re: '88 fj62 won't start when hot/new thread

[1930ck]

Well, it's fixed. And, it was the distributor. The "G" pickup tested open and it was bad. The worst part of the whole thing was the new distributor refused to mesh with the driving gear. The old one would go back in no problem. So, after a couple of hours of trying I removed the electronics from the new one and installed it in the old one. Adjusted the air gaps and put it all back together. It started up on the first try no problem .
Now I just need to adjust the timing and idle.

 

[slcfj62]

You don't really adjust the idle. If you have a high idle (900 to 1000 rpm) even after the engine warms up, you might want to check for engine codes and see if you have an error 51.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/273855-fj62-3fe-idle-problems-finally-fixed.html

 

[1930ck]

No error code, I imagine the idle will be back to normal after I adjust the timing. It's only off by about 100 rpm.

 

[MolallaCruiser]

Good job to get it going, always a nice feeling to get something to run again