Well, it took me about 12 hours to reassemble including adding the block heater and heat wrapping the vulnerable section of wiring near the EGR valve. Got done 10 minutes before leaving for the airport, so I took the freshly finished truck and promptly drove out of state - 50 miles or so. Ran great. Kept an eye on the temp and oil pressure gauges.
I let it warm up in the garage, then changed the oil to some crap NAPA oil to get the waterlogged Mobil 1 out (300 miles - boo hoo...) then took off for the airport. Sunday I'll flush the cooling system and refill with Toyota Red.
The little trick with the hood hinges worked perfectly and the hood went back on in 10 minutes as opposed to last time's hour fiasco.
I could literally feel the greater compression. You have to use a wrench on the main pulley bolt to turn the engine back and forth a bit. Last time I did this it had just completed a compression test with flying colors and I could turn the engine by hand with moderate effort. This time, I had to really reef and could easily feel when I was on a compression stroke. They also reseated the valves, so they're holding more pressure earlier in the stroke and it felt like a double whammy to me and Mr. Wrench. Had to put a glove on to apply enough pressure.
DougM
I let it warm up in the garage, then changed the oil to some crap NAPA oil to get the waterlogged Mobil 1 out (300 miles - boo hoo...) then took off for the airport. Sunday I'll flush the cooling system and refill with Toyota Red.
The little trick with the hood hinges worked perfectly and the hood went back on in 10 minutes as opposed to last time's hour fiasco.
I could literally feel the greater compression. You have to use a wrench on the main pulley bolt to turn the engine back and forth a bit. Last time I did this it had just completed a compression test with flying colors and I could turn the engine by hand with moderate effort. This time, I had to really reef and could easily feel when I was on a compression stroke. They also reseated the valves, so they're holding more pressure earlier in the stroke and it felt like a double whammy to me and Mr. Wrench. Had to put a glove on to apply enough pressure.
DougM