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what fuel does a 83 petrol fj40 burn

95 octane and lots of it..... dont go anywhere without a full 90 litres in the tank

Is that a not soo subtle attempt to get attention regarding a new acqisition............???

pics = proof or its not happening... *nibz taps heels together and chants "theres no place like home".....*

niblik wrote:pics = proof or its not happening... *nibz taps heels together and chants "theres no place like home".....*

Never know, skid might have a new mate..... and no its not toto

again, the by its my son james's

also need to find out how this aussie pto works

coxsy wrote:again, the by its my son james's

also need to find out how this aussie pto works

Will ring tomorrow

Sadam_Husain wrote:95 octane and lots of it..... dont go anywhere without a full 90 litres in the tank

I recon 98 octane. By the time it get's in our tank it's probably only 91 anyway. God knows what 95 or 91 octane really is by the time it gets in our tanks. I recon NZ is a dumping ground for bad fuel. But hey, that's just what i recon.

Good to see you've seen the light and brought a 40 Coxsy.

its a pos but the boy has the time money and energy to fix it

coxsy wrote:its a pos but the boy has the time money and energy to fix it

Does it have some kind of roll cage in it?
More pictures please.

petefj40 wrote:

coxsy wrote:its a pos but the boy has the time money and energy to fix it

Does it have some kind of roll cage in it?

Yep, has certed rollcage

it will need a roof up here we have 1100mm of rain a year

my old 40 engine 2F would burn nearly anything i put in it with out a noticable power change. 91 or 95 couldnt tell the difference. it even ran ok on a 70/30 mix of 91 and diesel which i scored 80lt of for free.

wopass wrote:my old 40 engine 2F would burn nearly anything i put in it with out a noticable power change. 91 or 95 couldnt tell the difference. it even ran ok on a 70/30 mix of 91 and diesel which i scored 80lt of for free.

Bet ya Chev won't do that..

mudzilla wrote:

wopass wrote:my old 40 engine 2F would burn nearly anything i put in it with out a noticable power change. 91 or 95 couldnt tell the difference. it even ran ok on a 70/30 mix of 91 and diesel which i scored 80lt of for free.

Bet ya Chev won't do that..

your right there its a bit fussy about what i feed it

I can't tell the difference between 91 & 98 in mine either - although it runs mostly on LPG. The standard valve seats aren't hardened though - so worth chucking some Moreys upper cylinder lubricant (or diesel) in tank occasionally. The good part of an old carby tractor engine - it'll run on just about anything - just lots of it!

Yip,same here. I run mine on 91 when the lpg runs out. Tuned for lpg, still runs really well on the 91 though.

Have the neighbours complained about the "wreck" on the front lawn yet Coxsy....

no jerry I ve got good neighbours

Like most posts above say... An old booklet I was going to chuck out at work says all 2F, FJ40, 45 and 55 from 1977 can use unleaded 91 octane. Pre 1977 - a Toyota bulletin I have a copy of says use 91 plus that valvemaster additive.

Lucky thing you got good neighbours!

may have to hunt down a old dear how has a empty garage we can use with cheap rent