I just wanted to say hello to everyone and say a few things about myself. I just recently purchased a 71 FJ40 because I have always wanted one and since I'm kinda grown up now… I'd figure what the hell…you only live once. I have had an 86 FJ60, A Jeep CJ7, YJ, and TJ but the FJ 40 is the one that's on my bucket list.
On to the FJ. I bought it as a father and son or maybe daughter project. I have a feeling that my 6 yr old daughter might help me more than her 11 yr old brother
The FJ is at my buddy's house right now because it doesn't run and I am in an apartment and I don't want to bring it here until it's running. I hope to find a house within the next year so I can mess with it in peace.
So the PO told me that he bought it from his friend who was passing away and his friend had just rebuilt the motor back in 2005. The PO has about 300 acres of land that he and his family uses to camp and hunt and used it just to get around his land on the gravel roads there. He only put about 500 miles in the 12 yrs that he owned it. He parked it in a carport and had a tarp over it whenever he wasn't there to use it. Anyways, he said that it would crank up and run good until this last time when he tried to crank, nothing happened. He lives 3 hrs away and doesn't have time to mess with it and figured he should just pass it on to someone else to enjoy and just buy a side by side. I did notice the power wire for the ignition coil was hanging on for dear life but I did mess with it and got the motor to turn over at least. Battery seems very weak and the motor barely turned over. Could be bad battery, not getting a good connection, or maybe not getting good ground? Anyways, I haven't had a chance to mess with it yet but I will soon. I plan on keeping it stock for now and just enjoying it first. I have ordered a Pertronix coil and electronic ignition set
to replace the points. Also new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, thermostat and gaskets, fuel filter, oil filter...the usual tune up parts. Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks and sorry for the long post.
Storm.
On to the FJ. I bought it as a father and son or maybe daughter project. I have a feeling that my 6 yr old daughter might help me more than her 11 yr old brother
The FJ is at my buddy's house right now because it doesn't run and I am in an apartment and I don't want to bring it here until it's running. I hope to find a house within the next year so I can mess with it in peace.
So the PO told me that he bought it from his friend who was passing away and his friend had just rebuilt the motor back in 2005. The PO has about 300 acres of land that he and his family uses to camp and hunt and used it just to get around his land on the gravel roads there. He only put about 500 miles in the 12 yrs that he owned it. He parked it in a carport and had a tarp over it whenever he wasn't there to use it. Anyways, he said that it would crank up and run good until this last time when he tried to crank, nothing happened. He lives 3 hrs away and doesn't have time to mess with it and figured he should just pass it on to someone else to enjoy and just buy a side by side. I did notice the power wire for the ignition coil was hanging on for dear life but I did mess with it and got the motor to turn over at least. Battery seems very weak and the motor barely turned over. Could be bad battery, not getting a good connection, or maybe not getting good ground? Anyways, I haven't had a chance to mess with it yet but I will soon. I plan on keeping it stock for now and just enjoying it first. I have ordered a Pertronix coil and electronic ignition set
to replace the points. Also new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, thermostat and gaskets, fuel filter, oil filter...the usual tune up parts. Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks and sorry for the long post.
Storm.
