Recent content by Fj80oregon

No nothing goes in there, that looks like your oil fill cap seal?

Be careful with cruiser parts they have hit or miss service.

Tear the engine down completely, have the machine shop hot tank if and hone the bores, then you can throw a paint job on it. You will want to inspect your bearings anyways. Buy same new NPR rings and you will be looking good.

Yah but we are talking 1fzfe not diesel. Either way couple ways to skin a cat, good suggestions going on in this thread.

This is not a solid way to test, using a combustion gas test kit is the only way to be for sure. I have seen guys saying they have bubbles, then do a proper test kit and have no issues.

Readily available from Toyota. Call your local dealer or order online. @cruiseroutfit has them also.

Buy OEM and save yourself the headache.

Test your O2 sensors per the FSM to make sure they are good, if not replace with OEM.

Just use the correct lug nuts on all 4 rims why would you use different ones?

Buy a OEM or a tyc1918 don’t waste your money on an aluminum piece of junk. Sone things to consider, just because you have a blue fan clutch doesn’t mean you are good to go, it might need heavier fluid added this sounds like your issue to me! Is your shroud sealed to your radiator with a good...

Please keep us updated with pictures and how it’s coming along! Would love to hear how long this takes you. Also this is a non issue with these engines never heard of a chain breaking, yes we have had reports of chain slack making noise at startups then go away. Maybe do some research on what it...

Talk about a snowball post. Chain tensioner doing exactly what it is supposed to do, equals LS swap!! Dude you’re fine drive it and enjoy it.

I don’t know the answer to your question but am curious. Never seen a head melt before would love to see some pictures of that? Did you check it for flatness or have a machine shop inspect it? You won’t have a lot of options if a new head is not interchangeable, you might have to fix your head...

Pound them in!!

my 30 year old cables, charge, start, have No issues and even have conductivity! I thought maybe you had some hard data for me. Hope you find a kit that works.