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    Is GL5 gear oil really bad for our transmissions?

    I put GL-5 into a 9 year old Pajero with 90k & manual 5 speed tranny. Instantly noticed a "stiff resistance" putting it into 1st gear. Other gears were stiff also but less noticeable. Changed oil back to GL-4 and the stiffness was less but still noticable .... even to 125k and when warm. My oil...
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    FJ40 Tours (ie renting a FJ40)

    In south Jordan I heard about a place called Wadi Rum where the film Lawrence of Arabia was filmed in part. I went there. They have dozens and dozens of beat up 40s for rent on whatever terms you can get. Most folks go camping with them in the desert. They will provide & set up a arab style...
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    Need to start an FJ40 that has been garaged for 2 years

    With unknown history, do recharge the battery and change the crankcase oil after at least 2 years sitting. Pull the plugs and put some oil in each cylinder and then crank it over with the the new oil in the crankcase. Check all fluid levels, belt tensions, points, plugs and filters, etc. Make...
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    FJ43 tag

    Hamza, If you just need a bit of cheering to get you going ... raw raw raw! It does look like an old frontier border patrol vehicle by the door markings. Probably had a rough 23,000 km's but you gotta love the vehicles in the arid desert junk yards. By rough count, there about four FJ40's...
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    FJ43 tag

    Hey U Tractor Guy - it looks like it was made between 1980/05 and 1980/06. ....... as I exit only. Killing time in Dhahran. Will be on a plane in 30 hrs one way. Hold the fort!
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    Stay AWAY from ALCAN SPRING!!!!!!

    Without having read every post in this thread, I wanna say that Alcan should have gathered sufficient information from the customer about the application and requirements in advance of doing the job. They are the experts. Clearly in the first post, the criteria was for an extra heavy duty...
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    heat soaked engine gets idle surge on restart.

    I run the composite carb spacer. I must say that this thread got my attention right off the bat when you said bubbles were going back to the tank - something we wouldn't see unless there is a clear hose. Gasoline does readily vaporize - more that I ever thought even contained in a metal line...
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    heat soaked engine gets idle surge on restart.

    I had symptoms of a hard to start a hot engine shortly after shutting it down on a OEM rebuilt engine and a new OEM engine. I'm saying a new short block, fuel pump, carb, intake and exhaust manifolds and a worked over head. Etc. That was a 1984 and I wasn't shy to spend $ here where OEM parts...
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    heat soaked engine gets idle surge on restart.

    Engine heat is vaporizing the fuel in the line to the carb. You said bubbles were going from that line back to the tank. On hot days, the fuel in the tank is warmer and vaporizes easier. Insulate the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb. Toyota does this on a/c and heater lines where they...
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    40 Crank Handle Dimensions

    All Saudi spec cruisers have the crank as standard, but they are no longer available at the vendor. I wanna say that almost any handcrank will do. I got a Land Rover crank and modified it to the Toyota specs just so it fits in the OEM holder. You might look at Farmall cranks. It is just a simple...
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    I cant pull the distributor out.

    Someone on this forum did make a slide hammer tool that I thought was impressive, but I removed a stubborn dist without it. This is not a new problem. Basically, you have to put an upward force on the dist body and at the same time tap the lower curved side of the dist body with a sharp upward...
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    Rack - will it fit?

    Here is a drawing I made for roof rack planning. Mine is a stubby Arb rack. It doesn't show the narrow front dimension, but better than nothing when you are far away from your cruiser. cheers
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    heat soaked engine gets idle surge on restart.

    A fan will help to disperse heat. Insulating the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb is a very effective heat barrier to prevent fuel from vaporizing.
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    Engine angle

    If the crankshaft location is an indication as to the center of the engine, I will say that the engine center is on the driver side slightly because the bracket where you insert that manual engine start gizmo (hand crank) is just there .... but I think the engine is parallel to the frame at the...
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    air bubbles in fuel line after engine shut down

    I agree about the suction side and location of the fuel pump effect on vapor lock. Best is when the pump is located in the gas tank. But, the extreme high temps above the exhaust manifold / head do vaporize gas in the line despite fuel pump discharge pressure. My insulation fix is very...
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    air bubbles in fuel line after engine shut down

    The fuel pump is a diaphram pump, not a positive displacement pump that would prevent flow back. It creates pressure when it's running on the discharge side - if there was a fitting that leaked, you would see it. There's no "vacuum" anywhere that would suck in air. I wrapped the fuel line from...
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    air bubbles in fuel line after engine shut down

    I say it's not normal to see this only because most fuel lines are not transparent, at least that I've seen. After you shut the engine down there is a lot of heat in the block especially above the head / exhaust manifold. That heat vaporizes the liquid gasoline in the fuel line to the carb and...
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    Shipping a 40 from Asia to the U.S.?

    I wanna say that it depends on what year '40 or how rare is your '40 on the USA side that makes all the difference. I started restoring a 1975 '40 here over 10 years ago - just working on it as I used it as a DD. When I got to know more about '40's, I shifted to late model cruisers - 1983 and...
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    Ignition coil heats up w/o it running

    Hmmmm, Is the key acc position the same position as when you start the engine and then let off after it starts. If so, I would say that yes "it" should get hot (It being the ceramic resistor box on top of the coil). My electrical experience is limited to non-USA cruisers. I believe that when...
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    Dropped me nuts

    I suggest you drive the front wheels up a steep bank at least 40 deg to get that rascal to fall to the big end / low end of the oil sump. Then, go fishing with a magnet on a flexible shaft thru the oil drain hole. Or, if you have a vey strong magnet, you might be able to drag the nut to the...
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