Toyota Epic S22 (3 Viewers)

[iptman]

I picked up a 2001 Toyota Epic S22 this week. I got it from the original owner in Kentucky, just on the other side of the river from Cincinnati. It only has 102 hours on it and has sat for quite a while. The last registration sticker on the hull is dated 2015. Thankfully it was under cover for most/all of that time. The owner said that before he parked it it was experiencing a stumble off idle and suspected it had something to do with the throttle body. The engine is a marinized 1UZ putting out 300 hp. It has a V drive so the front of the engine faces the stern. The interior was a bit moldy but we put in a good 4 hours of work today and got it cleaned up. The hull is made from composite and fiberglass, no wood at all.

My plan is to change the serpentine and timing belts, plugs, all fluids, fresh water impeller, fuel filter/water separator, and drain the almost 8 year old gas (71% full in a 42 gallon tank ). When the weather get's warmer and there's no risk of a hard freeze I'll get a fake-a-lake and start troubleshooting the throttle issue. I'm thinking throttle position senor, fuel pumps, fuel pressure regulator. If I'm super lucky it'll be some fouled plugs and bad gas.

Picking it up in Kentucky. The tires on the trailer were flat so got them up to 50 psi and they seemed to hold. I few pumps of marine grease in each hub and off I went.

Getting started on inventorying and removing everything from the boat.

 

[iptman]

The marinized 1UZ and the V Drive. I removed the panels to the sides and back (front?) of the engine for access.

He upgraded the prop to one that gives a better hole shot but also gave me the original prop.

 

[iptman]

The guy gave me two bins of accessories, 3 wake boards, 2 knee boards, a 2 person tube, 5 wet suits, a dozen or so life jackets, ropes, fins and several ballast bags and pumps.

 

[iptman]

I few before and after pics. The vinyl cleaned up nicely.

My wife wanted to do a before and after in the same shot so she started with cleaning only one have of the boat.

 

[iptman]

I checked the plugs today. I think I can clearly remove "replace plugs" from my to-do list. These things don't even seem to be fired at all.

 

[iptman]

30 gallons of 8 year old fuel successfully pumped out. Thanks @CrabCake for the pump and gas cans!

 

[CrabCake]

30 gallons of 8 year old fuel successfully pumped out. Thanks @CrabCake for the pump and gas cans!


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Excellent! Glad it worked out...perfect day to get motivated to get her running and on the water too with sunshine and a taste of spring warmth!

 

[iptman]

I picked up some NOS and take off spare parts for the shelf. The fuel pumps, engine harness and ECU came from @447xpro here on MUD. The rest came from a vintage parts warehousing outfit in Wisconsin. Various switches, sea water cooling hoses, prop shaft strut, fuel pressure regulator, gaskets, emergency cut off switch and lanyard, hydraulic hoses, prop shaft packing. Not pictured, I also picked up a NOS skin for the engine lid/sun deck.

Other than the ECU/harness and fuel pumps, this was the most expensive item at $160. This is the air intake horn but the real bonus is the included MAF. A new Toyota MAF is in the $215 neighborhood. Plus this came with a new air cleaner/flame arrestor.

This one might be a paperweight but I couldn't resist the deal. This is a cam shaft tube assembly for the 1UZ. This sucker cost me all of $12. I think it lists on the various Lexus parts websites for around $500. I'm guessing on a 102 hour motor like I have it'll be a long time before I'd ever need this. But at $12, it was worth it.

 

[iptman]

I installed a new Kenwood marine radio and Clarion speakers. I'm glad they still make single din radios. This one doesn't have a CD player but does have Bluetooth and a USB port so I figure I'm covered for tunes. I also put in a new fire extinguisher.

 

[bobm]

Would've never known umtil this thread . Cool boat, can't wait to see it on the water .

 

[iptman]

I pulled out the panels around the engine today and replaced the dried up insulation. I used this stuff from sailrite.com. Not terrible to work with.

Check out the vinyl they used. It looks like a black version of a 40's headliner.

Before...

 

[iptman]

After....

 

[1MOA]

That's pretty cool! The wake boards he threw in explain the prop change.

 

[iptman]

40 gallons of 93 octane non ethanol and some BG products courtesy of @OTRAMM. Another 10 days or so and I'll be ready to crank it over.

 

[iptman]

M1UZ first crank in 8 years....

 

[iptman]

Swapped in a right and proper oil filter.

 

[iptman]

I pulled the boat out of the barn and up on the driveway. Plan for the day was to take the wheels and new tires over to the local High School auto shop to be mounted and balanced and then inspect the trailer. The trailer is galvanized and in incredible shape, structurally, for a 23 year old boat trailer. I started by checking out the surge brake fluid. Seeing as though this is probably 8 year old DOT my plan was to flush it out with my Motive bleeder. Clearly my universal cone adapter is not going to work on this. I looked up on Motive's site and sure enough they have an adapter for boat trailer MCs.

 

[iptman]

Moving around the trailer I found a broken hard brake line. I got to bust out my trail tools flaring kit and went to work. I certainly could have replaced the line with NiCopp but this steel line seemed in good shape otherwise so I just went with it. A new flare nut and a little hand bending and it's good to go.

 

[iptman]

Last effort for the day, a little cleaning.

Before.

After

 

[iptman]

The hull got some love too.