Hello all,
I finally got a camera and learned how to upload photos to mud, after two years lurkin in the forums.
I have a 1972 fj 40 named "La Smurf" for obvious reasons. She has a bad oil leak around the Valve cover gasket and I broke some screws the other day trying to remove rusted bolts from the frame bumps. I have to replace one of them because PO had one miissing. I am Going to have to drill them out. I got the 40 in 2006 as a present to myself for graduation and have only tried to maintain her since money is tight. Graduate School is expensive and time consuming. She did not have brake cylinders (two per wheel) so I had to buy and replace the drums and run new lines. Not a simple task for someone with little mechanical skills and money, but I tried and did it. Hooray. Next step is to fix steering issues and suspension. She is real loose. I have replaced the tie rods but did not do the steering shaft. Well here are some photos and will post more when I have time. Writing a paper for school. This week task on La smurf is replace PCV valve, hose and install new fuel filter. She was stallin the other day after a run on mopac and when idling. Laters
I finally got a camera and learned how to upload photos to mud, after two years lurkin in the forums.
I have a 1972 fj 40 named "La Smurf" for obvious reasons. She has a bad oil leak around the Valve cover gasket and I broke some screws the other day trying to remove rusted bolts from the frame bumps. I have to replace one of them because PO had one miissing. I am Going to have to drill them out. I got the 40 in 2006 as a present to myself for graduation and have only tried to maintain her since money is tight. Graduate School is expensive and time consuming. She did not have brake cylinders (two per wheel) so I had to buy and replace the drums and run new lines. Not a simple task for someone with little mechanical skills and money, but I tried and did it. Hooray. Next step is to fix steering issues and suspension. She is real loose. I have replaced the tie rods but did not do the steering shaft. Well here are some photos and will post more when I have time. Writing a paper for school. This week task on La smurf is replace PCV valve, hose and install new fuel filter. She was stallin the other day after a run on mopac and when idling. Laters