Hey everyone,
Finally I got the BJ I always dreamed of....hold the laughter...
But seriously, my 78 BJ40 just arrived from Costa Rica,
I have not had a lot of success getting her to start, despite the engine turning over without fuss before she as shipped.
1. I connected the battery but wouldn't even get a click or wind when trying to start, I figured the battery was drained from 6 weeks at sea not being used.
2. I jumped it and after a while, like 20 minutes of trying to start her and waiting in between attempts she finally started. I let the engine run for a while, took it out for a spin, brought it back, turned it off, tried to start, no luck, no clicking or winding, so I jumped it again, and it started.
3. I figured the battery was finished. So I bought a new battery. 865 CCA 12V battery, connected it up, tried to start her, nothing. No clicking when trying to warm up the plugs, no nothing.
4. Got the jumpers cables out again and tried again, engine was trying to turn over, and I was getting the single CLICK sound when heating up the glow plugs.
5. Disconnected the jumpers, and now when I try to heat up the glows I get rapid succession clicking. When trying to start I get a wind or just a click of the engine trying to start.
At this point I am not really sure what I should do, whether it is a glow plug issue, or a starter issue, or an electrical issue.
Side note, when I hook up the jumpers the accessories work (all the lights and such), with the new battery hooked up the lights do not turn on.
Any thoughts from the LandCruiser hive mind? What would you do next?
Cheers,
Wade
Finally I got the BJ I always dreamed of....hold the laughter...
But seriously, my 78 BJ40 just arrived from Costa Rica,
I have not had a lot of success getting her to start, despite the engine turning over without fuss before she as shipped.
1. I connected the battery but wouldn't even get a click or wind when trying to start, I figured the battery was drained from 6 weeks at sea not being used.
2. I jumped it and after a while, like 20 minutes of trying to start her and waiting in between attempts she finally started. I let the engine run for a while, took it out for a spin, brought it back, turned it off, tried to start, no luck, no clicking or winding, so I jumped it again, and it started.
3. I figured the battery was finished. So I bought a new battery. 865 CCA 12V battery, connected it up, tried to start her, nothing. No clicking when trying to warm up the plugs, no nothing.
4. Got the jumpers cables out again and tried again, engine was trying to turn over, and I was getting the single CLICK sound when heating up the glow plugs.
5. Disconnected the jumpers, and now when I try to heat up the glows I get rapid succession clicking. When trying to start I get a wind or just a click of the engine trying to start.
At this point I am not really sure what I should do, whether it is a glow plug issue, or a starter issue, or an electrical issue.
Side note, when I hook up the jumpers the accessories work (all the lights and such), with the new battery hooked up the lights do not turn on.
Any thoughts from the LandCruiser hive mind? What would you do next?
Cheers,
Wade