rebuild engine

I pulled the head on my '85 2F with 275,000 miles to trouble shoot the source of my burning AF symptoms. I expected to find a cracked head, BUT no visible cracks, gasket is shot and valve job is needed at least. Lots of AF in the cylinders but no rust or severe damage to cylinders that I can...

I began detailing the rebuild of the 1FZ-FE in my truck build thread (listed in my signature), but it soon began to dominate the thread, so I decided to create a dedicated thread. My '97 Landcruiser died early and suddenly, with only 175k on the clock, when a misplaced bolt got into the timing...

My 1985 4Runner received the name "Smoke Monster" because of how much oil it burned (1qt/100 miles). This is the first time I have pulled an engine. The smoke monster: Starting to disassemble engine: Upper intake removed: Oil pooled in intake: I have skinny arms, so I was able to...

Well after 5 weeks, not all of it working on the engine, it is back in the rig and runs great. To say this did not go smooth is an understatement; a number of things went wrong, were missing or just plain would not work. Had everything fallen into place I would not have rebuilt the bottom end...