In other news (and because the 'reply' box gets screwy after a few lines) there was a 98 Taco x-cab for $1500 on craigslist; 3.4, 5 spd, 4x4... "top cut off after I rolled it; doors were toast". Would have liked to pick it up and stick my driveline under it then scrap my 84. Or rebuild it; who knows.
I missed out on a free 87 shortblock from Longmont that was going to be temporary while I rebuilt the current knocking engine. Since that didn't happen I'm back to square ze-ro. I have been toying with the idea of "fixing" my engine by just replacing the rod bearings:
drop oil pan
undo rod caps
remove/replace bearings
keep on truckin'
No machining the crank, no plasti-gauge, no checking anything; just new rod bearings and hope for the best.
Sounds like a plan?
>>Dan
