So Im on my way to Mt P the other day and as Im cruising along thinking the weather is great traffic is light and the day was off to a decent start I hear the trusty 1F make a sound Ive never heard before( a steady knock). So Im going along at my standard max speed of about 60 at about 3k rpm so I look down and check, temp is good, oil pressure is where it always is but figure ill stop and check things out just to be on the safe side. Well to make a long story short I shut her down to check things out and she was never to start again.
Checked the oil and there was plenty but when I went to crank her back up nothing turned. The 1F is completely locked up. Towed her over to Davids for a look see and there is oil in the coolant. Definately not good. So now Im looking for an engine. Ironic since I had a spare motor we rescued from a 1970 FJ40 headed for the crusher , but as fate would have it we gave it away to a fellow club member who was in need of a motor. So a few days pass and David calls. Fate is smiling on us again and he located a 80 something 2F being pulled from a 60. Good news we found a motor( thanks Lextech). Bad news it being pulled because it has a serious lack of power. So here we go with a re build. Good news on that is David was a mechanic for a long time before he went into business for himself and we can do all the labor, bad news is cash is tight and my wife and I have baby #2 due in March. Anyway, lets hope things come togeather and I can get the 40 back on the trail for GSMTR 2011.
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