Im putting back the head the same way I took it off. the book shows that the rotating valve retainers go on the exh valve. The engine looks like it has never been taken apart before, is this a typo in the book? almost done with this installation and then I see the picture. if anyone...
I just pulled the head off my 3fe and could not find the cause of the oil and water mixing. The gasket looked fine or rather, I couldnt find anything that looked like leaking. head bolts next to exh ports had carbon buildup (seemed like exhaust carbon) on the threads and were very hard to...
I was thikin of shaving my 3fe head for more power and economy, anyone think ill have a problem with pushrod length or a knock sensor or anything? Or is shaving a normal thing to do?
I read on another forum that a small block chevy will be lighter that the straight 6. doesnt sound right but is this true? that would be cool if itrs true
this guy i know of has a cj or yjsomething and he runs a sbc with toyota trans and axles. He also has a winch that is actuated by the tranny. anyone ever seen this or know if it really is toyota and if it is, where to get em.
I dont have my haynes manual yet but I was wondering if I can take out the oil pump without anything getting messed up like the distributor timing. I had water and coolant mixing and I pulled the pan and cleaned therod brngs and pan, I want to pull the pump out to clean it but im not sure...
Im kinda low buck and was thinking of just routing vacume lines to my dashboard with some kinda switch to activate the 4wd. Any ideas of what i can use as a switch? some kinda valve or somethin? thanks.
i think I was reading a catalog couple of years ago and I thought I saw a locker diff that was cable activated like a handbrake. Do any landcruisers have these or did I lose my mind?
Ive been wanting a landcruiser(fj40)since I was young. I finally got one but its a fj60(3f-e) the engine is blown, I pulled the pan to see how the bearings were from the chocolate milk i drained from the engine. All the connrod berngs are good but I need the rod torque specs to tighten em...