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"The Blue Truck"
- Thread starter rattlewagon
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rattlewagon
shitboxin
Hmm, Ill have to look into the cryo treating. Im certainly not paying TGs price for a output.
rattlewagon
shitboxin
Put it back together as much as I could last night, just used another stock output because I had one on the shelf. I need to crack open a parts case for that spiral gear and bearing, then I can put the rest of it together.
Sumo gears are still looking new.
Looking at where it broke, it appears to have broken right on the last oil hole.
Sumo gears are still looking new.
Looking at where it broke, it appears to have broken right on the last oil hole.
rattlewagon
shitboxin
Fixed the bottom two holes in the v6 adapter plate that have stripped over time from install/removal
The ears on the DS were a little fubared from the u joint going, so chopped it off and welded on a "new" end with a factory toyota joint on it. Did my best eyeballing to get it straightish by rolling is on some casters.
Replaced the bushing on the Bombproof mount. But of course when I welded the mounts on from the bottom a few years ago, I didnt check how the bolts were. Had to cut one set to get them out. They go the other way now...
Time to get it back together and get back to figuring out where the coolant is going in the 3.4
The ears on the DS were a little fubared from the u joint going, so chopped it off and welded on a "new" end with a factory toyota joint on it. Did my best eyeballing to get it straightish by rolling is on some casters.
Replaced the bushing on the Bombproof mount. But of course when I welded the mounts on from the bottom a few years ago, I didnt check how the bolts were. Had to cut one set to get them out. They go the other way now...
Time to get it back together and get back to figuring out where the coolant is going in the 3.4
rattlewagon
shitboxin
Rear springs fixed. Found a 2 year old set of 08+ chevys for cheap. They are the thicker leaves, but I ended up only using the main leaf, and putting my old bastard pack on the bottom and were back in business. (chevy main leaf, for ranger AAL, 2 toyota leaves, then a cut down chevy over load)
Wheeling this weekend! 3.4 is still running great, just sipping a little coolant. Almost time to dive into that.
Wheeling this weekend! 3.4 is still running great, just sipping a little coolant. Almost time to dive into that.
rattlewagon
shitboxin
3.4 was sipping coolant to the point of hydro locking when sitting for too long. Yanked it out and put in the $100 "ran when pulled" motor in. Threw a minimal amount of parts at it: plugs, valve cover gaskets, and moved my intake/motormounts/exhaust/ps/alt over to the new motor.
Bringing the "new" motor up from the shed to the garage.
old abused "mud truck motor" coming out.
The most pita part was the newer motor was from a 2000+ 4runner with the forward dipstick. Drilling the hole took forever. Used a cobalt bit with kerosene for lube (google said that the combo to use)
I did the 3.4 "swap" October of 22, so this was just a regular motor swap. I was unmotivated and busy with the wife so I took my time, about a month to get it swapped in.
It looks the same as the old one because I reused my painted intake and valve covers. Got it completed Sunday and took it into the woods Monday after work..
And proceeded to flop it as we were headed out of the woods for the evening.
Got it right side up it and let it sit for a a few, fired right up and drove out.
Back to wheelin now!
Bringing the "new" motor up from the shed to the garage.
old abused "mud truck motor" coming out.
The most pita part was the newer motor was from a 2000+ 4runner with the forward dipstick. Drilling the hole took forever. Used a cobalt bit with kerosene for lube (google said that the combo to use)
I did the 3.4 "swap" October of 22, so this was just a regular motor swap. I was unmotivated and busy with the wife so I took my time, about a month to get it swapped in.
It looks the same as the old one because I reused my painted intake and valve covers. Got it completed Sunday and took it into the woods Monday after work..
And proceeded to flop it as we were headed out of the woods for the evening.
Got it right side up it and let it sit for a a few, fired right up and drove out.Back to wheelin now!
rattlewagon
shitboxin
Did a leak down on the old motor. Cylinder #5 is the culprit. When we applied air to the cylinder, it leaked out the pilot bearing/rear crank bolts holes..somehow. Ill pull that head off and see what I can find.
rattlewagon
shitboxin
Truck ran great for Crack Fest '24. Popped a tire off the bead and broke a rear brake line, but other than that had a great sunday in the woods.
rattlewagon
shitboxin
Field and forest from a few weeks ago. The Jungle and Bobbyland this weekend for HALLOWHEELIN.
Teetertottered my self on buzzkill.
But the reason for this post, I got the "problem" side of the old 3.4 off, I dont really see any reason for failure. HG looked fine, didnt see a crack in the head. Ill evaluate more and pull the other side off, but a little stumped right now on how the coolant was getting in. The white between the valves was me with a brish looking for cracks.
Teetertottered my self on buzzkill.
But the reason for this post, I got the "problem" side of the old 3.4 off, I dont really see any reason for failure. HG looked fine, didnt see a crack in the head. Ill evaluate more and pull the other side off, but a little stumped right now on how the coolant was getting in. The white between the valves was me with a brish looking for cracks.
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