Recently, I thought I had to sell my beloved 60. As it turns out, life changed and I get to keep it (hell yeah!). Sometime in the future, I'm going to see about a trip to Canada to buy an '83 or older Diesel rig, and drive it home to Oregon.
Meanwhile, my FJ is sucking down the juice like a drunken prom date. In the name of increasing fuel mileage and power, I'm kicking around the notion of removing all the engine periphrials.
I'm thinking of losing the AC compressor, smog pump, fan and power steering. The latter two I'll replace with an electric unit, and an 55 series manual steering box (unless anyone has a better idea...)
So, what do ya'll think?
Good idea, bad idea? Will I save some fuel? How much?
Meanwhile, my FJ is sucking down the juice like a drunken prom date. In the name of increasing fuel mileage and power, I'm kicking around the notion of removing all the engine periphrials.
I'm thinking of losing the AC compressor, smog pump, fan and power steering. The latter two I'll replace with an electric unit, and an 55 series manual steering box (unless anyone has a better idea...)
So, what do ya'll think?
Good idea, bad idea? Will I save some fuel? How much?