So this truck (88 fj62) is new to me and I know very little about it. It has a 3b with a turbo on it with about 175k on the motor. I bought it sight unseen ( does seem to be as represented) and a friend drove it 1500 miles home for me. It blew an oil pickup hose for the turbo (from what I can tell) at mile 300. Fixed that and it drove fine. At mile 1450 it began to blow black smoke a lot (clouds of smoke). Also, maybe coincidentally the EDIC kill switch stopped working. I got in today and drove it. Around town, up to about 30 mph it feels like my other 3b. Try to go fast and it feels like a two stroke motor with an intermittently fouled plug, it is smooth and powerful and then all of a sudden jerks to a halt and can't get out of it's own way. Black smoke is constant on acceleration.
Boost gauge is disconnected, EGT looks about like I'd expect - 4-600 around town up to 900 accelerating uphill when I can accelerate.
I plan to fix the boost gauge hose and change the fuel filter - then what? What happened, any ideas?
Boost gauge is disconnected, EGT looks about like I'd expect - 4-600 around town up to 900 accelerating uphill when I can accelerate.
I plan to fix the boost gauge hose and change the fuel filter - then what? What happened, any ideas?