Hi y'all! I have an '81 FJ60 and last summer he started dieseling after I'd turned off the ignition. It only lasted a second or two. Long story short I did the following things trying to remedy it:
*double checked timing
*new spark plugs
* new fuel pump
*ran some BG44 through a tank of gas
*FINALLY I pulled the carb and mostly did a rebuild with a friend. This fixed the dieseling BUT I'm now getting 7.75 average MPG when I was getting 10.5 +/- . That's a pretty big drop and I cannot for the life of me figure out what else the carb could be doing wrong. I'm assuming it's the carb because my MPG were fine before I pulled it. The float is new and I'm confident that it's set to the right distances. I do notice a raw fuel smell in my garage after I park the truck so I'm half wondering if there's a leak. Any ideas or recommendations would be HIGHLY appreciated!
Cheers,
Pokey the Land Cruiser
*double checked timing
*new spark plugs
* new fuel pump
*ran some BG44 through a tank of gas
*FINALLY I pulled the carb and mostly did a rebuild with a friend. This fixed the dieseling BUT I'm now getting 7.75 average MPG when I was getting 10.5 +/- . That's a pretty big drop and I cannot for the life of me figure out what else the carb could be doing wrong. I'm assuming it's the carb because my MPG were fine before I pulled it. The float is new and I'm confident that it's set to the right distances. I do notice a raw fuel smell in my garage after I park the truck so I'm half wondering if there's a leak. Any ideas or recommendations would be HIGHLY appreciated!
Cheers,
Pokey the Land Cruiser