Please no heat, those drain screws seal by taper of the screw in the carb bowls. When heated they can become even tighter.

Get correct JIS driver/bit or find a flat head the fits snuggly to loose the screws.

Randy - RPM

Quote from: giantkiller on April 04, 2026, 11:46:35 AMI would love to have one. If you are willing to ship to the US. I hope to make it over there sometime soon. Been on my bucket list since high school... a million years ago.

Don't know why (old age) I was thinking down under. But I will still take one. Another rally I just can't seem to get time for anymore.

Miatamarty,
You could apply heat to the carb body (not the screw head) using a beefy (100W+) soldering iron, or using a hair dryer (NOT with a heat gun, which can melt solder). Put very cold ice on the screw head, and give it a try.
If you can get a JIS apex bit in there, hold the bit in place and turn it with a tiny ratchet wrench, or a flat ratchet wrench.

They are JIS not phillips, they also have a slot for a flat head.

Last January I installed brand new carbs from RPM. It was truly a plug and play deal. My next big problem was when my house burned down. My garage was ok being a separate building so my tools and bikes were ok. I lost power to the garage. My battery tenders were inoperative. Of course the battery went dead no surprise there. I went to drain the carb float bowls but the screws were insanely tight. Couldn't get them loose.I just didn't't have the time for pulling the carbs off. I did put a fuel preservative in the gas. Dealing with insurance and mortgage people has been rather unpleasant but the end is near. It's been roughly 4 months since the bike has been started. I was thinking I would have to take the carbs off to use an impact screw driver to get the drain screws loose.I'm hopeful that the fuel additive has prevented any sludging problems. It was ethanol gas in the tank. Any thoughts on potential problems and how to get the drain screws loose?

1985

What year FJ do you have ?

Thats

Quote from: Sparky84 on March 24, 2025, 04:08:51 AM

Quote from: JohnnyTheCraneGuy on March 23, 2025, 06:57:30 PMAgain, what is the muffler?

I reckon the one in the photo is a Yoshimura, judging by the badge on it.

But it's only the headers for sale .

Def a Yoshi can 

A few months late to the party here, but what I have found is like many other things one of the big factors is location, location, location. I'm currently in a more rural area and on the smaller side so the pond I'm fishing in is smaller. One thing I found in my Full Size Jeep club is that sometimes you can find guys in the forum that are traveling along the route between you and parts seller/buyer that can help facilitate transportation at a better rate. I've done it both ways with pretty good success. Hopefully you have found a good solution and you'll have your knees in the breeze again.

Those are some great pics guys!   FJ1200W, looks like my '89. I have it and 3 more, all varied states of project status, up for sale. I'm working to move from OR to the greater Springfield area in the next couple months. Its really nice to see that there will be more windows of opportunity to ride than I was led to believe. I grew up in SoCal and I ride practically year year, even through our "rainy season". I hope to have access to ride this year, especially with it being the 100 Year Anniversary of Route 66! There are supposed to be all kinds of things going on, especially in MO.