Woah! That's news to me... My fan is black, but paint can do that. Definitely going to be looking into that when I get back.
Any other things to keep an eye out for?
Any other things to keep an eye out for?
Trigger Pulled
- Thread starter spectre6000
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Alright! I finally got back to poking around yesterday, and I THINK I've fixed the vacuum leak. The line between the manifold and the brake booster seems to have been a size too large. Sure enough, there was a bit of a crimp where it connected to the vacuum check valve at the booster. Seeing it in daylight helped figure that out quite a bit...
Unfortunately I was unable to test and be absolutely sure that the fix is good... Something seems to have died in the ignition system (which has been less than completely cooperative all along). With the exception of the points and condenser, everything in the ignition system looks well loved... To that point, I ordered a complete setup... while that takes its sweet time getting here, I want to ask a few questions to make sure I'm seeing some things correctly.
I believe this is a condensor at the coil:
... and this is a condenser at the distributor...
The distributor condenser is as I would expect it, but the one at the coil looks to be redundant (though it may be the other way around). The condenser is eliminated with the electronic points so it's fairly moot, but for my own betterment I want to make sure I'm not going crazy.
There's also the question of this little guy:
I've looked through all of the wiring diagrams I can get my hands on, and through the various manuals and I'm really not convinced I know what this is. I THINK it's the ballast resistor, which would also be eliminated with the Pertronix setup, but a little assurance would be helpful.
Finally there's the question of this guy....
It's in context with the ignition pieces, and right alongside them in the harness, but again I'm not seeing anything about it in any schematics or manuals... There are two green/yellow wires and a green/red wire... I might be blind, but this is giving me pause.
Unfortunately I was unable to test and be absolutely sure that the fix is good... Something seems to have died in the ignition system (which has been less than completely cooperative all along). With the exception of the points and condenser, everything in the ignition system looks well loved... To that point, I ordered a complete setup... while that takes its sweet time getting here, I want to ask a few questions to make sure I'm seeing some things correctly.
I believe this is a condensor at the coil:
... and this is a condenser at the distributor...
The distributor condenser is as I would expect it, but the one at the coil looks to be redundant (though it may be the other way around). The condenser is eliminated with the electronic points so it's fairly moot, but for my own betterment I want to make sure I'm not going crazy.
There's also the question of this little guy:
I've looked through all of the wiring diagrams I can get my hands on, and through the various manuals and I'm really not convinced I know what this is. I THINK it's the ballast resistor, which would also be eliminated with the Pertronix setup, but a little assurance would be helpful.
Finally there's the question of this guy....
It's in context with the ignition pieces, and right alongside them in the harness, but again I'm not seeing anything about it in any schematics or manuals... There are two green/yellow wires and a green/red wire... I might be blind, but this is giving me pause.
Posted at Mud. I'll see what I can do about photos of the fan. It's black, but the PO did a good amount of reconditioning various things including the use of black paint. It's definitely a four-bladed steel fan though... Are there multiple versions of this fan, and are the problematic ones specific to a certain period of production?
Just in case anyone comes by later, the answer to the ignition system identification questions are that the condensers are both condensers and redundant. I imagine the distributor condenser was installed alongside a set of points sometime in the not too distant past.
The third photo is the ballast resistor and is optionally removed with the install of the Pertronix setup (instructions are included).
The part in the last two photos is the horn relay. A quick glance at a wiring diagram more or less confirms the wire colors. A quicker glance at the horn relay diagram on SOR's website furthers my conviction. Some poking with a multimeter would further confirm if I weren't convinced enough, but it's cold out there...
The third photo is the ballast resistor and is optionally removed with the install of the Pertronix setup (instructions are included).
The part in the last two photos is the horn relay. A quick glance at a wiring diagram more or less confirms the wire colors. A quicker glance at the horn relay diagram on SOR's website furthers my conviction. Some poking with a multimeter would further confirm if I weren't convinced enough, but it's cold out there...
I installed 3-point seat belts in the front and a lap belt for the seat that is presently installed in the back. Then I pulled the jets that are in the carb so I can gauge them and see what I actually have to work with and can hopefully get it running well enough to get it inspected. Then I installed the new CCOT lift gate handle (no fitment problems whatsoever), greased both mechanisms and the lever works, and finished tweaking it to get it to open and close a little more smoothly. It's still a little stickier than I would like (the door is a little tweaked), but it's probably about average (I'm really picky about things like door adjustment). Some day I'll have a few more strong guys around that can help me straighten it back out the rest of the way, but until then it's going to have to ride as is.
As I was typing the above, I finally got confirmation regarding a jet collection! As soon as the USPS gets my goody bag here I'll have a dozen and a half assorted jets to work with and get this thing dialed in! My micrometer arrives tomorrow (for marking out the ream set and fine tuning), my Pertronix setup isn't far behind, then comes the jets... Days away from inspection now!
As I was typing the above, I finally got confirmation regarding a jet collection! As soon as the USPS gets my goody bag here I'll have a dozen and a half assorted jets to work with and get this thing dialed in! My micrometer arrives tomorrow (for marking out the ream set and fine tuning), my Pertronix setup isn't far behind, then comes the jets... Days away from inspection now!
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
Sounds like some major strides!
Congrats on the progress!
Congrats on the progress!
MDH33
Hard Core 4+
Emissions I presume?
It hasn't been registered in a long time. No plates. Don't even fully have the title in my name yet. Gotta pass emissions (which requires it to run well enough to get to the testing station) before I can get it plated and start driving it.
gr8fulabe
Rising Sun Member
http://aircarecolorado.com/index.php/about-the-test/
http://aircarecolorado.com/index.php/about-the-test/1981-and-older/i-m-240-exceptions/
I don't really want to run collector plates, and the inspection isn't particularly difficult to pass. I can't run it until it runs, so it's just one more errand. Just gotta get it going...
Meanwhile, things are heating up at work (which requires me to leave the house far more often) which simultaneously increases the need to get it done and decreases the time available to do so.
http://aircarecolorado.com/index.php/about-the-test/1981-and-older/i-m-240-exceptions/
I don't really want to run collector plates, and the inspection isn't particularly difficult to pass. I can't run it until it runs, so it's just one more errand. Just gotta get it going...
Meanwhile, things are heating up at work (which requires me to leave the house far more often) which simultaneously increases the need to get it done and decreases the time available to do so.
FYI, I told some people I'd let them know when I found a source for jets. I don't remember where I said that, so I'm just going to state it here since the source is limited. I got in touch with Jim Chenoweth (FJ40Jim) on Mud, and he sent me a dozen and a half or so assorted sizes. What he has is limited, so first jump to RS.
My micrometer was supposed to be delivered today... All I have to show for it is this:
"Left At:
Other - released"
Not sure what that means... It's not where deliveries are usually left, the neighbor knows nothing of it, and what I have to go on is for all intents and purposes meaningless... Thanks UPS.
"Left At:
Other - released"
Not sure what that means... It's not where deliveries are usually left, the neighbor knows nothing of it, and what I have to go on is for all intents and purposes meaningless... Thanks UPS.
Further investigation last night, and there's a note (in UPS's system) saying it was left on the "front porch" (which would be a very odd description for where one might leave a package here). I looked all over the place with a flashlight and found nothing. I decided to put it off until morning when I had some better light. I just came back in, and what do you know? As I step out my front door I hear an engine fire up. When I turn the corner, it's the UPS truck! My package is sitting at the base of the stairs where they are always left (along with another package for the neighbor)! UPS lied to me! I'm really not all that upset, I got my tool after all, but it really doesn't sit right... I don't like being lied to. It's just weird.
Caribou Sandstorm
Hard Core 4+
Curious if you are planning on upgrading front brakes and power steering?
Eventually on both, but not immediately on either (unless the steering box in the 60 comes through, then that might happen some time in the next year). I don't have any issues or qualms with keeping drums adjusted, and with the stock engine and stock(ish) tires I really don't need the extra braking power. I'm also very used to (and often prefer) non-power steering. If you exclude a 6-month stint with a '99 4Runner (which I wasn't terribly fond of), this will have been my newest vehicle by 16 years since college. I do intend to put a 1HZ in this (along with discs and power steering) in the next year or two, but there are likely a few vehicles ahead of it in line for major projects and I need a DD in the meantime. Additionally, where I'm currently living the most I can boast in terms of facilities is a fairly flat gravelly spot with no access to electricity (not to mention most of my tools are either 1,000 miles away or very difficult to access), so major projects are a no go unless forced by necessity.
Just found out my ignition setup not only hasn't shipped, but it's out of stock... Pertronix is ALSO out... They're supposedly making one up, but I won't even find out about that until tomorrow at the earliest. As far as I know, that's all that's standing between me and a running driving 40... That and a day or so's worth of tuning...