1988 22Re, 5 speed, Sassed, spooled rear, elocker front, 35's, factory 4.10's, its a FarmCrawler. it sees some light wheeling a couple times a year and a whole lot of cattle pastures. Can't begin to count how much firewood or feed sacks this thing has hauled.
But, I finally did it.. the Yota developed a strange miss that wasn't quite a miss. It was sort of a stumble right off idle while letting off the clutch. At the same time it started blowing oil out of every orifice that could leak. I thought it was a timing chain issue. Pulled the valve cover to check it over and found the timing chain guides were gone. Like, not there anymore.. later found them in the bottom of the oil pan, and yes, it was running but idk how. Pulled the timing cover to address that, swapped the front seal, got it all back together and still had an oil leak though not nearly as bad. Still had the miss too. I was afraid it was a bent valve (still haven't ruled that out). I decided to check the PCV valve to be sure it wasn't a vacuum leak. somewhere. Pulled the hose and blocked the port in the intake, fired it up and spewing from the PCV valve was a mix of vaporized oil. Somehow its putting compression into the valve cover and logically that must be blow by in the bottom end.
I love this truck. The frame is straight, no rust. The body is actually in good shape for a 30 year old farm truck. Be all that said, I'm a Chevy guy. I really want to do a 5.3/SM465/NP205 swap. Its not hard to do and I'm much more familiar with that combo than anything Toyota. I do not want to go back with the 22RE. The lack of power drives me insane. And yes, I know gears would help but at highway speeds I run 4th gear which would be like running 5th with 4.88's. There is no way around the lack of power. Then there is the 3RZ..
Pro's and cons.
LS it. Pros, It's an LS, the SM465 would work with the 4.10's rather well on highway and off road, so no need to regear. Cons.. Complete drivetrain revamp, trans could be hard to source, have to figure out wiring harness and electrical.
3RZ. Pro's, its Toyota, the W59 bellhousing will work with the W56, basically a bolt in swap, could later run dual Yota cases. Cons.. Would probably still need to swap gears, have to find the right engine and bellhousing at junkyard, not too many Yotas in junkyards around. Still have to wire ECU.
Rebuild the 22RE with bigger cam and header
Pros, all the wiring and parts are already there so no conversions, its a fairly simple engine, I can do the work and have a sense of accomplishment, keeps it all original. Cons, Lipstick on a pig, Still need to regear it.
What to do, what to do?
But, I finally did it.. the Yota developed a strange miss that wasn't quite a miss. It was sort of a stumble right off idle while letting off the clutch. At the same time it started blowing oil out of every orifice that could leak. I thought it was a timing chain issue. Pulled the valve cover to check it over and found the timing chain guides were gone. Like, not there anymore.. later found them in the bottom of the oil pan, and yes, it was running but idk how. Pulled the timing cover to address that, swapped the front seal, got it all back together and still had an oil leak though not nearly as bad. Still had the miss too. I was afraid it was a bent valve (still haven't ruled that out). I decided to check the PCV valve to be sure it wasn't a vacuum leak. somewhere. Pulled the hose and blocked the port in the intake, fired it up and spewing from the PCV valve was a mix of vaporized oil. Somehow its putting compression into the valve cover and logically that must be blow by in the bottom end.
I love this truck. The frame is straight, no rust. The body is actually in good shape for a 30 year old farm truck. Be all that said, I'm a Chevy guy. I really want to do a 5.3/SM465/NP205 swap. Its not hard to do and I'm much more familiar with that combo than anything Toyota. I do not want to go back with the 22RE. The lack of power drives me insane. And yes, I know gears would help but at highway speeds I run 4th gear which would be like running 5th with 4.88's. There is no way around the lack of power. Then there is the 3RZ..
Pro's and cons.
LS it. Pros, It's an LS, the SM465 would work with the 4.10's rather well on highway and off road, so no need to regear. Cons.. Complete drivetrain revamp, trans could be hard to source, have to figure out wiring harness and electrical.
3RZ. Pro's, its Toyota, the W59 bellhousing will work with the W56, basically a bolt in swap, could later run dual Yota cases. Cons.. Would probably still need to swap gears, have to find the right engine and bellhousing at junkyard, not too many Yotas in junkyards around. Still have to wire ECU.
Rebuild the 22RE with bigger cam and header
Pros, all the wiring and parts are already there so no conversions, its a fairly simple engine, I can do the work and have a sense of accomplishment, keeps it all original. Cons, Lipstick on a pig, Still need to regear it.
What to do, what to do?
that truck wasn't near as solid as a Toyota, but the engine and trans were awesome.
then you'll be breaking Toyota axles even just fuck around on the street.
