what is this??

[murf]

On the front apron of Fj40, Fj60, Fj55, Fj62 are these holes.

I think they are carry overs from the old days where you could add an attachment to the front crank ala: PTO style ? kept by Toyota for nostalgic reasons?

That's just a guess, any thoughts?

 

[JackA]

That's were the crank handle goes thru. If you want to start your rig the old fashioned way.

 

[murf]

Everything from later fj40s on you cant even access the front crank through the hole anymore so must be more of a nostalgia thing ~

 

[OffRoad Rage]

My '78 FJ55 had the hole and it lined up, even had the tool kit that you put together with the crank rods. It went through the frame rail if I remember correctly. Maybe it was through the radiator support.

 

[ScottyDog]

 

[murf]

Well done Scotty!

 

[LongDuck]

Unless there's z one-way bearing in there somewhere, that looks like a good way to seriously injure yourself! I get the utility of being able to crank the engine over manually with a dead starter or battery, but that would have to be a last resort,...

 

[Living in the Past]

My guess in some markets the radiator was such that it left the area open. On the 60 series bumper you can see the two hole for the guide that used them. FJ25 had a guide as part of the radiator bracket to help align it with the one on the bumper. The FJ40 had a hand priming pump until the mid sixties. Made it a lot easier to start if the bowl in the carburator was full of gas before you tried to start it with a hand crank. One thing to turnover a warm engine that just been shut down. Trying to start a cold engine with a dry bowl in the carburator is another. Would think some third world countries where you couldn't call AAA this could be useful. In the fifties and sixties the tool kits were one that were meant to use not the novelty there were in later years. I have a few of the reproduction guides that bolt to the bumper, crank handles, early tool kits and the hand priming fuel pump. Now all I need is a piece of hose to sniffing gas so when the EMTs take out all the electronics I'll still be driving.

 

[lc69hunter]

I once cranked the old F engine in my 69 that way.

Also, the first new vehicle I ever bought was a 72 Datsun pickup. It also had the crank hole setup.

 

[Living in the Past]

I once cranked the old F engine in my 69 that way.

Also, the first new vehicle I ever bought was a 72 Datsun pickup. It also had the crank hole setup.

Did the old Datsun pickup have the crank handle? Can't remember what vehicles people we're saying they found a crank handle that was close to the stock one from Toyota.

 

[lc69hunter]

Did the old Datsun pickup have the crank handle? Can't remember what vehicles people we're saying they found a crank handle that was close to the stock one from Toyota.

The 71 Datsun I believe only had the 1300 cc engine, and I know it came with the crank handle. The 72 had the 1600 cc engine, and I don't remember (getting old!) whether it came with it or not.

 

[Stepmurr]

My Dad started his 74 FJ55 several times with the factory supplied crank. Two failed starters in the woods and a dead battery that I can remember.

He made me learn how but I was such a small kid it really hurt!

Dad said it reminded him of how they started their farm tractor when he was growing up.

Longduck - the crank goes into a slot on the harmonic balancer nut that has flats for driving the crankshaft, and ramps to toss the crank out (rather violently!) after the engine starts.

Photo courtesy of
FJ40 Nut: More Engine Stuff

 

[msahr]

My Dad started his 74 FJ55 several times with the factory supplied crank. Two failed starters in the woods and a dead battery that I can remember.

He made me learn how but I was such a small kid it really hurt!

Dad said it reminded him of how they started their farm tractor when he was growing up.

Longduck - the crank goes into a slot on the harmonic balancer nut that has flats for driving the crankshaft, and ramps to toss the crank out (rather violently!) after the engine starts.

Photo courtesy of
FJ40 Nut: More Engine Stuff

I owned 2 Nissan Patrol 60s (the only one seen in the States) and they both had the crank handle deal on the harmonic balancer. I tried it just to do it (hey I was in High School) and had to once because of a dead battery. It's not something I want to ever do again. The crank handle also doubled as the jack handle. Oh how I (don't) miss that Patrol and it's positive ground electrical system and all the other Nissan weirdness.