Head's 86 4Runner "restoration"
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Sorry to hear about your motor. I dont know about Autozones motors, but I have used one of these and if I recall right, they didnt charge a core charge. I had it shipped to my local Oriellys for about $150. Nothing but good to say about their service and quality. Alot cheaper then the big name stores. It is $925 for the motor,sometimes they will have a sale for about $875. I highly recommend them.
Link http://www.unitedengine.com/
Your runner is so much like mine, it kills me knowing it is so close to running.
Link http://www.unitedengine.com/
Your runner is so much like mine, it kills me knowing it is so close to running.
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Thanks for the heads up. I am going to try out the crank and rods my buddy has first. The machine shop shouldn't charge me for the labor. If I have issues again, I will definately be going with a united motor.
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Good news. Dropped the crank and rods off at the machine shop last week. Got a call today that the motor is all done. He is just charging me for the bearings, so that is good.
I have a question for those that have rebuilt these motors. Below is a photo of the head gasket that I had put on the motor when I got it back the first time. Upon tearing it apart this last time I noticed something. There are no holes in the head gasket for the water jackets between the cylinders. Is this normal, or was this the wrong head gasket?
I have a question for those that have rebuilt these motors. Below is a photo of the head gasket that I had put on the motor when I got it back the first time. Upon tearing it apart this last time I noticed something. There are no holes in the head gasket for the water jackets between the cylinders. Is this normal, or was this the wrong head gasket?
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I threw away an old headgasket last week so cant answer now. But that is one reason I do keep the old gasket it to compare to the new one. I did have an over heating problem on a Ford and it wound up being a water hole not getting punched out on the head gasket.
That was a tough problem to find and actually a friend found it for me.
That was a tough problem to find and actually a friend found it for me.
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Well I went down to the Toyota garage and bought a head gasket from them. It doesn't have the holes in it either. I guess they just aren't supposed to be there.
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Spent all day working on the motor today. Got it in and running. Ended up finding out that the o-ring on the oil pump is leaking, so I'm going to have to pull it apart again. Everything actually went pretty smooth.
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If I ever got a motor together right the first time without some kind of leak, I would be worried. Shouldnt be to bad to have to get back in there for the oil ring. Sounds like everything else went well.
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Got the oil leak fixed. I pinched the o-ring when I put the oil pump on this time around. Good thing I have tons of leftover gaskets and such from doing so many of these motors.
I adjusted the valves today to what the FSM says, 8 and 10, but they are still loud as hell. Is this just the way the engnbldr 261c cam is? I was reading through other posts on other forums and some say to tighten the gap to 6 and 8. Any thoughts on this?
On a side, sad, note. The AC stopped working. Guess I'm going to have to take it somewhere to get converted over to r134a.
I adjusted the valves today to what the FSM says, 8 and 10, but they are still loud as hell. Is this just the way the engnbldr 261c cam is? I was reading through other posts on other forums and some say to tighten the gap to 6 and 8. Any thoughts on this?
On a side, sad, note. The AC stopped working. Guess I'm going to have to take it somewhere to get converted over to r134a.
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I sent Ted at engnbldr an email at 6:00am and he replied 11 minutes later. He said they recommend .007 on the intake and .009 on the exhaust for that cam. I am a BIG fan of engnbldr. I wish all vendors I dealt with were this good.
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Adjusted the valves. Sounds way better. I also made an appointment to get the A/C converted over to r134a. Hopefully by the end of tomorrow, I will have nice cold air again.
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Ted is a great guy. We need more business people like him. Great news on getting the valves adjusted better and the oil leak wasnt to bad of a fix. I dont think you are allowed to get a motor running without some kind of leak. From my experience anyways.
I too have a huge selection of left over gaskets, but you never know when you will need one of them. I am envious of your AC, sorry to see you have to convert to 134, sure do miss the R12. I keep putting it off and now I am paying for it. This has been a hot year for most around the country.
I too have a huge selection of left over gaskets, but you never know when you will need one of them. I am envious of your AC, sorry to see you have to convert to 134, sure do miss the R12. I keep putting it off and now I am paying for it. This has been a hot year for most around the country.
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Well... I got the A/C fixed. And adjusted the valves 4 or 5 times. Still kept hearing a tick. After many nights of investigation, I think my dad and I have narrowed it down to the #4 intake valve. I think when the bearings went, that piston may have hit the valve.
So I get to pull the motor apart again.
I so wish I would have just bought a motor instead of trying to fix this one.
So I get to pull the motor apart again.
I so wish I would have just bought a motor instead of trying to fix this one.
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Originally Posted by reedrj
Hi, Any idea of the brand of push bar on your nice 4Runner?