monniepoo's 1971 fj40
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monniepoo
Cruiser chick
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Last night I started him and none of the lights work. Maybe a fuse. I will replace all of them.
What is the red light on the dash panel mean?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt7Q52HHQRw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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What is the red light on the dash panel mean?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt7Q52HHQRw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my touch thingy
This might sound stupid, but check the wires are connected to the switch. I spent an hour chasing gremlins-that-weren't.
I can see your driveway filled with all models of Landcruisers in the future. You'll see!
unless someone wired it differently, that should be your right hand blinker indicator
in my truck it's green, but yours is a year earlier
Helped Monniepoo yesterday on her 40. Well in reality she wanted to and did all the work 
i just handed her the tools. i did help loosen things that were manly man torqued on.
thought i would write some things so you guys could chime in on. I don't know much about 40's I have owed one for about two months so what i have learned i have learned here on MUD. this site is the ****... i mean unbelievably helpful.
things i noticed:
1-as you guys noticed the steering arm is bent and the steering box is or was leaking, not much fluid in it now if any.
2- fuse panel has 5 fuses but my manual says it should have six fuses. it was pretty dirty and corroded. cleaned it up a little got it working better. no lights worked still though anywhere. PO had 25amp fuses installed in all of them we changed them to 15amp to see if anything would blow and it didn't. also PO did a lot of different wiring. couldn't read the manual to small of print
3- I noticed the T-case leaking from the aft seal or drive shaft where the parking break is. didn't really investigate down there to much. in retrospect we should of removed the skid plate (which is nice) and took some pics for you guys to help with. next time i guess.
there a few other things but those are the majors I think for now.
all in all its a good 40 (13700 + miles only) i think a weekend and parts (and beer) y'all could make it a reliable DD
i just handed her the tools. i did help loosen things that were manly man torqued on.thought i would write some things so you guys could chime in on. I don't know much about 40's I have owed one for about two months so what i have learned i have learned here on MUD. this site is the ****... i mean unbelievably helpful.
things i noticed:
1-as you guys noticed the steering arm is bent and the steering box is or was leaking, not much fluid in it now if any.
2- fuse panel has 5 fuses but my manual says it should have six fuses. it was pretty dirty and corroded. cleaned it up a little got it working better. no lights worked still though anywhere. PO had 25amp fuses installed in all of them we changed them to 15amp to see if anything would blow and it didn't. also PO did a lot of different wiring. couldn't read the manual
to small of print3- I noticed the T-case leaking from the aft seal or drive shaft where the parking break is. didn't really investigate down there to much. in retrospect we should of removed the skid plate (which is nice) and took some pics for you guys to help with. next time i guess.
there a few other things but those are the majors I think for now.
all in all its a good 40 (13700 + miles only) i think a weekend and parts (and beer) y'all could make it a reliable DD
Seems like typical problems. I think my 1970 had all the same when I got it. I had to remove a few shims from my steering box to tighten up the slop and used grease rather than oil since mine also leaked. Opinions vary on that, but it's worked fine for me. My advice is to start saving for a FJ60 power steering conversion.
I didn't replace my entire wiring harness but did have to run some new wires. I would say 50% of my problems were caused by bad grounds. Definitely helps to have a multimeter.
If the t-case is leaking you might also need to rebuild the parking break. Needs to be taken apart to replace the rear seal anyway. That was one of the first things I did on my 40. My front axle was also leaking oil into the front brakes so had to rebuild the knuckles. That's definitely a bigger job, but something to check.
I didn't replace my entire wiring harness but did have to run some new wires. I would say 50% of my problems were caused by bad grounds. Definitely helps to have a multimeter.
If the t-case is leaking you might also need to rebuild the parking break. Needs to be taken apart to replace the rear seal anyway. That was one of the first things I did on my 40. My front axle was also leaking oil into the front brakes so had to rebuild the knuckles. That's definitely a bigger job, but something to check.
monniepoo
Cruiser chick
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Helped Monniepoo yesterday on her 40. Well in reality she wanted to and did all the work
thought i would write some things so you guys could chime in on. I don't know much about 40's I have owed one for about two months so what i have learned i have learned here on MUD. this site is the ****... i mean unbelievably helpful.
things i noticed:
1-as you guys noticed the steering arm is bent and the steering box is or was leaking, not much fluid in it now if any.
2- fuse panel has 5 fuses but my manual says it should have six fuses. it was pretty dirty and corroded. cleaned it up a little got it working better. no lights worked still though anywhere. PO had 25amp fuses installed in all of them we changed them to 15amp to see if anything would blow and it didn't. also PO did a lot of different wiring. couldn't read the manual
3- I noticed the T-case leaking from the aft seal or drive shaft where the parking break is. didn't really investigate down there to much. in retrospect we should of removed the skid plate (which is nice) and took some pics for you guys to help with. next time i guess.
there a few other things but those are the majors I think for now.
all in all its a good 40 (13700 + miles only) i think a weekend and parts (and beer) y'all could make it a reliable DD
Thanks for the help! I have a lot to learn...my wrenching buddy!
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Replace the wiring harness. Not hard, not expensive, and you'll know everything about why something electrical works ( or doesn't).
X2 on the grease - I ran oil for a while but then realized the wisdom of the POs in using grease: no more leaks
it's not that difficult, you will learn quickly
often it is easier to just repair - replacing the entire harness is a MAJOR undertaking - BTDT
'ing buddy 
