I've got a '77 and it seems like I'm missing a throttle linkage adjusting part, unless I was looking at a different year picture and mine is not supposed to have it?
Is my carb missing something?
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This is strange. I've had this Cruiser and carb for 10 years. It has run great. And when I pull the choke all the way out it stars right up. No matter how cold. Then I wait 20 seconds or so, push choke in to the little notch until it's warm, then push choke all the way in and it's runs great.
It was starting to need some tlc, so I did a tune up with some help from a young friend in shop class.(not a Toyota guy) we had it going great. Choke and all was operating as before, but a couple weeks later on a short drive the truck wouldn't idle down after being on the hi-way. Was picking my daughter up a mechanic freinds place at the time. He messed with something for a minute and got it to idle down and run well again, but the choke does not operate as before and the idle was still up around 750 . I thought I'd finally get into it and learn for myself something about how to tune my carb. I watched OTRAMM's video on tuning carbs. Seemed simple enough, but now I've got it all messed up.
Now I find out something is missing, ugh. The strange part is nobody took anything off. This is the way it's been for years. How did it run so well and function as it did all that time?
It was starting to need some tlc, so I did a tune up with some help from a young friend in shop class.(not a Toyota guy) we had it going great. Choke and all was operating as before, but a couple weeks later on a short drive the truck wouldn't idle down after being on the hi-way. Was picking my daughter up a mechanic freinds place at the time. He messed with something for a minute and got it to idle down and run well again, but the choke does not operate as before and the idle was still up around 750 . I thought I'd finally get into it and learn for myself something about how to tune my carb. I watched OTRAMM's video on tuning carbs. Seemed simple enough, but now I've got it all messed up.
Now I find out something is missing, ugh. The strange part is nobody took anything off. This is the way it's been for years. How did it run so well and function as it did all that time?
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Can I buy just the missing parts? Or is it likely I'm gonna have to buy a whole carburetor?
Things get loose and fall off due to vibration. I would think you can get the parts. Might take a while to figure out exactly what parts and their numbers, then finding them at a fair price/shipping.
There should be some casting # and such on the carb. Take good pic's of all sides. Then start looking for the match. Your rig is 47 years old and you only know the last 10 - that's like 35 years that stuff could have been changed because parts were no longer available.
Have you looked for manuals for your rig - that could help alot. Chilton is better than nothing.
www.cruisercult.com
Carb work isn't for everybody, sort of like working on pocket watches - gorilla strength with poor eye sight and tone deaf along with a lack of understanding the mechanism doesn't enhance chances for success.
There should be some casting # and such on the carb. Take good pic's of all sides. Then start looking for the match. Your rig is 47 years old and you only know the last 10 - that's like 35 years that stuff could have been changed because parts were no longer available.
Have you looked for manuals for your rig - that could help alot. Chilton is better than nothing.
Land Cruiser Factory Service Manuals (FSMs)
Factory service manuals (FSMs) for your Toyota Land Cruiser ! From the 1950s to the present!
www.cruisercult.com
Carb work isn't for everybody, sort of like working on pocket watches - gorilla strength with poor eye sight and tone deaf along with a lack of understanding the mechanism doesn't enhance chances for success.
