[mikejmartino]

Hi Guys and Gals. I have a 1977 FJ40 and before I tear it apart, I wanted to ask a question. How much oil should be getting to the top end (Rocker Arms). I know in some vehicles, if you take off the oil filler cap with it running, you have a mess. Not so on my 2F motor or on my friends F motor. I am not saying it is dry in there, but there is not oil flying around with it running? Am I getting enough oil. The head was sent out in 97' to be hot tanked, new valeve seals and so on. I ran it for about 7000 miles before I put it in storage until a few weeks ago. It runs fine and the oil pressure is great. I use only toyota oil filters on it. There is not excessive valve noise. I might just be paranoid. Any advise?

[Poser]

Welcome.

Originally Posted by mikejmartino

I know in some vehicles, if you take off the oil filler cap with it running, you have a mess.

It is not supposed to be that way on the F/2F

Originally Posted by mikejmartino

I might just be paranoid. Any advise?

If you are getting oil dribbling out of the rocker arms, you are fine.

[mikejmartino]

Thanks. If that is the case, I think I am fine.

[rchandler]

Friend had head done and the new head gasket did not have hole for oil passage to the rocker arms ... It fried the top end .
Don't know why gasket would not have had one

[Poser]

Originally Posted by rchandler

Friend had head done and the new head gasket did not have hole for oil passage to the rocker arms ... It fried the top end .
Don't know why gasket would not have had one

What engine?

[rchandler]

73 Original motor

[IDave]

Probably put the head gasket on backwards.




Unless it's an early '73 and they just didn't hook up the oil pipe.

[Eric_S]

I just had the valve cover off yesterday on my 78 2F and the oil just kind of seeps out of the rocker arm holes. No splashing at all.

[rchandler]

It was long time ago but the gasket on backwards does ring a bell . Everthing lines up except the oil galley . Not 100% sure on the year