Desmogged my 87 fj60 today couldn't have done it without the famous currently 47 page "my desmog thread" but at 47 pages a bit too much reading so here is my contribution. Hopefully the layout of my photos will simplify things for some. Patient is an 1987 US market cruiser with all smog equipment in place. Not going to spend much on the simple part of the desmog, used a Jimc plug and egr plate kit and ordered pulley, pump is gutted till pulley arrives. Exhaust down pipe tube cut and welded up, cat removed (2 1/4 pipe with 40 series flow master, pcv tube welded up. Not keeping hac. Here goes the vac routing..
Choke opener. The diaphragm below this one is not used do not cap. (Right side lower in photo) the secondary diaphragm on the distributor will also remain uncapped. So don't be alarmed by these two things being open to atmosphere they can be routed to the air cleaner but its not necessary.
Evap vcv
This one goes here
Fuel decel cut thing. Notice the center port with the bend in it at the base of the carb this one gets capped as can be seen in the latter photo with the BVSV.
A/c idle up. goes to the finned fitting that also has a port with the hose for brake booster vacuum.
These two are capped
Two ports on gas filter capped.
BVSV 1 is kept (upper of two BVSV's)
picture gets a bit dark this is running to second nipple on the bvsv
Vacuum advance runs from distributor (closest to housing) to where the pen is pointed. (Left lower nipple) NOTE: if vehicle is used at lower altitude the outer diagphram port on the distributor can be used as opposed to the inner (primary diaphragm) it will give less advance. 7 degrees as opposed to 13 degrees.
Configuration for this stays the same only the small vacuum hose now goes straight to gas filter instead of through the spaghetti that was removed.
If you notice the hic valve built onto the bottom of the air cleaner and hai diagphram on the aircleaner intake tub arent pictured. These units retain factory configuration and do not have any vacuum hoses running through the metal spaghetti thing so no need to mess with those unless you just want to replace the vacuum hoses with new stuff while you have the intake off. (which i did)
Choke opener. The diaphragm below this one is not used do not cap. (Right side lower in photo) the secondary diaphragm on the distributor will also remain uncapped. So don't be alarmed by these two things being open to atmosphere they can be routed to the air cleaner but its not necessary.
Evap vcv
This one goes here
Fuel decel cut thing. Notice the center port with the bend in it at the base of the carb this one gets capped as can be seen in the latter photo with the BVSV.
A/c idle up. goes to the finned fitting that also has a port with the hose for brake booster vacuum.
These two are capped
Two ports on gas filter capped.
BVSV 1 is kept (upper of two BVSV's)
picture gets a bit dark this is running to second nipple on the bvsv
Vacuum advance runs from distributor (closest to housing) to where the pen is pointed. (Left lower nipple) NOTE: if vehicle is used at lower altitude the outer diagphram port on the distributor can be used as opposed to the inner (primary diaphragm) it will give less advance. 7 degrees as opposed to 13 degrees.
Configuration for this stays the same only the small vacuum hose now goes straight to gas filter instead of through the spaghetti that was removed.
If you notice the hic valve built onto the bottom of the air cleaner and hai diagphram on the aircleaner intake tub arent pictured. These units retain factory configuration and do not have any vacuum hoses running through the metal spaghetti thing so no need to mess with those unless you just want to replace the vacuum hoses with new stuff while you have the intake off. (which i did)
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