OTBT’s BJ40 (1 Viewer)

[stevebradford]

@OTBT we should talk about your motor problems either at the meet up this week or my place before you spend a ton of money. I might have some 3b options.

 

[OTBT]

Hi Steve - Thanks for putting this thread together

It's pretty well too late - I have today ordered up a short block B from Amayama, along with a bunch of miscellaneous bits & pieces - they should be here before the end of the month. Even though I haven't yet taken the engine out of the truck, I have been down this road so often that I know I will need a new crank, bearings, possibly rod(s) and / or possibly a block. This is a real shame, because the current block has new sleeves, pistons, rods, cam bearings etc.

I will have a lot of surplus stuff to give away should anyone be interested ... I don't yet know what that stuff will be, but ...

 

[stevebradford]

Let me know if there’s parts your looking for and keep us updated!

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Hi Steve - Thanks for putting this thread together

It's pretty well too late - I have today ordered up a short block B from Amayama, along with a bunch of miscellaneous bits & pieces - they should be here before the end of the month. Even though I haven't yet taken the engine out of the truck, I have been down this road so often that I know I will need a new crank, bearings, possibly rod(s) and / or possibly a block. This is a real shame, because the current block has new sleeves, pistons, rods, cam bearings etc.

I will have a lot of surplus stuff to give away should anyone be interested ... I don't yet know what that stuff will be, but ...

Did Amayama confirm they have stock? I've ordered hard to find stuff from them before only to be told they actually didn't have it in stock.

I was looking at a VDJ79 for a bit in Australia that was very well priced, and mint except for a ruined motor. So I looked up what a brand new short block cost for the 1VDFTV motor. I was actually less expensive than I thought it would be; but by the time I had it figured out, the truck had sold anyhow. $5600 USD:

 

[OTBT]

Did Amayama confirm they have stock? I've ordered hard to find stuff from them before only to be told they actually didn't have it in stock.

I have found that when Amayama quotes a price and delivery date, it is generally in stock - but you never know. Megazip also claims to have a B short block, too, but for significantly more bucks,

 

[cruiserpilot]

Megazip is more expensive - in Japan. But they warehouse in UAE now, and those prices are
cheaper. But generally Amayama is a less expensive choice

 

[OTBT]

Did Amayama confirm they have stock? I've ordered hard to find stuff from them before only to be told they actually didn't have it in stock.

You were right, Amayama cannot supply the B short block.

I did find a dead 3B in Delta that I might be able to fix (water in Number 1) but I don't know about compatibility issues with engine mounts, bell housings, transmission, etc. Does anybody have experience swapping out a B for a 3B ?

See you all this evening ... Glenn

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

You were right, Amayama cannot supply the B short block.

I did find a dead 3B in Delta that I might be able to fix (water in Number 1) but I don't know about compatibility issues with engine mounts, bell housings, transmission, etc. Does anybody have experience swapping out a B for a 3B ?

See you all this evening ... Glenn

Talk to Steve tonight. I think he has some good ideas to help you out.

 

[stevebradford]

3b will drop right in. If you feel like dropping by my place sometime I can show you a wrecked 1978 BJ40 that’s had a 3b swapped in.

 

[seapotato]

Only hiccup is aluminum vs cast iron bellhousing, where the starters are a little different, but that's only if you found a much newer 3b. 85 maybe?

All the s*** from your B will swap right over even if you did hit that snag tho so it's not a big deal.

The 85's are arguably a bit better so it's worth it if you found one. 5 bearing cam is the biggest difference I think?

You definitely need to take some beer over to Steve's place and go shopping

 

[OTBT]

Only hiccup is aluminum vs cast iron bellhousing, where the starters are a little different, but that's only if you found a much newer 3b. 85 maybe?

All the s*** from your B will swap right over even if you did hit that snag tho so it's not a big deal.

The 85's are arguably a bit better so it's worth it if you found one. 5 bearing cam is the biggest difference I think?

You definitely need to take some beer over to Steve's place and go shopping

I believe the one in Delta is an 81; my BJ40 is a 1978

 

[OTBT]

Shopping at Steve's today with great success !

 

[stevebradford]

A couple more. It was good times, Cannibal cruisers. I had to rush off to work to rescue people after that massive power outage in Victoria managed to squeeze in a 8 hour overtime work day as well!

Power outages affect thousands in Greater Victoria Saturday morning

BC Hydro said the outages affected 16,162 on the south Island as of 10 a.m.

www.vicnews.com

 

[cruiserpilot]

So you’ll have that running by Monday night?

 

[Westcoast78]

Glad you got a motor. Shouldn’t be long now

 

[OTBT]

Yes, I have a motor & tranny & transfer case. I took the pan off this morning and there is a small amount of oily water. The rockers have some surface rust, and the engine only turns half-way around - I'm not sure why, yet. Lots of wire wheeling & brake cleaner, but I think I will have a brand new 3B when all is said and done.

 

[Diesel Cruiserman]

From my one and only 3b engine rebuild, I would source a new cam and lifters, maybe have the rockers inspected and ground smooth if needed. I believe most of the low compression 3b engines I have compression tested was due to the cam being nearly rounded off, the cylinders were still mint on the one I am currently rebuilding along with the pistons. Rod bearings mint while the cam bearings were in bad shape.

 

[OTBT]

It looks like some water got into number 3 for there was a bit of rust preventing the piston from full travel - a couple of squirts of WD40 fixed that issue; otherwise the cam lobes look really good, the crank looks really good, everything looks good - just really dirty. I have some new liners pistons, bearings etc coming from 4 wheel auto so things should be good to go fairly soon.

 

[stevebradford]

Could be rat urine

 

[OTBT]

I suppose rat pee is pretty corrosive ... my whole garage smells like rats and they give me the heebie-jeebies.

It looks like the 3B cam is identical to the B cam - did someone say they needed a cam ?