1987 fj60. Stock engine. I'm looking for a mechanic in Reno area to diagnose the engine.
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I'm not a member, I think I'll try to stop by your meeting. I have a 87 fj60. In nice shape and a bj40 project at my home in the Philippines.Hey Ted! Have I met you at any of our meetings? You should join us on Jan 9! There's no one up here I'd trust my old Land Cruiser to. The only other person besides me that will touch it will be Georg at Valley Hybrids in Stockton. The guy that built my engine, Chris at Douglas machine would be the guy I'd recommend for rebuilds, but he doesn't do automotive repair. Let me ask him if he knows anyone he would trust.
What's going on with it? Symptoms? There are lots of folks in the club that really know their stuff and these 2F is pretty simple too.
I'm not a member, I think I'll try to stop by your meeting. I have a 87 fj60. In nice shape and a bj40 project at my home in the Philippines.
I have a truck and can get a trailer too. 87 fj60. 155000 miles. It had a bad exaust gasket leak. Fixed that, did a desmog and headers and a trollhole carb. Still runs bad at idle, did a compression test and all six at about 100. Not good. Just want a pro to look at it before I jerk everything out and install a 5.3 ls!
Been looking at 5 3's. I see many places that sell them like Mars. Pacific fab, ect. But I really want someone tell look at the 2f first. So I guess I'll call George.Shoot! If that is your eventual plan, just skip the diagnostics of the 2F and put the money toward the LS. Mars Automotive has some cool kits for LS swaps. MARS Auto & Truck Parts | LS Swap Kits | LS Turnkey Pallets | Auto Parts. They are "takeout" engines that are configured to run without factory harnesses, computers,radios, and all that garbage. They still take custom tunes and will run on the pallet! You can get an LS1 with less than 100K on the odometer for about $3500. They also sell transmissions and transfer cases to with them if you want.
Did you do the desmog yourself or did the PO do the desmog? One of the best things I did for my 60 was have JimC rebuild and desmog my stock carb. My truck ran SOOOOO much better after that.I still have a good original carb. One step at a time! I get frustrated and it goes across the mountain to George.