What did you work on tonight? (9 Viewers)
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Mauser
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Well after pulling everything apart it is looking like the head gasket is seeping at the back. It looked like it was coming from higher up, but after cleaning everything really good and pressurizing the system it isn't looking good.
My personality.
Didn't get very far, unfortunately...
Didn't get very far, unfortunately...
alia176
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At the half way point. How I love to do timing belts
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I lined up my marks with this T and it bit me in the arse. Engine ran almost ok but bogged down when I stabbed it.
So, I did the project again, in half the time of course !!
And you had managerial duties when this was performed at Bear Ears on a similar engine
alia176
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Ohy gosh, that was an EPIC engine repair out in the bush. I'll never forget that trip. I was telling Johanna as we drove by that area last Sunday what happened to your rig.And you had managerial duties when this was performed at Bear Ears on a similar engine
This is the only picture I seem to have of that event. We just got done towing Steve's dead 4Runner to a location where a tow truck can haul it all the way to Blanding.
I'm not a fan of that job but I thankfully live pretty close to @Mauser and he is, and has lots of experience with the 2UZ timing belt job. So I paid him to do the job for me!At the half way point. How I love to do timing belts
I just put the marks in the north position, cut the old belt off and put the new belt on. Previously, I’d take a spark plug out, verify TDC and all that nonsense…this time was quick and dirty
#noragrets
alia176
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I just put the marks in the north position, cut the old belt off and put the new belt on. Previously, I’d take a spark plug out, verify TDC and all that nonsense…this time was quick and dirty
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That's what I'm talking about.
Mauser
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Yeah, I actually like doing timing belts on Toyotas. The V6 engines and the V8s are pretty much the same. I like the 100 series the best because there is a lot of room to work.
Mauser
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Had a fun ride the other morning when an inner tie rod broke. Luckily I was on the back road home from Edgewood and not moving very fast.
NMBound
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That sucks. What can be done if that happens on a trail?
Mauser
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It wasn't too difficult to swap out. I had a new one at home so I just had my kid pick me up so I could go find it.
It was in a bad spot leaning heavy on the front left side pointing downhill in soft dirt so I had to swap it out without removing the tire. That made it a little bit of a pain.
If I had a welder with me when it broke I would have put a wet rag around the part coming from the steering rack and welded it good enough to get home.
Finished a head rebuild and new turbo and intercooler on the 4BT80…
alia176
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What was the cause of the failure?
Mauser
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Oh, I am sure it was somehow caused by the nut behind the wheel. Probably the way I just beat the living hell outta the poor thing.
I was driving down the washboard gravel road, went to turn right around a curve and the right tire turned right like I asked it to. The left tire decided to turn the opposite direction and the truck continued straight. After backing up and kicking the tire a few times I was able to get to the side of the road, but by the time I got there it looked like the pieces had banged together a few times and peened over.
There was no play in the ball and it had grease. The other side looks fine. The tie rods came with the rack and I bought it new from Lexus and installed it 4 or 5 years ago.
NMBound
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I've only ever used those long tubular tools for inner tie rods. What did you use to get it off? Crescent wrench and a dead blow hammer?
NMBound
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Brand of the spacer? Name and shame!
