Glen's budget rebuild

[GJToyotabug]

good insurance get your rotating assembly balanced so crank and rods. it'll smooth it out and help on hp and tq

[79coyotefrg]

good insurance get your rotating assembly balanced so crank and rods. it'll smooth it out and help on hp and tq

it was at one time, 

the machine shop i use does drag and circle track engines

[GJToyotabug]

oh well then that really bites

[kneedownnate]

i have another block and crank,  about a dozen rods,  but i hope its something simple like a cracked piston

Why not just begin a super slow, super thorough build of the other block, focusing mostly on building a reliable engine?  If there's something wrong with your current engine that's easily fixable you'll have a backup so you don't have much down time if it happens again, or you'll have another engine to swap in asap.  Even if your current plant is an easy fix, your compression numbers are flirting with rebuild time anyway 

[Oddmar]

If you need any engine parts Glen just lemme know and i'll ship them down. I'm STILL moving out of my shop and finding it difficult to move all my stuff from my 24x54 shop to a 13x22 garage n 2 sheds...hope it's a temp thing.

No joy on the 82 e-brake, i take all that stuff off and put on driveline ones anyway.

[Dr.Maxwe001]

  its the cunuter valve its gotta be that or else it could be the selieunium rectafire

I have had to replace 3 or 4 of them rectafires on my trucks over the years 

[8485runner]

Hate to hear about your bad luck Glen!  Hopefully it's nothing too serious!    Keep us posted. 

[79coyotefrg]

Why not just begin a super slow, super thorough build of the other block, focusing mostly on building a reliable engine?  If there's something wrong with your current engine that's easily fixable you'll have a backup so you don't have much down time if it happens again, or you'll have another engine to swap in asap. Even if your current plant is an easy fix, your compression numbers are flirting with rebuild time anyway

thats what i was thinking myself

i have a good stock 22 block thats stripped bare, and a stock crank just in case the current cranks fubared

i was at the doctors office from 930 am till 2pm yesterday, then went to my lawyer, then my sis wanted to get some "good buys" on meat at a supermarket in HotSprings 

i got home around 8 pm,  i didnt do crap today

maybe tomorrow

[79coyotefrg]

If you need any engine parts Glen just lemme know and i'll ship them down. I'm STILL moving out of my shop and finding it difficult to move all my stuff from my 24x54 shop to a 13x22 garage n 2 sheds...hope it's a temp thing.

No joy on the 82 e-brake, i take all that stuff off and put on driveline ones anyway.

what???  what happened??

[79coyotefrg]

well, i got the engine pulled apart today, found some bits-o-piston in the oil pan    then pulled the head off

#3 piston came apart, basically most of the top ring land is gone, and parts of the top ring were in the header and stabbed into the bottom of the head,  pretty sure i can fix the damage to the head but

i need to find some .060 over pistons or a new block

pics tomorrow 

[mudmaster]

[Gittinit]

well, i got the engine pulled apart today, found some bits-o-piston in the oil pan   then pulled the head off

#3 piston came apart, basically most of the top ring land is gone, and parts of the top ring were in the header and stabbed into the bottom of the head,  pretty sure i can fix the damage to the head but


i need to find some .060 over pistons or a new block

pics tomorrow  

You still have that talldeck block I was wanting to get from you right? If so have it bored and use it. If ya can't fix the head let me know, I have a 20r sitting here in need of use.

[79coyotefrg]

  a 20R motor or just the head??

yep, i have the block i guess i need to get it over to the machine shop,  it would be so much easier to find some good .060 pistons,  HEY  your engine is bored .060 over what brand pistons do you have

[79coyotefrg]

[unclejpl4x4]

 WTF would cause that  bad casting on the piston ?  or the valve smacked it  how are they ?

[Dr.Maxwe001]

I'm keeping up with this on my BB

[79coyotefrg]

valves are fine,  it broke just like the others did back earlier, like 4 years ago,  i think when i blew the hg a few weeks/months ago it must have cracked the piston

[79coyotefrg]

[mudmaster]

Uh oh 

[KDXSR5]

  ouch

[kneedownnate]

Did the piston actually come apart or is that the aftermath of detonation?

[BoG-ToY]

weird question for yah, how bad did it scar the cylinder? I see lots of aluminum, but nothing too abrasive? did it actually take out the cylinder? (please keep in mind hat it is almost 1am and Im tired, as well as the fact that I am looking at pictures, vision might be blurry)
anyways...Ive seen people do worse? depending on how bad any grooves might be... could you throw a hone through it to fix it?

[79coyotefrg]

Did the piston actually come apart or is that the aftermath of detonation?

no, the piston broke,  no detonation at all, here's some info i found on these pistons,  a little late
http://www.kb-silvolite.com/article.php?action=read&A_id=32

weird question for yah, how bad did it scar the cylinder? I see lots of aluminum, but nothing too abrasive? did it actually take out the cylinder? (please keep in mind hat it is almost 1am and Im tired, as well as the fact that I am looking at pictures, vision might be blurry)
anyways...Ive seen people do worse? depending on how bad any grooves might be... could you throw a hone through it to fix it?

nope,  there doesnt seem to be any scratches in the cylinder at all  which makes me


i did find some new .060 over pistons that ARE NOT KB 

more on this later

[unclejpl4x4]

wow  i hate hiden after the fact facts

[drayday55]

so, your motor went to eh. that sucks. Mine is about to follow, there is something very disturbing hearing a motor make unatural noises!  especialy when you built it.

[kiefer1980yota]

my buddy (NorCalToy) told me that when it comes to first genns your the man to talk to cuz you know alot so ill pro have afew more questions for you

[79coyotefrg]

my buddy (NorCalToy) told me that when it comes to first genns your the man to talk to cuz you know alot so ill pro have afew more questions for you

ive learned alot from pulling my 79 apart about a dozen times

[kiefer1980yota]

Thats how im learning too. My dad doesnt do that stuff so its just me and NorCalToy just ripping it apart and breaking bults and .Mostly him breaking stuff

[79coyotefrg]

i have GOT to find a way to get my pistons so I can put it back together and running

stupid suburban is broke down again leaving us vehicle less

[YotaJosh]

You still have that talldeck block I was wanting to get from you right? If so have it bored and use it. If ya can't fix the head let me know, I have a 20r sitting here in need of use.

I'd take him up on that 20R, and work on the other motor on the side.

Alternator still not working in the burb? Too bad it isn't under warranty, especially lifetime! You could've taken it back.