A New Whatever - MCR14 Break in.

[Wermz84]

well i did not know that. Did you try swapping out the whole cluster?

I thought about it, but just decided I wanted to get a nice aftermarket guage.  

[Wermz84]

yes. every gauge you buy aftermarket will require it's own sending unit.

Sweet, thank you.   I'm gonna go and look for the one you suggested.

[Wermz84]

I have an idea of where I could mount them.   It would just take a little welding.   I know, that sounds funny.  I'll post up a pic later.

[John Doe]

I like the look of after market gauges, but dont like the fact that you then have a useless dash and gauges else where in your truck.

[Homefries]

Here is a web site to a guy that makes the gauge pillars to fit two or three guages.  They're not cheap but it might work out better.   

http://www.truckpillars.com/

[Rocksurfer]

  and they usually come with the unit.

[Wermz84]

Thanks for the Info and the links guys.  TIme to figure this out.   could always just go crazy and rip out all the factory guages. 



  88 miles so far.  time to go put the good tires on it. 

[John Doe]

Thanks for the Info and the links guys.  TIme to figure this out.   could always just go crazy and rip out all the factory guages. 

  88 miles so far.  time to go put the good tires on it. 

Good to hear she is running good. Hopefully you wont have any more problems.

That A pillar gauge pods set up looks like a good option.

[THK Matt]

That A pillar gauge pods set up looks like a good option.

Who still makes them for the 84-88 Toyota trucks?

[John Doe]

Here is a web site to a guy that makes the gauge pillars to fit two or three guages.  They're not cheap but it might work out better.  

http://www.truckpillars.com/

This was only like 4 posts above your last post.

[THK Matt]

haha blonde moment, thanks

[John Doe]

No problem.

[Wermz84]

sorry, couldn't help that one.   

[Wermz84]

Couple Teeny problems.


Thermostat housing dribbles a little bit of fluid, not enough to run down the side, but just enough to leak onto the manifold and turn to jelly.

It would appear that a dribble of oil is comming out of my main pully bolt.  Not sure how that could happen, but since the pully front is bright red pretty easy to see.  the back of the pully is completly dry.   

A faint mist of oil under my dizzy?  Hmm I used a new seal, perhaps my dizzy isn't so tight anymore.

all in all, still good.

[Duffil]

how many miles so far?

[Wermz84]

200.

I re torqued the main bolt, but still no good.   probably change the seal this weekend.   Its not much.  just enough to F with me.

[fordh8r]

 If it's leaking from around the bolt only, don't remove the balancer and don't change the seal  . Remove the bolt and clean the oil from the balancer and crank snout. Use blue loctite on the washer surface where it meets the balancer face and bolt head and/or put a dab of sealer on the nose of the crankshaft to seal between the shaft and the balancer. Then reinstall the bolt. The blue loctite will make a seal that the oil can't get past.    I do this with diff flanges and the like during final assembly. I have yet for one to leak.    Plus the blue loctite isn't hard to remove. 

The reason it will leak there is because oil will "wick" between the back edge of the balancer and the crankshaft and make it's way to the bolt (especially through the keyway) and then past the washer and out where you can see it.   

[Wermz84]

Awesome, thanks for the explanation!  I will try that next.   

[fordh8r]

Awesome, thanks for the explanation!  I will try that next.  

Sure thing. Hope that fixes it for ya. 

[Wermz84]

Me Too.       

[Wermz84]

OK so I searched and cannot find what i'm looking for.  But does anybody know what the water temp sending unit thread pitch and size is?     

there are 3 different options for the vdo guages and I don't want to pull anything apart to drill and tap.   should have thought about this sooner.   


while i'm on this subject:

Oil pressure sending unit thread size.

[Wermz84]

If it's leaking from around the bolt only, don't remove the balancer and don't change the seal  . Remove the bolt and clean the oil from the balancer and crank snout. Use blue loctite on the washer surface where it meets the balancer face and bolt head and/or put a dab of sealer on the nose of the crankshaft to seal between the shaft and the balancer. Then reinstall the bolt. The blue loctite will make a seal that the oil can't get past.    I do this with diff flanges and the like during final assembly. I have yet for one to leak.    Plus the blue loctite isn't hard to remove. 

The reason it will leak there is because oil will "wick" between the back edge of the balancer and the crankshaft and make it's way to the bolt (especially through the keyway) and then past the washer and out where you can see it.  

It was doing just what you said.   We'll see how that holds.     and thanks again.


This morning I will check the valve lash and just go over all the bolts.    I tried to finish yesterday but had to go visit my friend that wrecked on her bike at Hollister. 

[fordh8r]

It was doing just what you said.   We'll see how that holds.     and thanks again.


This morning I will check the valve lash and just go over all the bolts.    I tried to finish yesterday but had to go visit my friend that wrecked on her bike at Hollister. 

Same here, hope that fixes it for ya! 

Sorry to hear about your friend. Hope she's ok. 

[Duffil]

It was doing just what you said.   We'll see how that holds.     and thanks again.


This morning I will check the valve lash and just go over all the bolts.    I tried to finish yesterday but had to go visit my friend that wrecked on her bike at Hollister. 

then get to work homie.

[Wermz84]

I probably used too much, well see next time i take it off.  


She is good thanks.  She definatly has a rugged story and will be some sweet scars.  2'' of Femur bone out the front of the thigh.      

[Wermz84]

then get to work homie.

I'm getting there.     You Tooo!!!!

[fordh8r]

I probably used too much, well see next time i take it off.  

It's only too much if it makes the mess worse.    If it fixes it it was just right. 

She is good thanks.  She definatly has a rugged story and will be some sweet scars.  2'' of Femur bone out the front of the thigh.      

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[Wermz84]

[79coyotefrg]

she might need you to lay the healing hands on her oh powerful wermie

[fordh8r]

she might need you to lay the healing power of the wermie on her to fix her bone. 

Fixed it fer ya!