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- #402
So I’m ready for some road miles starting tomorrow. I’m local through Wednesday and the weather is great so I’m off.
In the mean time the only off thing so far is a quirky electrical system.
I pulled the fuse box and cleaned and cleaned again. Added some terminal grease and got every fuse junction working but one mis-placement of a fuse and that section goes out. Box looks great. Fuses are tight. Frustrating.
Then I look at @Racer65 page and I’ll be damned if this 77 FJ40 box is not the same as my Pig.
I should have known. I’d have tossed this $70 part at it long ago.
Fuse Box and Cover for '72 to '77 Land Cruiser FJ40
In the mean time the only off thing so far is a quirky electrical system.
I pulled the fuse box and cleaned and cleaned again. Added some terminal grease and got every fuse junction working but one mis-placement of a fuse and that section goes out. Box looks great. Fuses are tight. Frustrating.
Then I look at @Racer65 page and I’ll be damned if this 77 FJ40 box is not the same as my Pig.
I should have known. I’d have tossed this $70 part at it long ago.
Fuse Box and Cover for '72 to '77 Land Cruiser FJ40
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- #405
Stopping is good Bob.....except that time the engine died.....
The only main issue I have felt since I fired up the Pig a year ago was a pretty wicked “shudder” when I released the clutch in first and reverse.
I have been thinking it was a bad clutch but after driving it hard all day I realized the clutch is great in all the other gears so it had to be something else.
That will do it every time........
The only main issue I have felt since I fired up the Pig a year ago was a pretty wicked “shudder” when I released the clutch in first and reverse.
I have been thinking it was a bad clutch but after driving it hard all day I realized the clutch is great in all the other gears so it had to be something else.
That will do it every time........
Love that sign on the side of the building...
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- #407
They painted the on there for the movie My Dog Skip
Big improvement for sure.
Try a little "wax on, wax off", I bet that will help a little bit more!
Talk about an "Ah-ha" moment! I do have some nasty shudder when starting out in 1st. I always ASS-umed that I should have had the flywheel re-surfaced when we did the swap!
Which mount is that?
Thanks for posting this detail, it could make a big difference for me!
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Drivers side. May help. Mine still has some I know is the flywheel but I’ll deal with that for a long long time before a tackle a clutch. I did 3 clutch jobs in 2017 and that is 3 too many.
Oh and the new name is the Warthog
The Warthog got 100 miles today.
Hauling that ass.
Showing my latest tractor for the farm to my accountant today
My wife shaking her head when I pulled up at the gym
Oh and the new name is the Warthog
The Warthog got 100 miles today.
Hauling that ass.
Showing my latest tractor for the farm to my accountant today
My wife shaking her head when I pulled up at the gym
Oh Man, I've gotten that look before from mine. Good luck at supper time. 
. Been there 
Chicks love Wart Hogs!
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Chatter yes. Entire drivetrain shudder went down 75%
Put a bottle jack under the block above the driver axle pad and lift. If the motor mount is toast you will know quickly.
