Rebuild Kits

[AlaskanWheeler]

Anyone know of any good rebuild kits available for my '81 2F?
Thanks, AKWHEELER

 

[IDave]

What are you rebuilding? Master cylinder?

 

[Mace]

I suspect he is trying to rebuild a 81 2F...

 

[IDave]

Ahh. I see.

SOR has all sorts of stuff to do engine rebuilds.

 

[TexomaFJ40]

My local ACME Auto Parts ordered mine for me complete with a new head. Check local before going to an online boutique.

 

[Pighead]

Just repeating common knowledge here...

"Have your machinist order your rebuild kit"

 

[ranger]

There are a few places that rebuild toyota forklift engines(2F) and sell kits. Best prices I have seen. You can do a search and find them. Sorry never bookmarked, just random searching. The machinest is an excellent option since they can get parts considerably cheaper. Northern Auto is another source for low buck engine rebuild kits.
Might also swing buy Cruisers Only in Wasilla and talk with Mark, he can probably give you some leads.

 

[CruisinGA]

The forklift company is Paclift I think.

Never used them, just rembered the name.

 

[DocB]

The Toyota Forklift 2F uses propane instead of gasoline, I think. Are the specs the same? Probblee. I'm a doctor not a mechanic, but I like giving advise anyway, especially in areas where my knowledge is limited.

 

[IDave]

I like giving advise anyway, especially in areas where my knowledge is limited.

Isn't it nice not to be held highly accountable for your advice, at least once in a while?

I do believe that the Forklift 2Fs are essentially the same, whether they burn petrol or propane.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Just repeating common knowledge here...

"Have your machinist order your rebuild kit"

Ditto, they play with the stuff all day, I let them choose the best kit out there. Over 50 2F's rebuilt for us and they all work great, can't beat that

 

[folsom50]

I monkeyed around with pricing rebuild kits on line. I just ended up having my machinest order the kit after they had my engine. There was no way I could've got by cheaper, or quicker.

 

[dd113]

Ditto, they play with the stuff all day, I let them choose the best kit out there. Over 50 2F's rebuilt for us and they all work great, can't beat that

Ditto x 120,000.017! Best thing is that if you have an issue with the parts it is THEIR issue not yours. 57 rebuilds have not failed me yet (just had to beat Kurt!)

 

[labartonmd]

Just repeating common knowledge here...

"Have your machinist order your rebuild kit"

You really can't buy parts ahead of time! The machinist will check all the bearing surfaces and tell you if std or undersized will be needed. Unless you know for certain you want to overbore for performance, ditto for the pistons. Worst case scenario is that after your head and block are cleaned and magnafluxed you discover that your core is no good and you have to build a different year motor. Then what are you going to do with the unneeded parts? You can't go cheap on a rebuild because you do get what you pay for.

 

[AlaskanWheeler]

Thanks for the advise; I'll let my machinist take care of the work.
Thanks.

 

[Radd Cruisers]

I buy direct and pay about half of what the kits sell for, usually we get the full meal deal on diesels. Piston, sleeves, bearings.

Short of some journal damage and having to grind and polish, which would change the bearing size I find these kits are of top notch quality.

So far a couple of rebuilds later and we have not seen any journal damage and have used all the proved parts in the kit.

Rob

 

[Radd Cruisers]

PS the machine shop does not like the fact I purchase my own kits and at first would not warranty the build, once the opened the kit and examined the quality they changed thier minds on the warranty.

Guess who the shop now buys thier kits from, (although you rarely see a cruiser diesel in need of a repair).