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[PabloCruise]

I have this kit on a shelf….gotta install it. Thanks for the heads up of some potential issues.

I am embarrassed to say how long I had mine sitting in the back of the 40!

It really is stupid easy. Take a look at the schematic I posted above.

 

[PabloCruise]

I have this kit on a shelf….gotta install it. Thanks for the heads up of some potential issues.

And the bonus is you do not modify the original harness at all!

 

[FJBen]

@FJBen mentioned some folks have issue with the high beam indicator no longer working with these kits.

I checked everything before starting the new headlight project and saw I didn't have high beam indicator anyway, so no sweat!

Then when I went driving the next morning I saw I did have high beam indicator, it was just really faint.

My only compliant - sometimes when switching on the high beams, there would be a split second where low beams cut out and you have nothing! Maybe it is my high beam switch?

Weird, I haven’t had the pause issue.

If you out a load device on the other/open light socket it will fix that headlight issue

 

[fjc-man]

I love that headlight kit.

 

[PabloCruise]

My 40 is smelling up the garage w/ a gas smell.

When it gets warm in the garage, the fuel tank has a positive pressure inside.

I am going to check out this thread:

Gas tank pressure

1975 fj40, new gas tank and lines, stock fuel separator, in-line stock check valve off of separator (works as one way valve) in correct orientation, desmoged but p/o eliminated charcoal canister, bvsv and vsv. Stock carb. When run even for a short period of time there is substantial positive...

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[middlecalf]

I still have the original light harness in my ‘65 40, and I’ve had that delay a couple of times over the 14yrs I’ve owned it. Each time I cleaned the headlight fuse connections as well as the wire connections on the floor switch, and the delay went away. So I think it’s just a connection thing. Food for thought, maybe that’ll help. Love the WS story, you’re big time now !

 

[PabloCruise]

I still have the original light harness in my ‘65 40, and I’ve had that delay a couple of times over the 14yrs I’ve owned it. Each time I cleaned the headlight fuse connections as well as the wire connections on the floor switch, and the delay went away. So I think it’s just a connection thing. Food for thought, maybe that’ll help. Love the WS story, you’re big time now !

Thanks, that makes sense, clean contacts are always a good idea!

 

[PabloCruise]

Love the WS story, you’re big time now !

Thank you, it was a lot of fun to put these histories together!

 

[PabloCruise]

After starting a new thread on this, in which Lionel Ritchie showed up, I decided to open up the fuel pump: Rebuild 2F Fuel Pump? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/rebuild-2f-fuel-pump.1249160/

The verdict was that the pump was functional, so I buttoned it up and plan on running it.

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I don't think I ever got the pump to seal successfully. I had a chronic fuel smell in the cab when driving, and in the garage when parked.
Time to get a new fuel pump...

Best Source For Fuel Pump?

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[PabloCruise]

I don't think I ever got the pump to seal successfully. I had a chronic fuel smell in the cab when driving, and in the garage when parked.
Time to get a new fuel pump...

Best Source For Fuel Pump?

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Matt hooked me up w/ new pump - so far, so good!

Best Source For Fuel Pump?

I took a stab at rebuilding my fuel pump: Rebuild 2F Fuel Pump? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/rebuild-2f-fuel-pump.1249160/ and I don't think it was a good idea to open it up. Now I have gas smell while driving, and gas smell while the Cruiser is parked in the garage during warm weather...

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[PabloCruise]

I always like to add a few glamour shots to my threads...

Looks like a match!

Matt's kits come nicely provisioned...

The markings look good!

 

[PabloCruise]

Closing thoughts for the morning...

There is still a random "clatter" sound when the engine is running. It is intermittent. Intermittent issues are always fun. My esteemed colleague @mcguirejohnson feels that it is valvetrain related. We set valve lash very carefully ~a month ago.

I feel like this could be valvetrain related. To me this means I either have an issue with the rockers, or the lifters, eh? A '78 would have bushings in the rockers I believe.

Redline sells replacement bushings for rockers - these look nice: F/2F Engine Rocker Arm Bushings - Red Line Land Cruisers - https://redlinelandcruisers.com/shop/engine/top-end/f-2f-engine-rocker-arm-bushings/

I also saw these comments from @FJ40Jim :


Yes, they can be interchanged. No difference in rocker ratio. The only catch is the pushrods change, because the adjuster "ball" gets smaller and the pushrods cup gets smaller in 198x?.

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From here: rocker assembly questions - 2F - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/rocker-assembly-questions-2f.1230646/

I got a different set of ears on this noise that has been bugging me.
They describe the noise as less than a knock, but feel it is worth pulling the lifters and see how they look.
That should be after the cold weather and holidays...

 

[PabloCruise]

Some reading on 2F cams:

Aftermarket Performance 2F Cams

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Camshaft

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Cam And Lifter Woes

Cleaning the block surface with the head off of the F.5, I figured I probably got some debris down the push rod holes so I pulled the side cover off for some cleaning. With the cover off, it got a paint job and so then off came the crank pulley and timing cover for a fresh clean & paint. Then...

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Delta seems to come up quite often: DeltaCam.com - https://deltacam.com/

And this compare of 2F and 3FE cams is informative:

 

[PabloCruise]

Wow, hard to believe it has been 7 years since I picked the 40 up from paint!

But then when I realize how much this guy has grown, it all makes sense.

I sure don't feel 7 years older!!!

 

[PabloCruise]

I think she is looking a little bit better these days (just like me):

 

[PabloCruise]

I got a different set of ears on this noise that has been bugging me.
They describe the noise as less than a knock, but feel it is worth pulling the lifters and see how they look.
That should be after the cold weather and holidays...

I wanted to send a cam out to Delta and have it back before pulling my lifters and taking a look.
@Pigeaten was kind enough to hook me up w/ what looks like an original 2F cam:

 

[PabloCruise]

Delta recommended keeping the stock grind given my altitude (~mile high) and my tendency to go higher.

Here it is, back from Delta:

 

[White Stripe]

Camshaft looks nice. I don't understand delta recommending a camshaft profile because of elevation. That seems unusual to me, but maybe they know something I don't.

 

[PabloCruise]

Camshaft looks nice. I don't understand delta recommending a camshaft profile because of elevation. That seems unusual to me, but maybe they know something I don't.

Well I think it’s all related to how much air you can move through those cylinders.
Higher altitude means less oxygen, so my guess is that the duration and overlap of the stock grind is going to be best for combustion and power at my altitude?

 

[White Stripe]

Well I think it’s all related to how much air you can move through those cylinders.
Higher altitude means less oxygen, so my guess is that the duration and overlap of the stock grind is going to be best for combustion and power at my altitude?

Ive heard similar takes but i kind of think its a myth. As far as I know the power curve of a camshaft is the same no matter the air. So if you take a certain cam and run it at 10k feet, it will have the same curve as at sea level. The only difference being the entire curve will be 20% higher on the dyno graph at sea level. The reason I say that is of the youtube videos I've seen on naturally aspirated dyno runs vs forced induction runs. The forced induction just raises that same cam power curve. The curve stays the same if boost is constant through the rpm range if i recall. But a performance cam can only reach its potential power curve if you can accurately control the ignition timing to suit the cam. Sniper allows that if you have the distributor for it.