Yoda

Have you located a oil pickup yet? I might have one in the shed. One of our old engines threw #3 cyl. (2 weeks after hydrolock in a "puddle").

I'm in North Bend.

You been out to the wrecking yards in E'Berg? They used to be out Canyon. Also one in Kittitas.

You on campus or off? I used to live in Davies about 400 years ago

j's85

Thats crazy! This exact same thing happened to me in May about a month after I bought my truck. P/O claimed that he rebuilt it and then boom.

poorboyota26

looks like he may have put the piston in backwards. two of them go one way and two of them go the opposite way. match the valves with the tops of the pistons.

Ares

Today, it was finished! I actually got the engine in and attempted to fire friday night. Lots of waisted time, but today I discovered I had the distributor about 90 degrees advanced. I didn't pay attention when installing it and just tossed it in during the re-assembly...realized this at 6:45 this morning, then couldn't sleep after that so I got up and fixed it. I had a feeling the timing was off when a cylinder fired apparently when the intake valve was open, burning all the way up the intake, making a big bang and a lot of smoke. It was a little nurve racking. I got stuck thinking it was mechanical timing yesterday, and even though I knew it was on right I was getting ready to pull off the timing chain and redo it when I realized my fault with the distributor this morning. At any rate, its now fired up, cleaned up, runs great. Very happy! Also fixed some misc. things like the blower motor, rust hole, cb and such. I still need to install the rear driveshaft, I'm waiting on the center support bearing to show up. So right now its a front wheel drive.

Hahaha. Lots of cleaner and lost of scrubbing....Not sure bout the Fox refrence though



Yep, found a oil pan and pickup for $50 from the wrecking yard out in Kittitas. Also picked up new washer fluid pump and blower motor at the one in E'burg.

This is year #4 for me, second off campus. Funny though, I lived in davies freshman year. 214. That was the one good dorm year. Co-ed when you were in it?


Hmm, that could be, though I don't think the valves contacted the piston, or at least if it did it didn't damage the valves.


Feels very good to have it running again, properly for the first time since I've owned it. Now I just gotta clean up the garage

Yoda

It was more coed than many imagined

I was on the second floor, inside corner right above the dorm manager's room (room 222 iirc). Big room, and my assigned roomie dropped out 1st quarter. I had that big room solo.

Ares

I am jelous. That would have been awesome! But at least you can rest assured...its still co-ed

poorboyota26

congrats