Okay, started a head gasket job. Took pretty much everything off and drained the oil

2 1/2 gallons of this crap







Not too bad I thought...until I found this.....


Which belongs here....





So, what should I do? Should I go ahead and replace the whole head and cam?


There wasn't anything on the pistons and the walls look fine...here are pics...
Cylinder 1


Cylinder 2


Cylinder 3


Cylinder 4

 

that looks expensive

 

To be completely honest...you're probably better off going to a junk yard and finding a new engine. When pieces start breaking off like that you don't know how many fragments found their way through the oil passages.

If you're dead set on keeping the block, tear it down completely; get it measured, decked, and honed; have all the rods and pistons checked; and replace that head and cam.

Its gonna cost a lot to be sure the rebuild will last, which is why I say find a new engine.

 

Ouch..

 

thats gonna make a great boat anchor

 

I wouldn't say those cylinder walls look FINE j(they're scored pretty good), but they are repairable. Depends on how much you can find a good used engine for....

 

Is that vanilla or coffee flavored milkshake?

 

I'll take a Grande Mocha Frappuccino. Sorry for your loss.

Ditto on the cylinder walls, but that head looks like a door stop.

I'd say start looking for complete used motor.

 

i would say that looks/looked better than mine...

when i got my 4runner the cylinders had rust everywhere, the cam had grooves and scoring, milky crap was everywhere -> clogged up the heater core, too!

since i can't wrench it cost me some coin - cha-ching!

everything is good now and i'll be tackling the heater core in aug... wish me luck!

and good luck to you.

joel

 

WTF HAPPENED ?!!?

Umm didnt you just rebuild that like a year ago !?

 

lol, he got a 89 with a 22re that has blown HG.

 

I know what hes got, I just didnt know what happened.

Now : Trevor, HOW THE HELL !! did you blow the headgasket ?!?

 

Wow...that is some nasty crap. would that stuff be in the rad too?

 

lol Scuba!

I've got two trucks!

SEE!

 

So, do you think those are really scratches? To me, that looks pretty normal. I really don't see anything down inside the cylinders at all.

I thought this truck was only going to cost me $400 total including the head gasket job...not $1400!!! lol.

 

Yes, they are scratches. I see corrosion pitting, too.

 

damn...i hate this truck already. lol

 

im throwing this out maybe a 7mge swap ?

 

I was thinking along the lines of a SBC or SBF...

 

i have an old head and cam you can have for $50 plus shipping; it'll just need a fresh'n up

EDIT, oh wait, crap, nm... that's carbed... different intake ports than my RE... SORRY...

or is it the same?



that's killer man; I wander what it sounded like when that happened...