xfactor203

Would he still be getting good compression readings if this were the case?

manyyotaman

yep... heard it run before buying it.
... used all new gaskets (except valve guides- i left the heads alone aside from cleaning the gaskets and all the gunk off the outsides)
.... bought new head bolts
... verified the vacuum lines per FSM (had to here since i thought i had marked them good enough but.... it didnt work out that way)
... pulled the distributer and timing cover- i re-did the belt several times cause when I rotated the crank pulley to verify the marks after installation the marks no longer line up (which I later found out is normal) and if I had clearly read the FSM you only have to rotate the pully twice not the belt markings.

I really dont remember what the cap cost as I write this.... bought it at "Rockauto.com"
i didnt replace the air filter as the PO has a K&N filter in place but I did try pulling it out completely and starting/running the truck... no change- no rags, no mouse condo's.
I did the jumper wire per the FSM on the TE2 and the E1, but i didnt get a good connection, when I went to read the codes it stays on solid. The DCL has di-electric grease all over it (i hope thats what it is) and i aint gettin the codes flashed.

I'll have to re-try getting the codes.

anyone need a link to the FSM for the 22RE or the 3VZ-E?
I found this on line - http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-buchanan/93fsm/

manyyotaman

well i finally got at better look at the DCL and cleared out the excess grease, found the connections and it came up with these codes- 22, 24, 32. so I'm on the right track with the VAF. i'll just replace the ECT and should be showing this boy of mine all the ins and outs of a 4x4.

once again just in case-
if anyone needs a link to the FSM for the 22RE or the 3VZ-E?
I found this on line - http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-buchanan/93fsm/


Thanks for everyones input.

manyyotaman

Finally got the part (VAF) - 2 fricken weeks
anyway this was the culprit- she runs all normal and sh_t now.

Thanks for everyone's input!