Yeah they are adjustable. My Bro-in-law used to raise it and lower it depending on if it was deer season or not. Probably do something different later, for now...
Been hard at it today. My truck is puking wires. Found the wire causing the trouble. Apparently the "Ignition Resistor Wire" got too hot and started to melt a few wires around it. It actually looked like this wire had been installed some time after it left the factory (unless it had to be replaced, which is possible). It wasn't the original and didn't match anything on the electrical diagram. With the help of a friend, we read up on resistors and found that you can either have a resistor wire or an ignition resistor (box or built in) to control voltage from the battery. The wire has to be replace every so often i believe.
I haven't ordered a FSM yet but was wondering what you all knew about this. What did the 78 FJ40's come with?
Should I replace this wire with another ignition resistor wire? Yes if it doesn't have a builtin resistor right?
I also realized that the fix that the mechanic tried was a bypass of sorts, but what he thought he was bypassing he didn't due to this intallation of the ignition resistor wire. Not sure how it temporarily fixed the problem, but it now I want to make sure that it is done right. This includes (thanks for the warning mtweller) making sure this wire is fused, properly installed, and is the correctly wire for task it is to do.
