FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[SuperBuickGuy]

I sincerely hope that’s not the case. But if it is strap that tank to your tractor rear wheel, jack it up toss in a box of drywall screws and let it tumble for several hours. Rinse and repeat if necessary.

or spend the $399 and buy a new tank....

[STINEY]

hmmm, maybe - that said, it's a Holley hydramat.... ugh - it means pulling the seat, and then the sender from the tank. Now would be an optimal time to make the fuel pump in-tank, but I'm afraid that if it is plugged it's POR15 got me again.... I used the tank seal stuff and it did not adhere as well as I hoped it would - so this could be a mess.

I sincerely hope that’s not the case. But if it is strap that tank to your tractor rear wheel, jack it up toss in a box of drywall screws and let it tumble for several hours. Rinse and repeat if necessary.

[SuperBuickGuy]

got a spare pump? rig it up roadkill style and give it a go. hearing that it's not an in tank pump makes me thing its more than likely the pump, electric pumps hate pulling fuel.

in either case, it's more unlikely, while I wasn't watching the pressure while it happened, it maintains 40 psi. As far as the pump placement, once primed it would drain the tank because the lowest point is the fuel pump.

[ejs262]

hmmm, maybe - that said, it's a Holley hydramat.... ugh - it means pulling the seat, and then the sender from the tank. Now would be an optimal time to make the fuel pump in-tank, but I'm afraid that if it is plugged it's POR15 got me again.... I used the tank seal stuff and it did not adhere as well as I hoped it would - so this could be a mess.

got a spare pump? rig it up roadkill style and give it a go. hearing that it's not an in tank pump makes me thing its more than likely the pump, electric pumps hate pulling fuel.

[SuperBuickGuy]

sounds like a clogged fuel filter to me.

hmmm, maybe - that said, it's a Holley hydramat.... ugh - it means pulling the seat, and then the sender from the tank. Now would be an optimal time to make the fuel pump in-tank, but I'm afraid that if it is plugged it's POR15 got me again.... I used the tank seal stuff and it did not adhere as well as I hoped it would - so this could be a mess.

[ejs262]

sounds like a clogged fuel filter to me.

[SuperBuickGuy]

came home on a tow strap today. Once the motor got to 140* it acted like it was running out of fuel and only vigorous pumping would keep it running (efi, yeah, that shouldn't be possible)...

time to diagnose.

Later

[Deaf Bob]

Nothing wrong with the one you used...
The cad plated ones tuck up and take the starting power hits a little better.
Still use the old style on everything else.

Forgot to add... Special bolts needed to use the cad plated ones on old style blocks. (shorter and inch instead of metric..

[Deaf Bob]

the picture is of its cheap replacement - that starts the '40 100% better...

Nothing wrong with the one you used...
The cad plated ones tuck up and take the starting power hits a little better.
Still use the old style on everything else.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Had 2 Powermasters.. Son's fried after 2 derbies.
Daughter's solenoid main power post broke off in spite of not being hit or cable stretched
Back to the small body cad plated GM ones.

the picture is of its cheap replacement - that starts the '40 100% better...

[Deaf Bob]

Had 2 Powermasters.. Son's fried after 2 derbies.
Daughter's solenoid main power post broke off in spite of not being hit or cable stretched
Back to the small body cad plated GM ones.

[SuperBuickGuy]

more fun

and what else?


Powermaster has screwed me for the very last time. First time was a starter that was DOA and had a 90 day warranty. At the same time I'd bought an alternator for my H3, and it almost burned it down. I mentioned something, somewhere about troubles with them and eventually they begged me to try them again - said they were a new company. Yeah, BS. This time the solenoid jammed and took out the relay as well... didn't know I put a relay on this.... Indeed, and it's dead.... screw you powermaster. There, you wanted my advertising.....

[SuperBuickGuy]

I swear that as i get older, I get away with less and less.... the proof
the pink wire fell off - I drove the '40 out of the shop and parked it - idling. a few minutes elapse and the motor quits... whatthebloodyhell?

so I bought the right connector....

and voila.... it works....
crimped, soldered, and taped.

but that system, spade connectors have lasted for decades on other vehicles I repaired.... why not longer?

[SuperBuickGuy]

I wish I had done this earlier... wow what a difference.
out with the old TBI distributor

in with the no-name, billet HEI (which I originally bought for this)

I'll say this again - to put a distributor in, on a SBC, rather then aiming the pointer at #1, aim it at #8 (the one after #1). Why? you want about 10-12* of advance dialed in. If you aim at 8, that's 12* advance.... and it'll fire immediately.

and then

cleaned up the wiring

and the other side


hose clamp to hold the fender on

fixing a leaky exhaust

and it runs and drives far better then before....


still a few things left, but that was a major item off the list

[SuperBuickGuy]

and it runs..... now to do everything else