New Engine for a 1975 FJ40 Named "Sandy"

[MatthewMcD]

Swing by and take me for a spin brother.

Gotta finish bolting down the passenger seat!

 

[MatthewMcD]

Finished up a little "bling" project. I have been planning to replace the rusted vacuum advance line and didn't want to use tie wraps to secure it. I struck out online looking for twin separator clamps that would fit, so I made them myself.

I think they look good.

Another item on my list of things to do is rehabing my distributor. The screw for the points is nearly stripped and I don't trust that it'll hold gap. I purchased a replacement plate from @4Cruisers last June. So today I disassembled the top down to the weights, cleaned it out, lubed it and reassembled with the new plate. Everything is holding nice and snug.
Before:

After:

I plan to reinstall it and re-clock it so it does not interfere with the oil filter.

 

[RevISK]

Looks great Matt!

 

[65swb45]

Picked up a motor from @Guster on Monday and have been going through bags of hardware. Found a pair of stock spacers. Great cad plating. Free with your next order.

 

[MatthewMcD]

Picked up a motor from @Guster on Monday and have been going through bags of hardware. Found a pair of stock spacers. Great cad plating. Free with your next order.
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It's funny, when I was working on the distributor, I had a light shining on the side cover of the block and noticed this bolt. Pretty sure it's one of two and should have been put into to correct holes.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Nice job on the separator clamps!!

 

[MatthewMcD]

Nice job on the separator clamps!!

Thanks! Took WAY too long but no CNC, just a Dremel, drill and files.

 

[65swb45]

Nice job on the separator clamps!!

Agreed. Ima gonna add that pic to my gallery.

 

[MatthewMcD]

Picked up a motor from @Guster on Monday and have been going through bags of hardware. Found a pair of stock spacers. Great cad plating. Free with your next order.
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Speaking of "my next order". I am beginning the hunt for a pair of Jump Seats. Not in a huge hurry for them, but they are on the list.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Late model J-seats with “legs”..

 

[MatthewMcD]

Late model J-seats with “legs”..

That's the "short" style, right? I measured the mounting location on the sides of the tub and there are 3 threaded holes 14.25" and 17" apart. I assume the 14.25" centers are for the jump seats.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

seat reference

from cruiserparts.net, one of the best jumpseat references I've seen:

Jump Seat FAQ:

There are 6 total different jump seats.
#1 - 1963 - 1969, long style with 2 bolt holes per a leg
#2 - 1970 - 1973, long style with 1 bolt hole per a leg.
#3 - 1973 - 1975, Short style for roll bar, bad tendency to brake at joints.
#4 - 1976 - 1977, Short style, for roll bar, slightly better bumper design. Still breaks easily
#5 - 1978, short style, excellent for all earlier years, black and has a fold down support leg.
#6 - 1979-1981, short style, It is a bit updated from the 78 style. Steel bottom plate is at edge instead of inset.
#7 - 1982-1985 short style, updated and a smaller fold down leg.

Can’t quote the dimensions or measure for you at the moment. That sounds right for a short seat.

The above is a good ref:

Your 75 should have come with a short style seat.

 

[RevISK]

I’ve got one off of my truck right now if you want to test fit it. I think we went through and measured at one point yeah?

 

[MatthewMcD]

I’ve got one off of my truck right now if you want to test fit it. I think we went through and measured at one point yeah?

We never got around to measuring. But great. I have to resolve an oil leak before I get it back on the road. Going to look at that this afternoon.

 

[RevISK]

We never got around to measuring. But great. I have to resolve an oil leak before I get it back on the road. Going to look at that this afternoon.

I’ll be home tomorrow from out of town.
Just me and Augie this weekend.

 

[MatthewMcD]

I’ll be home tomorrow from out of town.
Just me and Augie this weekend.

Sounds good, I am tracking down an oil leak that's keeping me off the road. Found the source tonight and trying a stop-gap while I wait for the real fix.

 

[MatthewMcD]

The Welsh plug on the front of the engine was leaking. I knew I had an oil leak, but it took me a while to narrow it down. I finally washed the block and oil pan so I could see what was happening.

This was happening:

So a diversion into another thread brings me back here. After cleaning everything and puting a thin film of oil proof sealant around the rim, I took Mark's @65swb45 advice. I removed the air cleaner so I had some room to work, and hit it with a ball peen hammer. 3 times. Just sharp taps really. I let the sealant cure and fired it up. No drips, no runs, no oil.

Finally, I tried every possible orientation of the distributor to clear the oil filter and none worked. So after a chat with @4Cruisers (and another with Jim C) I decided to move the vacuum port on the advancer so I can keep using it. This is what I have tonight. I'll let the sealant cure tonight and reinstall it tomorrow. The cool thing is an 8mm bolt fits in the port perfectly as a plug.

 

[MatthewMcD]

I have a question about carb adjustment. The FSM recommends Lean Drop for US spec carbs. How do I know?

Also, I am on the ragged edge of understanding the process. Does anyone have a better explanation than the FSM?

 

[RevISK]

Find OTRAM’s lean drop vid

 

[RevISK]