NTM New To Me0 74 FJ55

[n2666s]

oilcanning solution

Brian, your motor sounds sweet......maybe a bit fast but very nice; did you get to take pix of your rear heater repair?......please share with those of us that are dislexic and need to see things to figure them out........to repair the oilcanning; I used 3M VHP # 4611 one inch doubled on itself; wedged the support open with door stops......wirebrushed the crap out of it as far as I could go; then hit with denatured alcohol then the VHB tape doubled on itself; placed some 4x4 blocks of wood on the valve cover and placed a couple of heavy electric motors on top of the hood on top of some soft quilts.....still working well with zero oil canning..... HTH

Lou

 

[n2666s]

oilcanning solutions more pix

spent a lot of time getting the body work half decent + paint the outside then the oilcanning started and seemed to get worsewas wondering how to solve it w/o screwing up the paint when another mudder suggested I use VHB tape........ the electric motors + chain probably weighed 100lbs..think I did this late spring and left it and the weights in place for about 2 days.......HTH

Lou

 

[Vitesse_6]

Thanks Lou!
I went out and took a few pic's of the heater, I will see if can put together some sort of write up.

 

[Vitesse_6]

Doing a quick search, I found someone had already done a write up...

Rear Heater

 

[n2666s]

Brian, believe Coolerman's rebuild was on an fj40...........IIRC there are differences between the fj55s and
FJ40s.........direction of rotation??

Lou

 

[Vitesse_6]

Brian, believe Coolerman's rebuild was on an fj40...........IIRC there are differences between the fj55s and
FJ40s.........direction of rotation??

Lou

Im not sure about the direction, The one out of the 55 never ran.
I will see what I can figure out.

 

[n2666s]

Brian, those motors are built tough.....you might try taking it out; clean and then hotwire it..........and be pleasantly surprised......

Lou

 

[Vitesse_6]

Brian, those motors are built tough.....you might try taking it out; clean and then hotwire it..........and be pleasantly surprised......

Lou

The issue with my old motor was that there is a thin plastic type plate that holds the brushes in place, Mine had broken on one side and the other was lose.
I have pic's of that, I just didnt think it was much for a write up.

 

[Vitesse_6]

A little DIY...

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/263493-diy-fj55-wiper-pivot-stud-repair.html#post4082813

 

[Vitesse_6]

Replaced the valve cover gasket and adjusted the valves, A few were a little lose, Man that SOB is a cold blooded machine, I need to get the choke fixed on it, Maybe I will set the timing back to 10deg again.

 

[mot]

Brian,

I had no idea that you were interested in the 55's.

CONGRATS!!

 

[Vitesse_6]

Brian,

I had no idea that you were interested in the 55's.

CONGRATS!!

Hi Mot.
Thanks!
Ive eyed them over the years, But never really thought about buying one till recently, I had been inquiring about another local one for the last 5-6 years, But the guy wasn't really ready to sell.

 

[Vitesse_6]

FWIW, I got the choke working, It seems the PO had pulled it out too far and it wouldnt go back in due to a tensioner of sort, I got it back in working order and lubed it, Tomorrow I think I will put a stop on the end so it wont pull out too far, Its amazing how well it starts up now, I know that is why they have them
Im trying to track down a small radiator/hose leak, Seems to be a lower hose or right around that area, Im beginning to wonder if it has a thermostat in it.

 

[Vitesse_6]

Well, We got home early from Grandmas house and my son asked if we could go out in the garage and work on Clementine...

Mind you he is 5 years old, So we did just that, We went out and adjusted the timing again to 10 deg. he loved the timing gun, hooked up a make shift Tach. and set the idle to ~675 RPM's showed him how the heater's and rear window work's, We pulled it out of the garage and drove it back in.
I told him that someday this will be his and he gave me the biggest grin

Yup, Im a proud daddy good times

 

[PabloCruise]

I told him that someday this will be his and he gave me the biggest grin

Yup, Im a proud daddy good times

Need Pics!!!

Here is my little guy wheeling my Pig:

 

[Vitesse_6]

WOOT!
I have temp tags and drove Clementine to work to day in light snow so I can go get it inspected, It was a nice leisurely drive at 45 MPH.
I hope it passes, I have made sure everything safety wise works hopefully emissions are in order, Then its back to the DMV for plates.

 

[Vitesse_6]

Done and Done!
It passed with flying colors all is well, Now I need to install the plates

 

[Vitesse_6]

I now have a lockable 55!
I had to take in the rear window opener and they said there was no guarantee that it will match the door or not, They said its missing 2 pins or something?!? But it worked! Now I need to lube all the works so it works more smoothly.
I guess I have to put it all back in the door now and wire it back up, The PO cut the wires so it wouldnt be usable even if I had a key.
Last night I put on some 2" taller shackles as well, The pic's I took didnt work out very well, I need some spring bushings and shocks soon.

I also pruned a bit of unwanted wires, I think my rear heater has a small leak

 

[PabloCruise]

What size tires are those?

 

[Vitesse_6]

31/10.5/15