Suggestions please, removing busted sensor (1 Viewer)

[SNLC]

Didn't notice it was a 3FE housing at first.

Ya, discontinued. I would get a second hand one, that one is really corroded.

Cheers

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Thanks for all the suggestions. It has been a successful friday afternoon. I kept pulling the housing out of my acidic concoction every 4 or 5 hours and used some picks to keep scraping all the scale out from around the sensor. Then I would get it nice and hot with the torch and back into the soak to quench. I finally decided to try and knock it out with a punch this afternoon, and it popped right out with one smack and some heat.

I know this housing is really corroded but it seemed to work fine and it did not leak before I removed it so I am going to re use it. I think it cleaned up pretty well, here is a before and after.

Plus I will be starting a v8 swap on this rig in 15 months so it only has to last until then.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

I also finished pulling the water pump tonight. It was so worn out I cant believe it lasted this long. There was an easy 3/8" of play in the pump.

And then I decided to tackle the charcoal canister while I was "in there" I have been meaning to try this for a couple years now lol. I hope this solves the spewing gas from the filler tube at 10,000 ft elevation. It was really easy and worth doing. Before and after.

Reading about rebuilding the canister I saw a few concerns about explosions or fires but no one seemed to have an issue, so I just used a grinder to expose the seam and opened it like a paint can. It was quite easy and saved me some money. Athough out of curiosity I decided to do a flamibility test on the old charcoal.

It went up in flames so quick and easy. It was raining when I lit a tiny little pile and it burned for a good 15 or 20 minutes. If I were going to do this again I would definitely refrain from the grinder and stick to a file or hacksaw or use the grinder outside. I dont think there is an explosion risk but definitely a fire risk to be aware of.
Anywase as always thanks for all the tips and help. I hope someone can find this thread helpful one day.
Oh yeah, also I think the cold start injector timer part # is 8946220040. I found them for $90ish on flea bay and partsouq. Like I mentioned earlier they were also used on a variety of early 90 toyotas.

 

[slopoke]

Great thread! I love when people post a request for help, and follow through with how it went with lots of pics etc! Very nice!

 

[yknot123]

Congratulations on perserverince. Always amazed at how well the Toyota parts clean up. Have found that many things just a good cleaning. Patience and not getting to rattled can go a long way. Especially with expensive and old discountinued parts.

 

[flintknapper]

Good job, now you can get back to reloading....which is more fun than working on our vehicles.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Good job, now you can get back to reloading....which is more fun than working on our vehicles.

Exactly, some people get cruisers because they enjoy fixing them up. I got mine because there isn't a better rig for, shooting, adventures, boonie bashing, fishing, camping, and general bad assery.