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Question: 1976 Toyota Land cruiser FJ55
350 Chevy mileage: 255,000. Carburetor is running out of
fuel when under a load. I have stopped the vehicle as
soon as the motor leans and quits. Checked the
carburetor fuel bowl (350 Holley) and no fuel. The truck
has 2 tanks and a mechanical type switch. This happens
on both tanks. I have tried 2 pumps and 2 separate lines
from the switch to the pump. The pump is firewall
mounted. Turning the ignition on after it stalls
gradually fills the bowl again for a restart. The pump
is giving about 60 liters per hour from a basic flow
test I did. The voltage seems ok at 13.5 volts and
steady. I have checked the needle and seat, cleaned out
carburetor etc. It idles fine, accelerates fine, but
just runs out of fuel when under a load for a while. I'm
suspect of the needle and seat, as I can't see what else
it could be. But the needle seems quite free and the
float level is correct. There is a lot of fuel pressure
right at the carburetor inlet after it cuts too. I'm
baffled...HELP! Mark
Answer: Electric fuel pumps are good
pushers but do not do well pulling the fuel. Try
relocating your electric fuel pumps as close to the fuel
tank as possible. Keep them as low as possible also.
Make sure the tanks are properly vented so as to be sure
you are not forming a vacuum as you draw fuel out.
Question:
1991 Toyota Land cruiser mileage: 115,000.
When I put my auto transmission in 3rd gear to increase
my passing ability on smaller roads and save wear on the
engine, it often jumps into 4th gear anyway, even though
my speeds and Rpms are low enough to not warrant this
change. How can I repair this problem, and what
causes it?
Answer: The transmission in your car
is controlled by a computer. If you scan the
computer, it will give you the fault codes of the
malfunctioning component.
Question:
1975 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ 40 2f mileage: 101,000.
Well, simply put, my brakes do not work. I have
replaced all the pads but nothing works, when I step on
the pedal there is no pressure at all but when I pump
them they seem to work fine, but once there pumped up
all the way if you hit them again the pedal will go to
the floor, with no pressure at all. There is
plenty of fluid, and there is not a drop of fluid
leaking anywhere, not at the wheel cylinders or the
brake booster or at the master cylinder. Oh yeah,
there are drum brakes front and back!
Answer:
Two things to check. Are the brakes adjusted
properly? Is there air in the hydraulic brake
fluid system?
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