Fixing up FJ40 (1 Viewer)

[kaneenak]

My son and I are working on this 1972 FJ40 for him. We are both rather new to doing any serious type of automotive work but we are learning and having fun doing it. We are hoping we haven't bitten off more than we can chew.

Currently we are rebuilding the carburetor using some nice step-by-step instructions we found online (these communities are great).

FJ40

• kaneenak
• Nov 24, 2015

Early photo before much work started on FJ.

We do have a question. There is this hole towards the back of the engine, I *think* on the transfer case. Can anyone help us identify this hole, it's purpose or whether it's simply damage from the photos below?

hole1

• kaneenak
• Nov 24, 2015

A hole we are trying to identify. What's this hole for? Is it damage or is a hose missing?

hole2

• kaneenak
• Nov 24, 2015
• 1

A hole we are trying to identify. What's this hole for? Is it damage or is a hose missing?

hole3

• kaneenak
• Nov 24, 2015
• 1

A hole we are trying to identify. What's this hole for? Is it damage or is a hose missing?

Of course, we welcome any general advice on the overall rebuild based on what you see in the photo of the FJ40 itself!

Thanks!
Kane

 

[JohnnyC]

that hole is used to time the engine... shine the timing light into the hole and align with the 'bb'

welcome to MUD

 

[Dynosoar]

1. Congrats, and good luck! Father son projects are great.
2. Get a FSM (Factory Service Manual) and read it cover to cover, it will save you countless hours of problems.
3. Get a tetanus shot
4. Read up on removing rusted / broken bolts.

Have Fun

Dyno

 

[JohnnyC]

manuals here BTW

this is a link... click it>>> For Sale: - 40, 50, 60, and 80 series FSM for a hell of a price.

 

[Cmatt1605]

awesome that you and your son are starting a project! me and my dad spent hundreds of hours working on an old Camaro that I bought right out of high school. I ended up selling it to by my fj40 (just sat in the garage collecting dust) but those memory's are something that I will never forget! as you get a little further along start a build thread with lots of details and pictures. It will help you keep tabs on what exactly you two have accomplished and how far you have come from the beginning.

 

[78fj40mg]

That's the flywheel timing marks hole, however, there's a flat cover missing.

With cover shown here

 

[coinoperated40]

Welcome to The MUD.
Introduce yourself on the clubhouse site NC- Olde North State Cruisers
You have friends down that way.
You don't need to be a member to post anything in the clubhouse.
Ask me how I know???
Someday maybe.
Shane
More pictures required by law

 

[Tancruiser]

You are the coolest Dad ever , well maybe next to me ,enjoy your cruiser journey.

 

[78fj40mg]

BTW, Kane and Son Welcome to MUD! We're are glad you joined and look forward to your build and many more photos.

 

[kaneenak]

Here's some additional photos of the FJ40 as it sat prior to our purchasing it.

orig hood raised

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Photo of hood raised on FJ40 as it sat originally prior to our purchase.

orig rear

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Photo of rear as FJ40 originally sat prior to our purchase.

orig engine #1

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Photo of engine as it sat prior to purchase.

Original Front

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Front of FJ40 as it sat prior to purchase.

Original Body

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

As originally sat prior to our purchasing it. Had been sitting under a tree in back fenced...

 

[kaneenak]

Needed...Replacement Discharge Weight Stopper for 72 Carburetor

We are trying to locate a couple replacement parts for our 1972 FJ40 as part of our carburetor rebuild.

1. We damaged the "discharge weight stopper" while removing it.
2. The "screen" was apparently missing.

We have found the parts here but they are not available:
Search by Part Number 042-27

Discharge Weight Stopper - Part #27 on schematic of 1972 FJ40 Carb on sor.com.
Screen - Part #94 on same schematic.

Any ideas of where we can find these or suggested alternatives? Here are photos of the carburetor and damaged "discharge weight stopper".

Disassembled Carb

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Disassembled carburetor showing location for missing "discharge weight stopper".

Discharge Weight Stopper #3

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Damaged part - discharge weight stopper

Discharge Weight Stopper #2

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Damaged part - discharge weight stopper

Discharge Weight Stopper for Carb #1

• kaneenak
• Nov 25, 2015

Damaged part - discharge weight stopper

Thanks.

 

[DSRTRDR]

possible sources for carb parts:

the Classifieds here on MUD: Wanted Parts Wanted - Parts

your local club: NC- Olde North State Cruisers

as far as commercial dealers:

Specter Offroad
Mark's Off Road
Jim Chenoweth
Classic Cruisers
Trollhole
cruiserparts.net
and some other I may have forgotten to list

most likely, you'd get the best advice from your local buddies, so worth checking them out

 

[kaneenak]

My son ended up cleaning and rebuilding his carb. He did a nice job. He also replaced the starter. However, at this point the FJ won't start. We have verified we are getting the correct voltage at the coil (between 7 and 8 volts) and more when starting. However, nothing is coming out of the coil.

We're replaced the coil, condenser, coil wire, and today ensured we had a little insulator on the connection on the side of the distributor per something we read in another post. Still nothing!

We are including pictures below of the coil, distributor, points, condenser, and associated wiring. What do you all suggest? At this point we don't have any ideas. We've checked voltage, resistance, connections, etc., per other posts but still are not getting fire. What could be going on?

New Coil (Bird's Eye)

• kaneenak
• Jan 10, 2016

Bird's eye view of new coil.

New Coil

• kaneenak
• Jan 10, 2016

We purchased a new coil (2nd one actually) because the original and the first one we bought...

Distributor Points

• kaneenak
• Jan 10, 2016

Existing Distributor Points. We are wondering if this might be our problem.

New Condenser

• kaneenak
• Jan 10, 2016

We purchased a new condenser because we suspected the old one might have been the culprit.

Thanks so much for any advice you all may have!