broke my timing chain guide, time to rebuild (pics)
#202
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i would save your pennies on the cold start injector. rebuild your other four(have them rebuilt/serviced). But the cold start? There is no performance gain from the cold start, and it is only used for a few seconds....i think i would clean that one myself to save a few bones....my .02$
#205
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I had RC Engineering do all mine(they're up the street, walked em in).... Glad I did, because my CSInjector was leaking pretty badly as well as VERY clogged.....which was partially the cause of my more difficult starts before I rebuilt.
I can see RB's point... I can only speak for myself in that I'd rather start fresh up there in the EFI as much as possible. Good thing about that one though, Ian.... you can pull it at anytime without having to yank the plenum, etc. So, yeah.... either way, IT WILL run better, even if you only do the 4
See you're screamin right along, man, that's great... can't wait to see you do that first fire up! WOOT! lol.
I can see RB's point... I can only speak for myself in that I'd rather start fresh up there in the EFI as much as possible. Good thing about that one though, Ian.... you can pull it at anytime without having to yank the plenum, etc. So, yeah.... either way, IT WILL run better, even if you only do the 4
See you're screamin right along, man, that's great... can't wait to see you do that first fire up! WOOT! lol.
#207
here's what i got done today:
pulley off
this bolt did not want to come out of it's hole
so i looked, and saw i had to take the entire a/c off
here's the side bolts of the a/c bracket. not in the haynes manual, of course
and the lower one
that infamous "hidden bolt"
front end off
yay... grooves
more of the front of the block
and my bolt layout board. it works well if you prop the whole thing up on some empty (root) beer cans
intermission
sweet. ahead of schedule
front shaft
how it sits right now
finally drained the pools of oil and chased the threads
here's the chambers- 1 through 4, in order
1
2
3
4
and that's it. this week is going to be long, but i should have the truck up and running within two weeks. woo!
pulley off
this bolt did not want to come out of it's hole
so i looked, and saw i had to take the entire a/c off
here's the side bolts of the a/c bracket. not in the haynes manual, of course
and the lower one
that infamous "hidden bolt"
front end off
yay... grooves
more of the front of the block
and my bolt layout board. it works well if you prop the whole thing up on some empty (root) beer cans
intermission
sweet. ahead of schedule
front shaft
how it sits right now
finally drained the pools of oil and chased the threads
here's the chambers- 1 through 4, in order
1
2
3
4
and that's it. this week is going to be long, but i should have the truck up and running within two weeks. woo!
Last edited by irab88; 04-18-2011 at 05:03 AM.
#209
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SUWEEEEEEEEEET! Great pics, Ian, .... and love seeing those "Toyota" stamps on the valves, lol. Looks like pretty even on the carbon and exhaust ash across the board, and pretty nice in general.(You're not doing anything to the head but the adjusters, etc., right? No 'servicing'?)... Just curious if anything's changed in the plans since you're swooopin right along, lol.
Way to go, man, ..... you're kickin rump!
Mark
Way to go, man, ..... you're kickin rump!
Mark
#210
thanks guys.
nothing's changed from the plan of taking the engine down to the block to get a nice seal. i'll be ordering the last few parts this week.
i feel more comfortable working on engines now, and i probably could do a full rebuild easily. or a swap. but this is first
nothing's changed from the plan of taking the engine down to the block to get a nice seal. i'll be ordering the last few parts this week.
i feel more comfortable working on engines now, and i probably could do a full rebuild easily. or a swap. but this is first
#211
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Yes Ian, the hardest part of an entire rebuild you just did. Most people get a little intimidated on bottom ends, but really they are more simple then a head. Only critical part is learning how to read and use plastigage most of which don't even bother using.
Good Job, looks like you will be ready in less then 3 months?
Good Job, looks like you will be ready in less then 3 months?
#215
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hmmm that;s funny, I never had an issue with my 2001. But then again the OEM throttle body was one of the first things to get upgraded on it.
#217
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to witch-hunter?
great progress
sorry i couldn't stick around saturday.
are you going to lap those valves. see my thread for how I cleaned them up.....pretty ingenious if I do say so myself
great progress
sorry i couldn't stick around saturday.
are you going to lap those valves. see my thread for how I cleaned them up.....pretty ingenious if I do say so myself
#218
yeah, witch hunter. hopefully they get back before the weekend, but with a 2-3 day turn-around, they should
no lapping of valves. it's one more thing for me to do. i'll try my best to externally clean it and what-not, but i'll be doing a full rebuild (and maybe a few major upgrades) within a year or so.
that's not to say i don't like what you did with your engine. in fact, i'll probably go back to the thread when i do the rebuild.
and again, thank you all for the help. it's like an online garage of information
no lapping of valves. it's one more thing for me to do. i'll try my best to externally clean it and what-not, but i'll be doing a full rebuild (and maybe a few major upgrades) within a year or so.
that's not to say i don't like what you did with your engine. in fact, i'll probably go back to the thread when i do the rebuild.
and again, thank you all for the help. it's like an online garage of information