New Member, Old Land Cruiser

[DeepBarney]

Checked the wiring as @diesellibrarian suggested and now we have power back to the pump (even though I didn't fix anything...)

Checking voltage to the pump via the exterior access panel (driverside quarter panel rust hole) I'm seeing 8v at startup and when the throttle is brought up off idle it increases to 11v. Looks like I need to recheck everything between the relay (it's a constant 11.9v).

Somebody has been at the fuel pump circuit with shoddy crimp connectors as I've since found several inline fuses added. Most annoyingly this one,

which I didn't see until after we took the thing for a drive (note it was unhooked like this when I got all my earlier mentioned voltage readings and drove the truck around).

The truck will now die at random times when driving and won't restart until I let it sit a minute while whispering sweet promises of a rebuilt suspension and new(er) tires. Something it didn't do when powering the pump via a jump pack. I'm suspecting that it's linked to the inconsistent fuel pump voltage and possibly still yet unidentified wiring gremlins).

 

[DeepBarney]

More wiring hackery found, some of it addressed.

Truck is staying running now, starts right away, though it occasionally it idles a bit too low. I should revisit the IAS stuff again.

Time to start sorting the suspension. Suggestions on where I can get all the rubber suspension bits? Not wanting poly bushings.

Last year's and this year's Lemons Rally rigs. Care to guess which is slower? haha

 

[kirvesmies]

More wiring hackery found, some of it addressed.
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Truck is staying running now, starts right away, though it occasionally it idles a bit too low. I should revisit the IAS stuff again.

Time to start sorting the suspension. Suggestions on where I can get all the rubber suspension bits? Not wanting poly bushings.

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Last year's and this year's Lemons Rally rigs. Care to guess which is slower? haha

well, the other one is a ford, so that would be a tough call

 

[kirvesmies]

yeah, wiring hackrey sucks. you never know how many brainless sets of fingers have been in there. good luck with that

 

[DeepBarney]

Also is there a way to change the name of this thread. I intend to keep all my posts regarding this truck here, as a build thread of of sorts, and would like to change the title to reflect that (I reckon the new member introduction title filters folks, and my dumbass could use all the helpful insight I can get).