nice sticky sprayable oil that creeps and soaks in.
yes, it'll slow the cancer spread
1973 FJ55 Land Cruiser AKA Rusty (Am I crazy for wanting to restore this?) (1 Viewer)
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nice sticky sprayable oil that creeps and soaks in.
yes, it'll slow the cancer spread
I'd be dosing each jug with Marvel's mystery oil now, so it can work days or weeks until you can see if its free.
Some say that the 1.5F is the longest lasting of the F engines, smaller displacement and improved oiling and all.
The 1.5F head is useful for putting on a 2F block for increased compression
Went away sometime in 74, I know because my 74 has a 2F from 75…somewhere on Mud is a good serial number reference for this..
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Thanks everyone. According to the door tag, my FJ55 was built in February of 1973. I had never heard of a 1.5 F engine until the guy I bought it from mentioned that it had one. I thought it weird at the time, but considering the number of Land Cruisers, he had sitting around his shop. I assumed he knew what he was talking about.
Lanolin spray seems to work pretty well, and you can still paint over it apparently - not that you'd want to with that patina!
Looks like an F to my untrained eye. Under the valve ccover, is there a brass or copper tube going to the rocker arm assembly? The oil filter is on the driver's side? I think this would make it an F, not an F1.5 (aka F.5)?
Also, what is the engine number stamped by the starter? Frequently Asked Questions About Your Land Cruiser - Specter Off-Road - https://www.sor.com/cat/005b
Also, what is the engine number stamped by the starter? Frequently Asked Questions About Your Land Cruiser - Specter Off-Road - https://www.sor.com/cat/005b
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PabloCruise
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I thought the 2F came mid-'75?
My 55 was born in Jan of '74. I got it w/o the engine, but he said it had a 1.5F. It had the 4-speed transmixer, but a 3-speed flywheel/clutch, and the 3-speed t-case.
WarDamnEagle
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I see a few citations of the 1F being updated in September '73. So I think any engine that dates from then to the end of '74 would be considered a 1.5F. The parts diagrams also show a number change in Sept '73. Those diagrams still refer to it as a 1F engine though, FWIW.
This table was from the 1974 FJ55 information.
This table was from the 1974 FJ55 information.
| 11000 | ENGINE ASSY, PARTIAL | ||
| 19000-60110 | (09/1972 - 08/1973) | ||
| 19000-60112 | (09/1973 - 12/1974) |
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Wow! Thanks for all the information. I’ll take a look for the engine number next to the starter this weekend. I’ve been looking around the ih8mud site and realized that I probably need to move this conversation to the FJ55 forum. I’ll get a thread stated over there later this week. Thanks
That is a sweet 55! Rust is the norm on the 55, and yours really isn't as bad as many. What it does have is a nice list of hard to replace items - floor mat, nice glove box door, AC (!!), unbuggered dash, good door panels (from what I can see). Fixing rust is a pain, for sure, but finding those unobtanium original items is a much bigger pain. The color is awesome, the patina is awesome.
My advice : Don't tear it all apart. Get it running and start messing around with it. Enjoy the journey. A fully taken apart rig for restoration is too often a death sentence for it (ask me how I know, lol).
There is so much help here on Mud that it still amazes all the time.
My advice : Don't tear it all apart. Get it running and start messing around with it. Enjoy the journey. A fully taken apart rig for restoration is too often a death sentence for it (ask me how I know, lol).
There is so much help here on Mud that it still amazes all the time.
