rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
I'm not going to try to reinvent the wheel with this thread or offer anything that has not already been done, covered, thought of or anything else. Mission is simple here, to document my build as I go, for me it is a log on what I do for future reference.
Started 4 years ago, I rebuilt a 2F from an 83 FJ60 that I salvaged, everything seemed great, had minor issues here and there, until I started having problems cooling the engine. Eventually I found that the radiator was clogged from crap floating around in the block after I had rebuilt it, ran it HOT a time or two before I realized how HOT that it was. Installed a new Autometer gauge in it and found that it had been running hot for a while. New radiator, thermostat, water pump, and hoses all came next. Ran great, that is until this past winter. That is when I noticed during regular maintenance that the air filter was totally saturated with oil, the carb was fouled, along with the plugs. Started digging in to find out why oil was blowing into the air cleaner. BLOWBY. I hate it. Ran a compression check, found 3 cylinders low, like 110 ish. Wound up rebuilding the top end, suspecting a blown head gasket. WRONG. I didn't see anything wrong in the cylinders while the head was off, but after the upper end was rebuilt I still had the same compression #s............................pulled the mighty 2F.
Now comes the fun.
Started 4 years ago, I rebuilt a 2F from an 83 FJ60 that I salvaged, everything seemed great, had minor issues here and there, until I started having problems cooling the engine. Eventually I found that the radiator was clogged from crap floating around in the block after I had rebuilt it, ran it HOT a time or two before I realized how HOT that it was. Installed a new Autometer gauge in it and found that it had been running hot for a while. New radiator, thermostat, water pump, and hoses all came next. Ran great, that is until this past winter. That is when I noticed during regular maintenance that the air filter was totally saturated with oil, the carb was fouled, along with the plugs. Started digging in to find out why oil was blowing into the air cleaner. BLOWBY. I hate it. Ran a compression check, found 3 cylinders low, like 110 ish. Wound up rebuilding the top end, suspecting a blown head gasket. WRONG. I didn't see anything wrong in the cylinders while the head was off, but after the upper end was rebuilt I still had the same compression #s............................pulled the mighty 2F.
Now comes the fun.