Dear PMC Members,
I took my 67 FJ40 to a local mechanic to help with an ignition wiring issue I couldn’t figure out. He took out the distributor to check something and then re-installed it. He started it up and the motor seized after about 5 minutes of running. When I went in to check, it looks like the distributor is not seated all the way, which means the oil pump was not engaged.
The mechanic is a nice guy and I want to find a good and fair resolution. Calling SOR, it looks like they don’t have all the parts for rebuilding this 1F motor. Even if they did, it may make more sense to find a good 2F (or 1F) motor to put in.
Does anyone have a good running engine that I can put in to replace this seized motor?
Emerson and I wish you all the best.
Best regards,
Scott
(This is a repost of a message I posted to the FJ40 Tech forum on IH8Mud)
I took my 67 FJ40 to a local mechanic to help with an ignition wiring issue I couldn’t figure out. He took out the distributor to check something and then re-installed it. He started it up and the motor seized after about 5 minutes of running. When I went in to check, it looks like the distributor is not seated all the way, which means the oil pump was not engaged.
The mechanic is a nice guy and I want to find a good and fair resolution. Calling SOR, it looks like they don’t have all the parts for rebuilding this 1F motor. Even if they did, it may make more sense to find a good 2F (or 1F) motor to put in.
Does anyone have a good running engine that I can put in to replace this seized motor?
Emerson and I wish you all the best.
Best regards,
Scott
(This is a repost of a message I posted to the FJ40 Tech forum on IH8Mud)
