…and haven’t even started drinking yet…
77 FJ55 Montana to Florida
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I can only imagine.... I've done some extended cold weather stuff, but I do like being in FL during the winter...
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Hmmm... I'm thinking as difficult as the tanks are to find in decent shape when I get around to RnR on it I may have it done professionally... most of the threads I read on tanks is translated to "do it right" the first time... unsure that's something I want to risk...Por 15 makes a tank sealer
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After draining the tank, I pulled the old fuel filter, and it had obvious crud in it.. I poured another gallon of fuel into the tank and nothing came out of the line..
I went ahead and attached the new filter, put a couple of gallons in the tank... fires up, and briefly runs... repeated that process using the gas in the line and tank, and if I quickly pump the gas pedal I can extend the engine running time somewhat briefly... good news the motor sounds ok. I poured gas in the carb several times, cranked it up and she'd run for the few seconds... so... my thought is I've got lodged debris in the line... between the tank and filter hopefully..
Temporary plan is to run the engine off a can of gas today.... If it runs OK then I'll purge the line w air, drain the tank again, and try again.... I'm thinking the inside of the tank is loaded w small debris..
Thoughts?
Long term my thought is pull the tank..get it cleaned, .....
I'm wanting to have it run in place for several minutes so I can check some systems...lights, gauges (albeit they all seem to work), wipers, etc... I also need to check if the head gasket is an issue...water in oil or vice versa...no indication yet... it's got a new water pump on it so I think I'm good there...
The debris, if any, are most likely rust particles. Before ethanol, any moisture in a fuel tank always sat on the bottom of a tank and would eventually rust the bottom of the tank. Although people bitch about ethanol, and I'm right there as well, there are some advantages to running it as it keeps the water cleaned out of the tanks - as long as there isn't too much water. As I already explained, with too much water then the alcohol/water mixture separates from the fuel and you have a bit of a mess.
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POR 15 is a complete garbage product on the whole and marketed to folks trying to skimp… BUT the fuel tank liner kit they have is actually better than the red devil product. For the 55 tank you will need two kits.
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I used this company on my M37 tank over ten years ago, no problems that I know of. I also ran all new lines, something I believe you should think about. How does the new filter look since you ran some fuel through it?
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Let me see if I can make sense on this... when I originally drained the tank I placed a cloth over the bucket to catch debris, and to check to see if water was there..Welcome to Gas Tank Renu - Gas Tank Renu
I used this company on my M37 tank over ten years ago, no problems that I know of. I also ran all new lines, something I believe you should think about. How does the new filter look since you ran some fuel through it?
No debris to speak of, and no indication of water 'glob' on the cloth and no indication of water in the bucket.. about 4.5 gallons... flushed another gallon... put another gallon in after reinstalling the plug thinking some would come out of the line by the fuel filter which I had removed... The old filter did have some debris...
Added gas... couldn't get it to stay running... assumed it was a clogged line or at point of entry in the tank.. last night gave it some thought (what else is there to think about?) and developed another approach... so
today I took a length of new fuel line I had, inserted one end into the 5 gal gas can, and attached the other to the filter intake.. each time it started it ran better., longer, until after about 10 minutes I could accelerate, turn it off, turn it right back on. . I let it sit for 30 mins and moved to another task.. came back, fires right up and success... multiple times... SO. Figuring I had some good karma going, I attached the fuel line from the tank back to the in line filter.. cranked it up, and success... let it run for about 10 mins, pushing the accelerator, etc, letting it idle, etc... no problems.... and no debris in the filter... motor sounds good, runs good, all the gauges work, wipers work, fan motor works, horns work..... so right now I'm pretty happy w this piggie....
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The tranny and transfer case go thru all the gears w/o the engine running, but it came w a non-operational clutch... I opened the bleeder valve on the slave, and nothing, after I placed fresh fluid in the master, nothing... so, today I removed the deteriorated flex line at the slave, and out fluid came... I purged the line multiple times, and new master and slave are going to be installed when they get here along w a new flex line and fluid. so yeah... today was a good day... I was worried the hard line had to be replaced....Let me see if I can make sense on this... when I originally drained the tank I placed a cloth over the bucket to catch debris, and to check to see if water was there..
No debris to speak of, and no indication of water 'glob' on the cloth and no indication of water in the bucket.. about 4.5 gallons... flushed another gallon... put another gallon in after reinstalling the plug thinking some would come out of the line by the fuel filter which I had removed... The old filter did have some debris...
Added gas... couldn't get it to stay running... assumed it was a clogged line or at point of entry in the tank.. last night gave it some thought (what else is there to think about?) and developed another approach... so
today I took a length of new fuel line I had, inserted one end into the 5 gal gas can, and attached the other to the filter intake.. each time it started it ran better., longer, until after about 10 minutes I could accelerate, turn it off, turn it right back on. . I let it sit for 30 mins and moved to another task.. came back, fires right up and success... multiple times... SO. Figuring I had some good karma going, I attached the fuel line from the tank back to the in line filter.. cranked it up, and success... let it run for about 10 mins, pushing the accelerator, etc, letting it idle, etc... no problems.... and no debris in the filter... motor sounds good, runs good, all the gauges work, wipers work, fan motor works, horns work..... so right now I'm pretty happy w this piggie....
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depends on what the filter shows me as I continue to run her, I may be good... and yes on the ethanol.... Good 411.... thanks
I've got a six-pack of fluid film enroute... after I get about 3" of accumulated dust out of the bottom of the doors they're gonna get a good dose, as are the cavities behind the cargo panels... good 411 on that as well... learning..
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Classy...
Lots of variations for 09/75 to 12/78!
I think what you are seeing in Oz is a mechanical crank for the window and a key to unlock the tailgate so it can be opened/lowered (after the window is lowered).
Awesome! Congratulations!!!
If you have the long-body lockouts, I bet they say ASCO on the dial instead of Aisin.
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They are asco.
Yep,,, but the items I'm picking direct transfer or w slight mods....
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Double checked first thing this afternoon and Sophia cranked immediately, idled and accelerated well in place.. Replacing some coolant hoses, and the thermostat sometime this week..(and the clutch master and slave).. New windshield gasket gets here and getting new front glass for her..They are asco.
Yep,,, but the items I'm picking direct transfer or w slight mods....
Turned the lights, turn signals on after repairing some of the rear wiring which had been cut into for a trailer loom... interestingly one of the tailgate motor wires had been cut as well w a section missing.. I had two old late 70's Toyota looms and thank goodness for color coded wiring and a wiring diagram. Anyway, all lights and turn signals work with the exception of both headlights..?? and the right non-existent turn signal... Maybe bad bulbs... ran out of time to check the wiring diagram or fuse box for fuse possibility...
3/8 drive on the tailgate window works great! But yeah, going back electric hopefully...
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OK.. Time for my dumb *** question... Researched here on mud but not hitting the right keys,,
My engine continues to start n run great in place...
But.... above the spark plug second from left, and actually behind the air breather support bracket, which inquiring minds removed today for cleaning and inspection, is like a small circle w a plug in it, that barely seeps oil.. not much.... there is too much oil in the pan, as indicated on the dipstick, I just havent gotten underneath to change the oil n filter yet.. Is that supposed to be there? It's definitely not a crack, it's perfectly circular... I think the motor has been rebuilt?
If I get the oil level down to where it's suppose to be will it continue? Or is the oil to thin... No water in the oil... no oil in the water... triple checked... cleaned the seep w a rag and it's oil ... oil on the dipstick looks new....??