View Poll Results: What should I do?
Fix the oil leaks
5
16.67%
Replace Timing Chain and add a camshaft
2
6.67%
Prepare for 22re rebuild
7
23.33%
Prepare for a 3.4 swap
9
30.00%
Prepare for some other swap
2
6.67%
Do nothing for now
0
0%
Eat bacon
19
63.33%
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Assist me in determining what to do about my 4runner going forward
#22
Too many low-mid mile trucks up here (OH, MI, IN) with bad frames. This decision should be easy one. Make the trip or ship, keep your downtime to a minimum.
BTW i seen some rust prevention but no real oil- leaks on your pics. You may be surprised how low long that 22RE lasts.
BTW i seen some rust prevention but no real oil- leaks on your pics. You may be surprised how low long that 22RE lasts.
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if you're tranny problems are anything like mine(they sound exactly the same). Expect to lose 3rd gear very soon. i lost mine a few weeks ago and had to buy another used tranny that will hopefully last till summer when i rebuild the 22re. oh and BTW, i like the idea of starting a poll, i might have to start one of my own.
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if you're tranny problems are anything like mine(they sound exactly the same). Expect to lose 3rd gear very soon. i lost mine a few weeks ago and had to buy another used tranny that will hopefully last till summer when i rebuild the 22re. oh and BTW, i like the idea of starting a poll, i might have to start one of my own.
The most annoying part is that I have to hold the stick in 1st and 3rd.
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The 3.4 swap or any engine swap is really a pretty time consuming deal. Plan on 4x the money and time than you set out to spend. (ask me how I know lol). if you are considering a swap you might also look into the diesel route. Since you have a 22re you can get a 4x4 labs kit to adapt your transmission to a Mercedes Diesel (om617) and they can be had for very cheap on craigslist. IMO with the 4x4 labs kit the diesel is much simpler than the 3.4 as there is little to no wiring involved. Check the diesel swap board sometime there are a few of us on there right now doing swaps. If a swap is out though definitely do the long block route.
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We'll likely have a house by the time I'm ready to do either one.
#31
Depending on what it costs for donor and parts you could do it for that.
Red 89 we just finished he had less than $4k in his whole truck but got some deals by searching.
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Red 89 we just finished he had less than $4k in his whole truck but got some deals by searching.
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Well that's good to know. I figured taking some time and getting the right deals would help control costs. Which is why I'm thinking about it well in advance.
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