I was hoping to get some advice/guidance on a starting problem I am having on my 1975 Fj40. It has a 2f engine and a desmoged carburetor from a 1978 fj40.
It idles, revs with little to no hesitation and drives great! However, whenever I try and start it cold or after it is plenty warmed up, it really struggles to start. Meaning it cranks or turns over a lot of times before the engine starts up. Here is a video of a fairly typical start:
It’s weird because it doesn’t always take this long to start, kind of happens randomly. But more often then not, it’s starts like this. Here is video of it running after it starts. It idles smoothly and drives great from low speeds up to 58 mph on the freeway.
And an internal carburetor view after a fairly quick start. Carb is from a 1978 fj40
1975 Fj40 (1978 carburetor) Carburetor view - https://youtube.com/shorts/_8M4VEVvUbI?si=f8KW-q55RzIOHN7z
One thing to note is that my distributor is one of the HEI or DUI variety, and seems to work just fine when driving. Here is a photo of it, it’s an old photo before it was hooked up, but you get the idea of what it is.
Also one more thing to mention, the gas fill line in the little carb window seems to be either right above the middle or nearly to the top of the little window.
Just wondering if some of you had some words of wisdom or is if you have a similar problem that you found a solution for. Thanks!
It idles, revs with little to no hesitation and drives great! However, whenever I try and start it cold or after it is plenty warmed up, it really struggles to start. Meaning it cranks or turns over a lot of times before the engine starts up. Here is a video of a fairly typical start:
It’s weird because it doesn’t always take this long to start, kind of happens randomly. But more often then not, it’s starts like this. Here is video of it running after it starts. It idles smoothly and drives great from low speeds up to 58 mph on the freeway.
And an internal carburetor view after a fairly quick start. Carb is from a 1978 fj40
1975 Fj40 (1978 carburetor) Carburetor view - https://youtube.com/shorts/_8M4VEVvUbI?si=f8KW-q55RzIOHN7z
One thing to note is that my distributor is one of the HEI or DUI variety, and seems to work just fine when driving. Here is a photo of it, it’s an old photo before it was hooked up, but you get the idea of what it is.
Also one more thing to mention, the gas fill line in the little carb window seems to be either right above the middle or nearly to the top of the little window.
Just wondering if some of you had some words of wisdom or is if you have a similar problem that you found a solution for. Thanks!