Wow, its been almost 2 years since my last post!😳🤯 Sorry jesus888 , not much to report. I recently got the 2F motor pulled out and removed the front fenders, side aprons and the hood, but other than that nothing very exciting has happened. I keep going back and forth on how I want to proceed...
thank you, my next question was going to be how did you run the speedometer! 😂...yeah I can't wait to get my build going, hopefully real soon, I'm sure I will have more questions for you as I get going on it...thanks again,and keep up the good work!
Sorry if I missed it, but what gauge cluster did you use? I thought it was Dokata Digital, but looks a little different than other pics I've seen...Awesome build by the way, Im gathering parts (i have a 5.3 Vortec and 4L60E and hope to be going in this direction soon!
yeah I still cant believe I did that, im guessing that i got side tracked doing something else and then overlooked it somehow...but at least we got it sorted out and like you said no damage...i definately won't ever do that again!
Thanks for all your input, I appreciate it!
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so I figured out my no oil pressure problem...it's kind of embarrassing. I dropped the oil pan to check the oil pickup tube. I knew I had cleaned it thoroughly before reassembly and had installed a new gasket, but I was thinking maybe it had a crack in it or something and It was the...
No real updates. My 91' toyota pickup that is pictured somewhere in this thread ended up blowing a head gasket and end up having a cracked head. I was low on funds and couldnt afford a head at the time, so ended up just pulling the 22re out of the 4runner and swapping it into my 91' pickup and...
I have not had it completely apart again. When I originally removed the oil pan to clean it and clean the pickup tube I replace the pickup tube gasket and made sure to re-tighten all the bolts.
I havent removed any of the galley plugs, and havent messed with the bottomend and/or crank bearings...
yeah I am kinda at a loss...I was thinking of getting an aftermarket oil pressure gauge and install it and see what happens, I will have to research and see what kind of fittings I need to adapt one to the engine block...kind of a PITA because I live out in the sticks so I order everything...
So after getting everything reassembled and changing the oil & filter (using a toyota 90915-YZZD1 filter and 5qts of conventional oil) I removed the coil wire and cranked the engine waiting for it to build oil pressure. I did this 4 or 5 times probably cranking the engine over for 15 sec or so...
yeah I blame myself for not disassembling and inspecting the oem rocker assembly before installing it. It was an expensive lesson but I learned from it! I already have another new head gasket in my parts stash, so I will be installing that. And I will make sure to burp the cooling system also...
Time for a update...with more drama, lol. So I got the motor reassembled. Had it running and was letting all the condensation (from the previously blown head gasket) clear out of the exhaust...keeping an eye on the temperature and oil pressure gauges. Once the exhaust cleared out I took it for a...
wow that 22re you built must have had some pep to do 100mph on 35's! I doubt mine could do that with stock gears and 31's. 😂
Yeah I have bought some parts from LC Engineering, they have alot of performance parts, but I am pretty budget oriented myself. I saw they even carry superchargers for...
Thanks aztoyman, I agree with you, I really do like the 22re motors...i kind of toyed around with the idea of putting the 5.3 vortec in it, but I have a 71' FJ40 project that I think will be a better canidate for that motor swap. I still have the original block that came in the 91 that I think I...
Finally made some progress. New head with cam, headgasket, timing chain & gears new steel guides, new waterpump....I hope to get the reassembly finished up on my next days off.
well I was going replace the headgasket, but on closer inspection of the head I noticed the coolant passages are eroded pretty bad.
Time for a new head...
^^^I spoke too soon, I blew the head gasket on Wednesday, I left it parked at work and will be trailering it home tomorrow. Hopefully the head isn't warped or cracked as I didnt run it excessively hot...i already have a brand new headgasket, headbolts, water pump and timing chain set that I had...
Cool build, I like the extended cabs that year...sounds like you already have a ton of good parts to swap over from the 88'!
4WU 3 link will be a sweet setup, ive seen a couple of trail rigs with them and they look like they flex really well