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    What is this hole in my head, and why is oil spurting out of it?

    See the ballpoint pen stuck in the head above the #5 sparkplug? The right (front of car) end of the pen is shoved into a perfectly smooth hole, and oil's splattering out of it. I was able to drive home by shoving the pen in there. Somehow it stuck. I can't for the life of me figure out what was...
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    From $700 beater to $30,000 pristine 1986 FJ60...refresh thread.

    Sure. That's the plan. Brief history: 175,000 miles. Originally from CA. No accidents, ever. I'm 3rd owner, Ursa is stock, except for the hack-a-thon smog delete (Just ripped out everything but the bare necessities). Bought her from a friend in 2012, the second owner, who used her from about...
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    Quick and dirty de-smog questions.

    Alright, I'm going in this weekend and yarding everything out. I started going through the emissions manual, got the PCV sorted out, but when I got to the smog pump, egr and related spaghetti factory, the first 6 things I checked are failing. It won't idle and I actually need to go on a trip...
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    Taking a torch to exhaust flange nuts, stop me if it's stupid

    Bout sums it up. I have a leaking exhaust flange to downpipe joint, and I really don't want to break off the studs and then have to remove the manifolds. The nuts/studs look rusted enough to be original, never removed, but the pipe looks pretty good, still not all rusty yet, flange welds look...
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    New owner: 1986 FJ60 quick? and long term advice

    Just picked her up last night, 157,xxx original miles, $700 from a buddy who's had it for years, drives it 4 x a year. Little rust (RR wheel well, rear hatch). She's a beast, and it was love at first sight. Quick ?: Right now it's running rich (I think). Original carb, full smog, how the...
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