MattInTheCouv

my very first yotatech post....

man, never thought i'd find a decent 3.4, but i did. it's out of a totalled 97 taco 5spd 4x4. 133k on the engine, paid 800 for everything, and the guy even pulled it for me. glad i found it, cause if i didn't find one soon i was just gonna do a ford 302.

so i have my engine and all associated electrical 'stuff'. now i just need to begine compiling knowledge to do the swap. i've searched around on here and other places, and found a little info, but if anybody has any advice, tips, links, etc, it would definitely be appreciated. this seems to be the most knowledgable forum for this swap, and i wanna go into this with as much knowledge as possible. hopefully i'll be able to put together a mondo "how-to" with buttloads of pics and stuff as i go along, to help other folks out.

oh, and i am gonna go for it without the ORS kit. seems too spendy for what seems to be essentially just an adapter with some hoses thrown in. i work on jet aircraft electronics for a living, so i figure i got a decent shot at making it work with just me, my buddies, and 2 service manuals and my multimeter.

thanks guys


my rig = '93 4x4 5spd

Elton

welcome to yotatech good score what you plan on putting that in ?

d0ubledown

there was an article a while back on 3.4 swaps. if you dont get 4WDTO. ill try n find it n scan it..if not im sure someeone here will?

any specific issues you were inquiring about? talk to flygtenstien...he's done it in his runner...

welcome to YT

MattInTheCouv

yeah, sorry i didn't have a sig on my first post. i've got one now, which will hopefully be displayed now with info on my rig. and that would be great if i could get ahold of that article. did it cover some good how-to and common problem issues?

mt_goat

Actually ORS did the swap for flygtenstien, but he did work for ORS and it was his job to answer 1000 questions a day about the swap. I know because I asked ORS 100 questions a day myself. The ORS kit is so much more than "just an adapter with some hoses thrown in".

Here's a list of what's in it:
Conversion wiring harness
High pressure power steering hose
High pressure fuel hose
Fuel return hose
Power steering return hose
Battery relocation tray
Clutch hose relocation bracket
Clutch hydraulic hose
Motor mount isolators (rubber isolators)
Lower radiator hose
Upper radiator hose
Heater hoses
Oil pan
Oil sump assembly
Oil sump gasket
Sealer for oil pan
Oil dip stick
Oil dip stick tube
Oil dip stick tube adapter
Oil dip stick tube O-ring
Clutch pressure plate
Clutch disc
Clutch release bearing
Clutch pilot bearing
Oil filter
Spark plugs
Alternator drive belt
Power steering drive belt
A/C drive belt
Oil pump housing plug
Tap for housing plug
Drain plug
Drain plug gasket
Large, medium and small hose clamps
Assorted hose and wire routing clamps
Misc. vacuum hose
8 gauge battery relocation cable
Fusible link wire
An extremely helpful set of instructions...

I might add the last on the list is one of the most valuable along with the tech support Mike gives his customers after the sale.

breknraj

X2 about ORS! Mike is very helpful when you run into the unexpected!

As a side note, most of the components in the complete kit are Toyota OEM, so that gives you great confidence in the reliability right from the get-go.

Read every 3.4 conversion thread you can find. They all have little hints and tricks of the trade to simplify the project, and they will help to minimize the un-expected.

Good luck! You will really like this engine in your truck!