Hi Brian,
Well, I'm up and running. Had to replace the idle screw as it was too short. After replacing that and making some adjustments, runs great. Was running a little rich, so backed the air/mixture screw down to 1.5 turns out. Seems to run better. I promised someone early on that I'd take photos of everything, so will do that in a day or so.
Was wondering why the throttle linkage was sloppy, even when I first got it. It would stick to the floor and do other weird things. Located a hole with grommet by the firewall. Soo, pulled the linkage apart, placed the rear of the linkage rod into the hole and reconnected everything. Damn! Nice and tight and responsive. Before, I had to put my foot under the throttle and pull up to slow down. Now, that's safe, right? LOL!!!! Not anymore.
Amp and heat gauges work. The add-on oil pressure gauge works.
Have two of the Bilstein shocks installed. Will do rears next.
Screwed the gas filter to the hole I located in the support bracket for the battery. Seems to work ok.
Now, if I can just get the proper tie rod end for the left front (passenger side). Some places call it the right front. Some call it the left front. Then you have inner and outer. GRR! What I'm finding is that the portion that slips inside the rear tie rod are too short and can't get the cotter pin in. And this is my second extended tie rod. Tie rods aren't rocket science, so what's the problem? And I have the Toyota part number.
AutoZone says they have one that will fit. So, we shall see. Funny, they describe as right front, but the part number ends with an L, which tells me left side. Also located another place just in case.
Again, to you and everyone else who helped me with this project up to this point, THANK YOU! I would not have been able to do this without all of your support. You guys are awesome!
Sincerely,
Dennis
, glad you got it sorted out.
