Missing Key

[baja1d]

Say you were a 3 year old that has been using Dad's 40 as a jungle gym for the past couple of months while he's covered in grease and now he wants his only key back. I told him that he should have gotten the thing running sooner and we could be cruising rather than looking for the key I stashed sometime ago. It is kinda funny watching him tear the garage apart looking in every nuck and cranny. Silly Dad, he keeps looking in the same spots!

At any rate, he apears to be getting upset so I was wondering how to "hotwire" a '64 FJ40? He's got an attention span similar to mine so pictures would be great. BTW, I'll be taking notes so lock your doors! I maybe 3 but I'll be driving in no time. You should have seen the light display when Dad connected the battery! Every knob was turned and lever pulled. This is the greatest jungle gym ever.... Thanks Dad.

 

[JohnnyC]

this is a link: https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj25-owners-group/203111-wanted-ignition.html

 

[baja1d]

As usual, just what I was looking for, thank you.

 

[wesintl]

T you can order a key off the lock # online

I bought one from them because i wanted a clean cut key vs cutting one from a worn out one. works like a champ

http://www.key-men.com/shopping/show_cat.php

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

this is a link: https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj25-owners-group/203111-wanted-ignition.html

I ended up taking the old cylinders out, door also, and the local locksmith make up new keys with spares...was cheaper and easy

 

[Living in the Past]

At any rate, he apears to be getting upset so I was wondering how to "hotwire" a '64 FJ40? He's got an attention span similar to mine so pictures would be great. BTW, I'll be taking notes so lock your doors! I maybe 3 but I'll be driving in no time. You should have seen the light display when Dad connected the battery! Every knob was turned and lever pulled. This is the greatest jungle gym ever.... Thanks Dad.

This is the reason I'm willing to park my 100 series outside but the old ones are kept in a locked garage. To start just put a jumper between the heavy cable at the starter to the + terminal on the coil. Then use a short piece of wire and hold the ends between the heavy wire on the starter and the small wire on the solenoid on top of the starter. Once it starts remove the short wire jumper. Then when you what to shut the engine off remove the other jumper. Could tell you how to hot wire with the ignition switch but that a lot harder to do under the dash.

It's scary how easy these vehicles can be hot wired. A couple I have bought have had a hood lock and knife blade switch to break the main power lead between the battery and starter. The early double sided key ignitions are famous for wearing out and any key that will fit with start it and release the steering column lock. On the 100 series that has to see the correct key to turn on and eight coils that the computer decides when they fire. A quick hot wire isn't a option.

 

[JohnnyC]

Yes very easy

A friend (rabid here on mud) lost his keys ... In mud it was a mud fest of broken frames and stuck trucks... Another story

So we had to Hotwire his... I thought it wasn't too bad because I just dropped down the ignition switch from the dash ... Poked around the wires... And vrummm

Something's you learn from the kids on the wrong side of the tracks come in handy

 

[wesintl]

I never hotwire.. i just use a key from another cruiser. I locked myself out of my 85 the other day and used the keys from my 76 to get in

 

[Living in the Past]

Something's you learn from the kids on the wrong side of the tracks come in handy

So are you trying to tell me something Johnny? I started working on A/Cs shortly after buying my first cruiser and learned control wiring there. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I never hotwire.. i just use a key from another cruiser. I locked myself out of my 85 the other day and used the keys from my 76 to get in

Got to love those early double sided keys.

 

[JohnnyC]

I started working on A/Cs shortly after buying my first cruiser and learned control wiring there. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I hung out with alot of different groups of "friends"...some good ....some not so good...you should know...

John...

aka Ice brick John...aka John the Control Wire Bomber