BJ's Truck

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so I bought a /91 2WD a while back , with the intentions of giving it to my son .The idea was , now that he is 16 , it would be a great "first" vehicle for him and it would give us a way to spend some time together fixing it up . Well that backfired .. he dosnt want a truck !! he wants a car , so I guess I'm fixin' it on my own .





so pulled it into the shop yesterday .. Dealer I bought it from had started to pull it apart already .. and told me it needed a head gasket .

I started to pull the head off , and yikes .. never ran into this before .. 2 broken head bolts and head was siezed on , it just wouldnt come off . took about an hour , but Finally got the head off







definatly head gasket ..



or not .. I couldnt find any "issues" .. head gasket is intact , so I believe it is a cracked head . pulled the pan off and see timing guide pieces in the oil pan .. so ok ..

anyway .. good for me I have a "spare" engine in the back .

brought it into the shop and started to swap parts ..

pan was first .. and crap !! wouldnt ya know it .. chain guide pieces in the pan .. (dumped out)



so now it needs a chain !! wow .. really !!


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[trekster]

Corey, check the timing cover. If the timing chain is very loose, it can rub a hole on the timing cover behind the water pump. It happend to me, and I didn't discover it until I had replaced the head and gasket.

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thanks .. I suspect it has worn threw , front of this engine is covered in oil .. it's old dry oil , so i'm not positive , but I will definatly be inspecting it very close



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good to go .. got everything "buttoned" up today and engine is ready to install




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[fzj80]

You may just find that's what did in the original engine too.
What's the mileage?

[fzj80]

Wants a car?

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Jan 15, 2012 18:43:40 GMT -8 fzj80 said:

You may just find that's what did in the original engine too.
What's the mileage?

yeah .. i'm not even takin' the block apart .. dont want it , dont need it .. off to the recycler , I'll keep all the other goodies

Jan 15, 2012 18:44:19 GMT -8 fzj80 said:

Wants a car?

yeah , he wants a rx8


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so .. I have to say sorry for the pics ..
I have this brand new camera , and I'm still using my phone ...
what can I say

so this has got to be one of the longest engine "replacements" I have ever done .. going on 5 days now !!



fingers crossed .. should be running tomorrow ...



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finished er' up today .. runs great ..
some new fenders , and i guess a "for sale" sign



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so a turn for the worse .. seems my good used engine has a "knock"@ mid to hi RPM ..

dissapointed , and kicked out untill I can fix it ....



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nope .. just gotta "suck it up"
I'll most likely yank it out again and rebuild it

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gettin close to the year mark .. but reallity has set in . My boy realizes that he just cant afford the car he wants , so in the meantime , he "guesses" the truck will do ...

so .. out comes the knock knock

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today we finally got the new/rebuilt engine all buttoned up .. ready to install

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well finally , found a little time to install the engine and do some other fixes .



old bumper removed .. rusty fenders as well
new bumper and valance

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new fenders on ...
and all done