Builds Rescuing a Basket Case '72 FJ40 (5 Viewers)

[diesellibrarian]

Canadians don't really see the humour in this whole "51st state" thing. We really ought not to be normalizing the idea that one country has an entitlement to an neighouring country.

Anyway, since you asked: I think Carney will win, and I hope he does. Poilievre is a career politician who was first elected in his early 20s and has never had a real job outside of politics. He's a multimilionaire who at the age of 45 is already entitled to a six-figure public pension - and yet he'd be the first to deny hard-working blue collar people their own pension entitlements. He's a deeply unlikable milquetoast little runt of man who's already foreshadowing a constitutional crisis by promising to bring in legislation that would be illegal under our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In other words, he's prepared to start undoing the fabric of this country to satisfy his authoritarian dreams, which to be frank kind of sounds like what y'all are dealing with in the USA.

I try to keep Land Cruisers separate from my politics because I think I'm way more liberal than many in this community. I think guns are cool, I believe in freedom of religion and democracy, but what I see happening is that certain politicians (including Poilievre) have decided that some people get to have more rights and freedoms than other people, and to my mind, if freedom doesn't extend to everyone and if not everyone has the same rights, then we're not really living in a free country. I prefer to live in a free country.

 

[Pighead]

ANYWAY I did buy a vacuum tester, which I connected to a vacuum port on the manifold ( the one that is normally used for vac retard on the distributor. At idle, it pulls a pretty steady 15”, which i gather is low based on what @ceylonfj40nut had said. Does that mean there is likely a leak somewhere?

15"Hg is a little low, except at altitude...
It's best to not hook up the vacuum line for the retard dizzy, especially not to manifold vacuum. Try advancing your base timing a bit and see what your vacuum reading is

 

[diesellibrarian]

15"Hg is a little low, except at altitude...
It's best to not hook up the vacuum line for the retard dizzy, especially not to manifold vacuum. Try advancing your base timing a bit and see what your vacuum reading is

I'm at about 3,100' here in southern Alberta, so not crazy high, but enough to affect the vacuum readings I assume.

Do you mean I should disconnect the vac retard permanently? Or just while timing the engine? I have advanced the timing a bit, to probably 10* BTDC, but haven't put the vacuum gauge on it since doing that. Will give it a go.

 

[Pighead]

Disconnect the vac retard permanently. Shop for a vac advance dizzy.
One rule of thumb says that every 1k of altitude takes one inch off your vacuum.
Some people say that 17* BTDC is a good timing spot.
Old-timers like me will advance timing to best vacuum and then back it off a degree or two, more if it pings under load. I'm at 22*BTDC now.

 

[charliemeyer007]

I prefer straight mechanical advance on my dizzy in tractors. In the summer I can run the advance so far forward its going out of the window. Don't try that in the winter. Tractors can be tuned by ear, not like you need a $5000 computer.

 

[120mm]

I prefer to live in a free country.

Huh. I thought you lived in Canada.

Since you brought it up, if you're okay with Trudeau's corruption and authoritarianism, there is nothing we can do for you.

 

[diesellibrarian]

Huh. I thought you lived in Canada.

Since you brought it up, if you're okay with Trudeau's corruption and authoritarianism, there is nothing we can do for you.

Respectfully, you can’t believe everything you see on Fox News. I’m not sure how much you know about the Canadian parliamentary system, but Trudeau was the leader of two consecutive minority governments, which means that the government is formed by two parties who agree to work together. If the second party decides they’ve had enough, they withdraw their support and the government falls and we have an election. It’s pretty hard to be a dictator under those circumstances.

And if it was an authoritarian act to invoke the Emergencies Act during the month-long occupation of our capital, I’ll simply point of that your current president is doing the exact same thing to circumvent your Constitution and deny thousands of people the rights it was supposed to guarantee.

I’m not saying I loved or even supported Trudeau (I’m not a member of his party) but he did legalize weed and thanks to his dental care program, my mother in law got to see a dentist for the first time in 15 years - free of charge.

Anyway, fact is Canada is a free country. We have free elections, a free press, intellectual freedom, freedom of association, freedom of religion. About the only thing we can’t do is buy a Glock 19 at the 7-11.

I’m not here for an argument, but as a librarian I care about people having good information. The above has been provided in that spirit.

 

[RevISK]

What the hell is wrong with you people? Keep this crap in your own echo chamber.

@diesellibrarian I enjoy the content you contribute here. I apologize for the actions of my countrymen, though they do not reflect the values and opinions of every one of your neighbors.

Thank you.

 

[diesellibrarian]

No apologies necessary. Folks are allowed to believe what they believe. The difference these days is that there are hostile actors out there who are leveraging social media (mainly Facebook and WhatsApp) to subtly feed us “information” that is designed to weaken countries from within by turning people against each other. These are basically state-sponsored “armies” (looking at you, Rüšşįą) that use very sophisticated psychological techniques to achieve that goal. This has all been well-documented and independently verified, for those who care to dig into it. Sadly, they seem to be having some success.

I believe that the best way to fight back against these hostile nations is to find common ground with our neighbours, near and far. With that in mind, I suggest we return to talking about the thing we all love, the iconic Toyota Land Cruiser.

 

[charliemeyer007]

How you can tell the gubernment is corrupt - Who/Why would anyone spend almost 1.3 BILLION Dollars to try and buy a job that pays less than 3 MILLION for the 4 year contract - CONgress says it all. We have the best gubernment money has bought.

 

[CruiserTrash]

No apologies necessary. Folks are allowed to believe what they believe. The difference these days is that there are hostile actors out there who are leveraging social media (mainly Facebook and WhatsApp) to subtly feed us “information” that is designed to weaken countries from within by turning people against each other. These are basically state-sponsored “armies” (looking at you, Rüšşįą) that use very sophisticated psychological techniques to achieve that goal. This has all been well-documented and independently verified, for those who care to dig into it. Sadly, they seem to be having some success.

I believe that the best way to fight back against these hostile nations is to find common ground with our neighbours, near and far. With that in mind, I suggest we return to talking about the thing we all love, the iconic Toyota Land Cruiser.

Well put. Both tales are as old as time - propaganda and getting to know your neighbor. Thanks for being a voice of reason and for kicking a$$ on this 40, neighbor. Now about that Pig you picked up … haha.

 

[RevISK]

If divided we stand
Then united we fall

I missed you bought a pig?
That’s brave, aren’t they notoriously rust plagued? Even more so than their brethren?

 

[FloridaLife]

What the hell is wrong with you people? Keep this crap in your own echo chamber.

@diesellibrarian I enjoy the content you contribute here. I apologize for the actions of my countrymen, though they do not reflect the values and opinions of every one of your neighbors.

Thank you.

My bad. Lesson learned, no joking around on this website.

 

[diesellibrarian]

I missed you bought a pig?
That’s brave, aren’t they notoriously rust plagued? Even more so than their brethren?

Yup, a ‘77. It’s rusty and dented, but not as far gone as my 40 or even my FJ62. I’m looking forward to expanding my metalworking skills to rebuild things like the rear fender arches etc. I bought it sight unseen for $CDN 2,000, and spent another grand to have it shipped 2000 miles from the Yukon to southern Alberta. Can’t wait to dig into it!

 

[diesellibrarian]

In other 40 series news, last night I took apart the carb for the millionth time. Every time it gets a little quicker, but it's still a bit of a pain. I needed to adjust the float, since the bowl has been emptying during idle. In the process, I discovered that I'd installed the needle upside down. Flipped that around and re-adjusted the float *again*. In the process of reassembling the carb, I dropped a screw that fell under the truck. While I was down on the floor looking for it, I spotted a small gasket that I did not recognize. I soon realized that it was the gasket for the idle cut off solenoid. It must have fallen when I removed the solenoid, and I just didn't notice it. Anyway, I put it back in place, hopefully sealing up another potential vacuum leak. Fingers crossed that I don't have to do anything further with this carb beyond adjusting a screw here and there.

I also installed a new coil and ballast resistor. The coil bracket is from a later Cruiser, so I adapted the igniter mount to support the external resistor.

Did a quick test start and it fired right up and settled into a decent idle. Maybe I can finally tick ignition and fuel delivery off my list?? Here's hoping.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

In other 40 series news, last night I took apart the carb for the millionth time. Every time it gets a little quicker, but it's still a bit of a pain. I needed to adjust the float, since the bowl has been emptying during idle. In the process, I discovered that I'd installed the needle upside down. Flipped that around and re-adjusted the float *again*. In the process of reassembling the carb, I dropped a screw that fell under the truck. While I was down on the floor looking for it, I spotted a small gasket that I did not recognize. I soon realized that it was the gasket for the idle cut off solenoid. It must have fallen when I removed the solenoid, and I just didn't notice it. Anyway, I put it back in place, hopefully sealing up another potential vacuum leak. Fingers crossed that I don't have to do anything further with this carb beyond adjusting a screw here and there.

I also installed a new coil and ballast resistor. The coil bracket is from a later Cruiser, so I adapted the igniter mount to support the external resistor.

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Did a quick test start and it fired right up and settled into a decent idle. Maybe I can finally tick ignition and fuel delivery off my list?? Here's hoping.

Check vacuum at 650 rpm now.

 

[RevISK]

In other 40 series news, last night I took apart the carb for the millionth time. Every time it gets a little quicker, but it's still a bit of a pain. I needed to adjust the float, since the bowl has been emptying during idle. In the process, I discovered that I'd installed the needle upside down. Flipped that around and re-adjusted the float *again*. In the process of reassembling the carb, I dropped a screw that fell under the truck. While I was down on the floor looking for it, I spotted a small gasket that I did not recognize. I soon realized that it was the gasket for the idle cut off solenoid. It must have fallen when I removed the solenoid, and I just didn't notice it. Anyway, I put it back in place, hopefully sealing up another potential vacuum leak. Fingers crossed that I don't have to do anything further with this carb beyond adjusting a screw here and there.

I also installed a new coil and ballast resistor. The coil bracket is from a later Cruiser, so I adapted the igniter mount to support the external resistor.

View attachment 3890728

Did a quick test start and it fired right up and settled into a decent idle. Maybe I can finally tick ignition and fuel delivery off my list?? Here's hoping.

I went from a Weber 32/36 that started great but had so many random problems (I got real good at tear down on that F’er) I switched to a city racer Fuji carb. This carb is a bit schizophrenic as well. A Sri Lankan fairy gifted me an Aisin carb that I can’t wait to rebuild and get on the truck. I would love to walk away from carburetors for awhile.

 

[diesellibrarian]

I went from a Weber 32/36 that started great but had so many random problems (I got real good at tear down on that F’er) I switched to a city racer Fuji carb. This carb is a bit schizophrenic as well. A Sri Lankan fairy gifted me an Aisin carb that I can’t wait to rebuild and get on the truck. I would love to walk away from carburetors for awhile.

Agreed. For the Pig I'm thinking of building a 2FE. I think I have everything I need to put a 3FE top end on the 2F block. The EFI in my FJ62 has been dead reliable.

 

[RevISK]

Agreed. For the Pig I'm thinking of building a 2FE. I think I have everything I need to put a 3FE top end on the 2F block. The EFI in my FJ62 has been dead reliable.

That would be awesome.
Have the 3FE wrapped in a 62 as well.

 

[Augustiron]

Why not just Holley sniper a 2f?