KauaiRunner11

So here is a picture I found of what I believe is the truck in question. I live on the same island as trekkerinhawaii, I'm pretty sure there is only one here. Last time I saw it it looked a little different, that was about a month ago.

kawazx636

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My friend owns a house on the North Shore in Haleiwa. Last time I was down there I saw 4 first gen pickups during the 10 days I was there. I thought it to be pretty amazing! They make for perfect little surf trucks - I used to take mine (when it was in one piece) to a point break that is about 5 miles down the beach and only accessible by off road vehicles. It sucks that I haven't been able to surf there much since I started my restoration because I have no other means to get there unless my friends are going.

Do you ever get over to Oahu??

trekkerinhawaii

Yep yep, thats her. Being a little puta right now. But anyways, small island, small world. I took the top off cause that back bar was so rusted the top was making so much noise. So now it is completely open truck..

So still sitting in my driveway. Someone I talked to mentioned fuel relay, could this be the problem?

83

Isn't the fuel relay an EFI, or at least electronic fuel pump thing? I don't think carbureted trucks with mechanical fuel pumps have fuel relays.

So what have you done so far? Did you replace all the stuff you talked about yet, or no? Can you tell if the carb is stock? Is there a sight glass in the front of it, where you can see the fuel level?

trekkerinhawaii

The carb is a weber carb cause i can see the name on the side. I assume it is stock. I did not see a glass side to it where I can see the fuel level.. But I will check again when i get home. Fuel pump and filter are new. Havent replaced sparks, wires, cap, rotor yet (i know this is not the issue but something i need to do anyways)

Trying to figure out either a mobile mechanic or figuring out if I have enough to sign up for aaa and have it towed.. Having no money and a broken vehicle blows, at least my walk to work this morning was in Hawaii. Not too shabby on that front.

83

Weber is aftermarket. Aisin is stock. So you won't have a sight glass.

trekkerinhawaii

So had a mechanic come over. Turned out to be my ignition switch. He took it out and it all crumbled. Of course napa doesn't have one on any of the islands, and O'Reilly's is 2 weeks out then back ordered, haha. We did however open it up so now I can start it by linking wires together, makes me feel all Hollywood.

83

Nice!

So I guess it was just good enough to sometimes have a connection..

trekkerinhawaii

Update. SO the new ignition switch finally came in. Horn and hazards have currently not been working. Switched the old ignition out and put the new one in. Now my blinkers, hazards, and horn doesn't work. Anyone have any suggestions? This was a brand new part from Toyota, kinda stuck here.
Thanks