Recent content by Reeve Kook

I have the same issue with a stiff crankshaft after installing new bearings. Mine has been out for about a year and stored horizontally most of the time. this reply by Reddingcruiser caught my attention. is there any way of correcting this?

Finally getting around to prepping my f155 engine for reassembly after it sat for a couple of years in the work trailer. Just got around to test fitting some parts and plasti-gaging the crank with the new bearings. With the main bearing cap shims, the oil clearance is around .07mm, barely...

I bought an entire rebuild kit from JT Outfitters, which includes all bearings, main bearing shims, freeze plugs, gaskets, and pistons for around $700, you just have to input your engine year and what size bearings and pistons you'll need. However, if memory serves me right, I believe I had to...

I figured as much, definitely seems like very brittle cast iron. I will also be investing in a good pair of piston ring expander pliers. Thanks for the quick reply!

Hello all! After having the naked block sitting in a box trailer for a year or two now, I finally have the time to resume since I am in my senior (final) year of high school. I was inspecting the new pistons which are 0.20" oversized that I had bought over a year ago and I noticed that the oil...

Is this because the shaft has some room in between it and the inner race of the bearing?

I have a few links that you could look through. This is what I have found so far. TPI 4x4 Transmission kit FJ40 TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL KIT, 3 SPEED - https://tpi4x4.com/product/fj40-transmission-overhaul-kit-3-speed/ Advance Adapters Transmission kit 401310 : Toyota Land Cruiser stock 3 speed...

I am planning on rebuilding my transmission and transfer case. I am currently pretty much rebuilding the drivetrain and after dropping the transmission, I noticed the input shaft had a decent amount of play in it. I have a few options on kits, but only one of them comes with both transmission...

I was poking around under the car whilst replacing the cam in the engine and decided to take that plate that covers the bottom of the clutch and flywheel, and I noticed 3 fingers, at the end of those fingers was bolts that looked like they need to be set at a set distance, They have a decent gap...

The thing is that the cam bearings and bearing surfaces on the camshaft look excellent, with no scoring at all. I haven't pulled a rod cap yet, mainly because I don't want to discover anything else, but I suspect that it should be ok too, or I'm hoping so. The cylinder walls look fine as well...

I can't spend really all that much more money on this car at least for now. I think I could just clean the rocker shaft up with some sandpaper to at least finish up the scoring and rough edges.

I just tore apart the rocker shafts, or one of them that is. There is a decent amount of wear. I'm on the fence on replacing those as well, they are pretty worn. I will post pictures later. Now that I think of it, there are holes at the bottom of the pushrod cover where the lifters are, which I...

Yeah, I was looking at that photo of the fuel pump with the stacked plates for the arm, looks familiar huh? As for the rockers I did suspect that copper line too, I checked that copper line and it was clear, but who knows, someone was probably in there before me, cleaned it out anyways. I...

I suspected that the engine probably ran with just enough oil to get to the oil pump and supply lubrication to the majority of the engine, but maybe not quite enough for it to be flung by the crankshaft onto the camshaft, because that is the main way the camshaft is provided with oil. I also did...

yeah, i got the pump apart to clean out a bunch of clay, probably another reason it ran like garbage. maybe I could find the body to one and transfer the internals.