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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Yeah pretty quickly you realize this was mother natures way of nudging me to buy a roof rack and install a big louver in the hood lol
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I think I'll replace the windshield ASAP to get me back on the road and sleep on what I'll be doing for the hood/roof. A lot more options with the hood, while the roof has to be straight up repaired and there are some deep ones. Sunroof looks brand new still somehow lol
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Yeah that was pretty cool until my 80 got hailed on today. Hood, roof and windshield are bad, nothing elsewhere. Its a trail rig so I am trying to keep my cool, but this has been one heck of a roller coaster since buying the rig
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Fine, as long as I don’t have a grabber when I add it all up exactly for the first time. Give me a sec to compile. I would highly recommend L1 Auto to anyone. Their lot is full of 40’s, 60’s, 80’s and more. The work is the same quality as Japanese Auto down in Denver, but at half the price...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Sooooooo I was kidding about my 80 going up for trade/sale once purring again. I am stoked ladies and gents! Brand new block has been installed with my refurbished head slapped on. The mechanic thought she was regeared cause he said the 80 has some pep in its step. I agree! She was a bit...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Totally agree. I told my GF the other day that once I get the 80 running again I will probably open up to trades/sale. It will be fully dialed in at that point, but to keep myself sane I may need to move on. She was super sad to hear me even considering selling after all the work done to make...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    The "go to" shops for LC rebuilds in Colorado are charging wild amounts. Everyone recommends Japanese Auto Service in Wheat Ridge, but I saw a guy come out of there recently with a $16,000 receipt for rebuild. Let me be clear they do great work and use quality parts, but to the average joe...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I found a shop up in Loveland, Colorado that was recommended to me by the Slee guys. Seems like they do a lot of engine rebuilds and prefer to work on older Toyotas. I am sure I will end up waiting months for the new short block. The only short block in stock in all of America is in Medford...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Super appreciated. This is a job I am going to leave to the shop. Same goes to you if you ever need a hand. I don't know much, but an extra hand can go far when working on the 80's.
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Ordered a new shortblock from Olathe Toyota last night. Was told today it would arrive in 4-6 weeks, I was expecting to hear 4-6 months. Below are the options I saw to getting back to smooth running. 1) - I was told rebuild could get as high as $10,000 with my original motor due to...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    This was not done. You had said this was more useful with really bad knocks, but everyone who hears this doesn't even think its a knock at first so I would not call it a bad knock.
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Messaged you.
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I messaged you. Thanks
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I have heard a tons of mixed opinions on replacment motors. Many people have told me a 93' or 94' engine is required for my 93' Cruiser. Recently I was told that a 95'-97' is a straight swap into a 93" Cruiser, but that a 93'-94" cannot be swapped the other way into a newer 95'-97'. Any...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I am desperate and took @use2bn83 up on his offer to stop by his place to "poke" at it. I had no idea if he was just gonna listen to it or what. I got insanely lucky as I pulled up to a place with 3 sweet 80's out front and a T100 in the driveway, and soon learned about his former engineering...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    You're beating a dead horse here. I just went back to messages with a guy who had a 94' motor in excellent condition with a newer head gasket taken out for a V8 swap for $800. I never committed to figuring out the freight shipping of it and it sold in early February. Deals like that on a good...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I will try to get a video posted tomorrow with the plug wires pulled on Cylinder 1. I am stuck remote / armchair diagnosing this because 2 mechanics have given up on it already and no one seems willing to tear into the block to do the work probably required. They do everything they can on the...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Here are some videos I got. Engine at idle, (Drivers side, Passenger Side, Center) Engine with rev. (Drivers Side) Cold Start RPM's. Jumps to 1500 RPM's in park when cold. Drops back down when thrown in park. Cold Start RPM's - https://youtube.com/shorts/wVjDuKyh1ks?feature=share...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I will get all sorts of videos posted once I get the Cruiser back and we can continue from there. This mechanic is good, but we don't get all that much accomplished over the phone due to Spanish being his 1st language. It seems the cam sprocket fixed the knocking noise and were still left with...
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    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Can I borrow your 80? LOL
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