Not getting a lot of traction on the diesel side of the forum with my resto. Here is the link if you are interested.
Pulled the instrument cluster out yesterday and started to ID wires for the swap.
Couple of questions on the cluster.
The Good: Glass is in tact, no visible rust, gauges move freely
The Bad: My gasket and the seals around the glass are dry and very brittle. May need to replace that if possible. I did bend a gauge needle and am worries it may fall off.
I'd like to see about painting or at least cleaning up the exterior. Thoughts? The simple green didn't do much. May take a light steel wool to it to see if I can knock off some of the surface scuffs. Thoughts? Otherwise, I can sand it down and paint it grey.
72 FJ40 converted to a 3B
Hi MUD, I bought my FJ40 about 2 years ago from a seller here on Mud. Drove it for a while until this past spring when I was having trouble getting it started. I noticed it had water in the gas tank with a fuel leak. Replaced the tank but still couldn't get it to run properly. Compression...
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Pulled the instrument cluster out yesterday and started to ID wires for the swap.
Couple of questions on the cluster.
The Good: Glass is in tact, no visible rust, gauges move freely
The Bad: My gasket and the seals around the glass are dry and very brittle. May need to replace that if possible. I did bend a gauge needle and am worries it may fall off.
I'd like to see about painting or at least cleaning up the exterior. Thoughts? The simple green didn't do much. May take a light steel wool to it to see if I can knock off some of the surface scuffs. Thoughts? Otherwise, I can sand it down and paint it grey.