Recent content by Hoss in IL

By spotty rust I mean the whole cylinder is not orange and rough. The rust is only in some spots. I guess he means he doesn't know if a hone job will take off enough metal to get the "depth" of the rust out. Thanks for checking on the head for me. Take care, Hoss

The cylinders have some spotty rust in them and he doesn't think just a hone will do the job. That was what I was counting on at first but it didn't pan out. I will pm Cruiser, thank you for replying. Take care, Hoss

First off, thanks to the guys that replied to my other thread. I need to hear pro's and con's on the following options I'm struggling with. This engine is for an '85 4x4 with a 22r: Get original block bored and buy new piston heads and rings and new head. The head from this engine had two...

Thank you guys for all the info. There really is no substitute for experience! To answer the questions- both trucks are 22R (carb). It looks like I may just try to get the engine out of the '83 and put it in the '85. I was really looking forward to putting this truck back together (it's...

I'll keep the chit chat to a minimum- I'm trying to put an '85 back together. Purchased pretty cheap with a blown head gasket, P.O. drove it (knowingly) like that for a while :bang: - it sat for a while before I bought it. I tore the whole thing down, took the head, block,and crank to a...

OK, not to be dumb- you mean take the tires and wheels off, put it on jack stands for the rest and get the axles off last? Thanks, Hoss

Hey everybody. First post :flipoff2:. I've been looking at this site for a while getting info. I do have a question that I couldn't find an answer to. If it's in the wrong forum, sorry. I have an '85 with a 22r that I would like to take apart, clean up, and personalize it a little. I took...