Build New project, 1969 fj40

[6f40j9]

The cap is missing from my bottle. I doubt the motor still works. My plan is to wedge a gallon antifreeze jug in up by the radiator driver's side (passenger side has the gallon over flow jug wedged in place). I have a small 12VDC parastalic pump to wire in. Came from Amoron $10 19-100 ml/min. I like the idea of pouring in the whole gallon of winter orange RainX fluid at once.

Considering the little amount this will get used if it does work, it’s mainly for nostalgia points I guess. I hope it does though.

 

[6f40j9]

Took my windshield washer pump apart (it didn’t work), broke a screw.

 

[6f40j9]

Still not running right so I towed it to the PMC swap/show in Petaluma today.

 

[6f40j9]

Tore into the carburetor again. I knew it was coming, as it wasn’t running right when I put it away last year.
A friend helped me last week and we cleaned one of the jets out. Thought we had it but then it wouldn’t stay running.
Figured it was out of gas even though I had just put 2 gallons in it.
I put 5 more in today and it still wasn’t getting gas.
Pulled the hardline off the carb and cranked it, it’s pushing just fine.
Pulled the top off, the float and needle valve out and cleaned that port.
Voila, it runs again.
Last year when I put it away it would run great in the driveway-idle, rev, etc but under load it would backfire and not run good at all.
I’ve yet to take it out but I’ll have to bring some tools with me and tune/drive.
I live on the top of a hill on a dirt road, so it’s difficult to just loop around the block or anything.

 

[sandsfj40]

I had a 65' that would do the same thing. Cant tell you how many times I had to split the carb open and fix the needle and float. Finally went to a Holly and solved all my problems. Another thing you might want to check is the fuel pump spring. On another trip I had issues not getting fuel when driving more than 15 mph. Come to find out the spring on the fuel pump arm had broken off and was not pumping fuel when the engine RMPs went up. Just some ideas. Good luck, the meet looked fun.