Build The Architect's '77 FJ40
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100% my method
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All right, valves adjusted, although maybe only about three or four were out of spec, but all were checked. I cleaned up the valve cover and all around it, installed the new VC gasket & a set of refurbished VC nuts. Good to go........
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Note, below you will see the difference between the shorter ('I' shape) 11213-61011 valve cover gasket on the right and the taller ('T' shape) 11213-61010 valve cover gasket on the left.
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Note, below you will see the difference between the shorter ('I' shape) 11213-61011 valve cover gasket on the right and the taller ('T' shape) 11213-61010 valve cover gasket on the left.
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My valve cover has the inverted “T” gasket. Did you use any adhesives for securing it to the groove in the valve cover?
He may not have but I always put a little RTV on the corners. Expecially the driver rear corner as it often gets hung up trying to monkey it over the valve train.
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No adhesive was use. One may ask, how did I do it without having the gasket fall out of the groove? Well, I made a few clips out of coated 14ga (+/-) aluminum wire to hold it in place. Once I installed the valve cover, the wire clips were easily removed and gasket stayed in place. I'll recreate how I did it this evening and post up a few pics to help show my method.
Hence me disconnecting & moving the PCV & heater lines out of the way. I learned this the last time I removed the valve cover and dickering with removal & re-installing it for far too long. Yes, I had to burp the coolant system, but that was easy with the below unit.
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@knuckle47 - The photos below show the method I used to install the valve cover & vc gasket as one. Note, when bending the "L" shape into the wire, I used wire cutters to shorten it to the inside edge of the gasket. Also, do not over bend the wire into a "J" or hook shape, you could damage (or unseat) the gasket when pulling the wire out.
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Ingenious plan
I know it's been a while, but where did you get your wider wheels? TIA
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There was an Old Timer with a home shop in Calhoun, GA that cut the rim and welded in a steel band. A few guys here on MUD had him do a set. Unfortunately, he passed away a few years back.
If I was to do this again, I'd try to find someone to re-hoop (15x8) a set and weld in the OEM wheel centers.
They do.
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Haven't done any wrenching on my 40 in quite some time, which is a good thing. I've just been driving it most every day. Five years plus with the Sniper, no setting modifications since and still performing very well. A Sniper & Vac pic after my ride into work this morning.
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Nice! Is ignition timing really at 16+?
that's awesome, I am on year three but already had to replace injectors.
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I run an FJ60 big cap dizzy, so the Sniper timing isn't accurate.
Going on year 2 with the Holley Sniper and using Mosley Modified Hyperspark ignition tied to the EFI cpu…timing was 15 and proved to be a touch too high…12 now works fabulously
LOVE IT!
LOVE IT!
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My timing is set to about 10 degrees +/-....timing mark in in the lower part of the window. I set it that way when I got back from SAS #4 in Sept 2020, and haven't touched it since.