Appreciate the help! I did give the carb a little love. Purchased a rebuild kit and replaced a couple gaskets, accelerator pump plunger, etc. I still have a semi loose stud that cause a bit of an whining/air leak (will fix that eventually, but after installing the HEI and tinkering with some...
D.U.I. successfully installed. Now getting spark, but still not firing. Poured fuel into the carb with positive results (firing momentarily, but not running consistently), but the throttle pump (?) on the cab doesn't seem to be feeding fuel into the carb... Needless to say at this point it's a...
Update.
Successfully jumped the coil by bypassing the resister on the firewall. Vehicle started but only momentarily. It looked like the resister was the problem because it was not getting enough voltage to the coil.
Replaced the resister, but in the process of putting everything together the...
Engine fuse is good. I'll have to see if I can't borrow a multimeter to check the power to the coil. I'm going to take the distributor cap off today. What should I be looking for? Also could it be a grounding issue?
Thanks for all the suggestions thus far. Yes, turns over but wont start. Fuel in the tank, yes. Fuel in the carb window, yes. Not sure of the make of the carb (image attached). Performed the spark test by touching one of the distributor wires to the block and cranking. No spark. Just got done...
Semi-new FJ40 owner here. I have a 1979 FJ40 with a rebuilt 2F. I've had it for around 4 months and have used it as a daily driver with no issues. Dropped the kids at school yesterday and pulled in the driveway. Went to start it up later in the day and it won't turn over.
I've checked the...