cstmg8 Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Don't see any pics, but glad to see that you found one! It doesn't look like those heads are to bad to get to for dohc? I'm in the middle of head gaskets on the 4runner, and the pile of parts to get it to this point is ridiculous: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/10/d683aabd8dfe3bc40d017f2e335bfe9c.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS69 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Sounds like a win, found a good replacement and Mike not starting working yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Dropped off the head with NAPA on Friday, got a call yesterday morning. 2 valves are not seating properly, but the head is in good shape. $125 to clean, machine the head, machine the two valves, and bring it back to me disassembled. $205 to reinstall everything, including new valve seals...and $250 for a full valve job on all 16 valves with it brought back reinstalled, seals and all. Cheap as I am, I definitely went with the full machine jobber. I'll let you know when they are done. Wish I took some before pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Alright alright ALRIGHT... Poked around on getting the head back on the engine over the last few weeks. Did a marathon session tonight and got everything together! However, I cracked a coolant nipple reattaching the myriad cooling hoses. Fired her up...ENGINE RAN GREAT! Smoooooother than ever. Drove it around the block. Up to operating temp! Uh oh...started creeping up above normal eeeever so slightly...pulled into driveway and shut'er down. I hear hissing of air under the hood. Sounds like it's coming from the crossover pipe with the cracked nipple. I go to tighten the hose and BAM! It pops off in spectacular fashion. Hose attached to nipple rockets off and boiling distilled water sprays. Half of nipple is in hose, a stubby part of nipple is left on the crossover pipe. Good news is the crossover pipe is a $9, common-failure replacement part. Ordered from RockAuto. :thumbup: Bad news is I gotta remove the fucking intake manifold to replace it! No worries... Feeling great, and looking forward to getting this thing back on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Let me know if you need somebody to come drink your beer and cheer you on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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