Hey, so I started tearing apart my engine today to get the burnt valve fixed and hopefully restore compression up from 20 to somethin around 150 higher, hopefully they'll all be up, dunno yet. Here's pics from what I got done today today. Will be taking it all to the machine shop tomorrow and having them put in my O/S valves (engnbldr), completion date is lookin to be next Thurs so that I can get it broken in and ready to go to Spokane on Friday and Reiter on Sunday. Anyone know how long it takes roughly to get your injectors clean? Mine are going on 400,000 miles and have never been cleaned. Thanks and here's some pics of the work so far.

 

You have almost 400,000 on ye olde 3.0? Sweet.

 

I think they can turn injectors around in about a week for cleaning and flow balancing.

 

k cool, i'll have to check in on that, i can't imagine they're in the greatest shape right now. I'll give some of the diesel shops a call today.

 

I used www.cruzinperformance.com for my injectors....They said the wait time is about a week.... Typically it's 3 days though.... EVERYONE whose used em that I can find on LS1tech, here, supraforums, and a multitude of other boards loves em.

12.00 per injector + shipping for flow testing, cleaning, new o rings and everything, reflow testing, and balancing.

 

ya i'm definately going to look into that, one of my injectors is cracked so im going to need to replace it and may do them all. more pics coming when i get done tonite

 

Ok so I got the heads off tonight, they go into the machine shop tomorrow (Piston Services) to have be cleaned up and have the O/S valves put in etc. going to jump on cleaning up my pistons and scraping the block tomorrow along with trying to find someone local that cleans injectors, don't think I have the time to send them to Cruzin I need them by next Thursday. Anyone know a good way to clean my pistons off? Carb cleaner and a brush is what i plan on. Here's pics of todays work.











Number 6 the one with 20 psi is the right cylinder in the following picture

And is the left one in the following pic


Will keep updated on how its going along, really wish I had the money to put headers on at this time, would be a hell of a lot easier If anyone is tring to figure out how to get the exhaust manifolds off and crossover etc. I just put some Kroil on them the night before I started and they came right off. Does anyone know how to put a crankcase breather on a 3vz? Thanks

 

have you ever done a t-belt on the moter?

 

Yup it was done about 10k ago, the old one was only like 30k old but frayed and started to tear, luckily I caught it before it did. Water pump was done at same time

 

motor looks good for having almost 400k on it is there any ridge on the cyclinders

 

What do you mean by a ridge? Like carbon build up? If so then yes there is lots of carbon lumps ridges etc.

 

To get the carbon of the crown of the piston use some carb cleaner and a gasket scraper. Be careful using a brush, you can scrach the wall of the cylinder pretty easily. Just turn the motor over untill the piston is at the top of the stroke and start scrapin!

 

Sounds good, gonna get all dirty this weekend getting my motor nice and shiny

 

nah a ridge on the top of the cylinder can you feel any with you fingernail.

 

How hard is it to change the freeze plugs over? Id be worried about the steelies rusting through

 

Dudebud: I don't know I'll have to check after I get some of the crap cleaned off, its pretty thick so I dunno if I'd get a good indication I'll let you know after I get them gleaned off a bit.
BumpinYota: They were changed to brass plugs about 80,000mi ago or so, it wasn't that tough if I remember right, just drilled a small hole in them and used a little hookto reach through the hole and pull them out, then just used a rubber mallet to pund the new ones in

 

I've been tied up with the flu so seeing this post I want to get out to the garage and work my A$$ off now. Thankfully I don't have a time frame other than sooner is better. Could you take a pic for me of where the "Freeze plugs" go. Little confused.

This sucks you're gonna get the job done quicker than me, and with a lot less headcahe to it sounds like. Sweet though, let the 3vze engine live.

-=Morphine=-

 

Ya no problem, I'll try and snap some today when I'm cleanin up my pistons, how far are you now morphine? I haven't checked your post for a while. Ya I've got to be done for next Friday, looks like I might make it, heads are supposed to be back by wednesday at the lastest.

 

You might want to consider putting a sound blanket on the firewall while you have access to it. I did, and it cut down engine noise in the cab considerably.

 

Somethin like dynamat?