yes i am and your the head leader he he and yes before anyone trys to say oh that autozone stuff is crap it will blow up on you soon all i can say is ha i got the same thing but with out the pistons thats right i got 230k pistons in my 8k motor yep yep and yeah try and stop my ride i pull things out of the ground and chain up with people for fun i may not win but its still fun

 

allan, as the head leader, I must say you look 'stunning' in your uniform.

 

ok we have a thread for this man we dont need to be starting new ones lol and yes im sure that everyone and there grandma (like myspace) knows where and what it is

 

ok we have a thread for this man we dont need to be starting new ones lol and yes im sure that everyone and there grandma (like myspace) knows where and what it is

 

ok we have a thread for this man we dont need to be starting new ones lol and yes im sure that everyone and there grandma (like myspace) knows where and what it is

 

lol...yeah, I'm taking a bunch of scrap in this weekend...so I'm thinking about buying a rebuild kit and slapping it on in the next week or so! I'll probably just buy a rering kit from engnbldr. And get new timing chain and guides. The only thing I'm worried about is the idiot who put it back together last time. I put bolts in the wrong spot and I'm missing a couple in the back...I'm an idiot!!!

 

see. I told you he was going for cheerleading. he said the same thing 3 times.
cheerleaders like x3 rhythms


but it's not your fault. it's the last idiot that caused the problem.
drop the crossmember between the control arms and the sway bar and the oil pan will come out...

 

Nope, buts its my fault for using a crow bar on the intake

NEVER NEVER NEVER do that!!! So stupid. I think I might just buy a new one. $20 for one!!! I can ride my motorcycle to get it so maybe $30 total

I'm DEFINITELY GOING to do the WHOLE job...and not PUSS out. Do you think I need to resurface the head again? Or anything of that sort?

 

you'll find that out when you take the head to the machine shop.

 

Does it need to go again?

 

sheesh... you were a few bolts away from being able to drop your oil pan and you pussed out on it and look where it got you. now, how much more trouble is it going to cause to get the head checked for warpage just this one more time?

 

ok i dont know why it did that 3 times bit good one man good one but yeah you said and not to puss out then do it right the first time i gave you the links for some good stuff at a good price so for lets just say 600 bucks you;ll have a nice rebuilt motor with a darn good cam and just some info the power in a 22re is all in the head so get some good head ok man over sized valves and a good port and polish should do ya for about 10-20 hp maybe not sure dont quote me on that

 

LOL...yeah I know

Can't I just check it for warpage myself? With a straight edge?

Its all good man! I'm not worried about it...lol.

I'm not looking to get power out of my motor. I just want a running/reliable truck. Its really easy to put a new cam in later if I want to...so it doesn't have to be right when I take the engine apart...lol.

As much as I wish I had extra money to throw into this engine...I really don't...and I don't want to be spending it on this truck.

 

Woot woot!!!

I feel like I just won the lottery...I came upon this sweet deal tonight!...
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/pts/710432547.html

I'll swap my head and intake and I'll be rolling dirty again

It still runs! $150! 80k miles!!! Is this too good to be true?

But d@mn I'm excited...I'm going to look at it tomorrow

Any suggestions?

 

did you read this line about 2/3 down the page:
-22r/22re block that has just been bored 30 over and cleaned it comes with the pistons and crank just needs to be put together $75

 

O.K, I'm kind of an idiot when it comes to this stuff. But I would still have to buy a rebuild for it...I'm assuming it doesn't have the rings or anything. I'll have to ask him though. If it JUST needs to be put together it MIGHT be worth it. I've NEVER put an engine together of this size in my life...and I have a general idea of everything. I know what it looks like and all. But I'm not sure how I can tell if the block is good or bad. Do you know what I mean? Like how can I tell that it isn't going to knock when I put it together?...lol

Thanks!!!

 

Oh! I got a great idea! I'll bring my brothers camera and take a bunch of pics of everything I'm interested in...lol. Anything else I should bring? I'm going to bring my compression tester too!

 

Okay catnip bandits...here is whats going on.

Looked at that engine today and it ran okay. It didn't knock or make any funny noises. But it needs a rear main seal...which isn't hard to do at all. I'm still not sure if I could just rebuild mine.

I've sort of priced out four options:

1) Buy that engine above and put it in my truck
-$20 intake
-$150 engine
-$90 gaskets
-$56 timing set
-$101 cap/rotor/oil/plugs/water pump/rear main seal/belt

**Total** = $407

2) Buy the block above and put it in my truck
-$20 intake
-$242 rebuild kit
-$75 block

**Total** = $337

3)Try to fix the problem
-$20 intake
-$10 gaskets

**Total** $30...and lets HOPE that fixed the problem

4)Rebuild mine the RIGHT way!!!
-$242 rebuild kit/shipping
-$20 intake
-??? Machine work...

**Total** = $262...plus machine work...


So, how much would machine work cost? I would have to have it bored...how much does that usually run? I'm not sure that it would need anything else until I take it to the machine shop.

Which options would you go with???

Here's today's progress...

 

Admittedly, I'm way behind on this thread. I'll have to get back with you tomorrow on any valid comments. I've reached the day's end on internet foolery.

Goodnight, gentlemen.

 

lol...thats fine. Obviously just look at my options and tell me which you'd go with a why...lol