!

    I have had the truck for 5 years now and wheeled often gear ratio is not an issue, and its in 2wheel drive with front hubs unlocked. Thanks though. Screwed around with it some more seems to be more noise in 3rd and 4th gear then in 1st or 2nd and its a different noise then the truck has made...
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    HELP!!!!!

    U joints all seem good, no movement they feel good, they were all replaced 2/3 years ago. U joints where my first thought also, but not finding any play in them.
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    HELP!!!!!

    HELP!!!!! Drive line issue The Truck is a '77 FJ40 with its original 2F, trans and Tcase. SOA and 33's daily driver. Ok heres the scenario: Driving and all of a sudden a very odd whop whop whop sound and a lot of vibration can be felt through the gear shifter. Pull over nothing visual...
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    Aluminum tub

    as far as I'm aware the only company producing aluminum tub's currently is Aqualu out of Kelowna BC. everyone else selling aluminum tub's appear to be just Aqualu distributors. from what I have seen, Aqualu tubs seem to be alright not quite perfect if your trying to do a real resto (ignoring...
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    Recommended Grease ??

    Red Ram
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    So I have this idea and want everyones input

    CorrosionX Heavy Duty We use this stuff at work on the seaplanes keeps the hardware from rusting and the aluminum from turning to puss. it would work well on a cruiser frame me thinks.
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    Engine woes

    I had a similar problem on my 77 desmogged cruiser...... I was under the hood one day and moved the coil wire and walla no problems.... the piss me off part is it was new wires, coil, plugs, cap rotor treatment 6 months before the problem arouse and having changed all that you figure got to be...
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