tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post1369863159276232021..comments2024-01-23T13:10:25.332-05:00Comments on Nails and Sawdust: The Infernal Combusted engine lives againMike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-70326621337530027352015-07-28T07:41:16.943-04:002015-07-28T07:41:16.943-04:00Hey Mark, The Allen Range Rd junkyard is one of th...Hey Mark, The Allen Range Rd junkyard is one of the few around. So it would not be at all unlikely that's where your old car wound up. It is one of the few places they allow people to pick their own parts of the cars. It will be a great loss when it closes. Sadly Scrap prices are down so there is not a lot of tun over. I have managed to keep my cars alive for 30 plus years due to that place. I think the 22 RE is still available in the smaller 2 wd trucks. Much better engine than mine. Wish I had it in my truck, same 150 hp, way better fuel mileage and more torque than that silly V6 of mine. Doing a top overhaul like this looks scary but really if a mook like me can do it most anybody should be able to. I bet if you put your mind to it you could. It is just a matter of patience and perseverance.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-72475250938359941172015-07-27T22:58:31.897-04:002015-07-27T22:58:31.897-04:00I may have sold a junk Subaru DL to that junkyard ...I may have sold a junk Subaru DL to that junkyard in Freeport. It was somewhere around there. I will have to ask the Mrs. Why Toyota ever stopped making the 22re engine will always be beyond me. It is the finest thing they ever did. Good work. I would never tackle a job like that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385537666647201589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-63042398016879946722015-07-27T07:31:55.183-04:002015-07-27T07:31:55.183-04:00Hi John, none of my vehicles is worth much and all...Hi John, none of my vehicles is worth much and all have over 150 thousand miles on them. Being able to work on them is the key to being able to keep them on the road. I can't justify paying someone to do 3 grand worth of work an a 1500 $ car. And I see no sense in having 30 grand tied up in a car if I can take an older one and make it run nice.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-35980221987648555432015-07-27T01:26:32.201-04:002015-07-27T01:26:32.201-04:00Being retired, that's way more work than I wan...Being retired, that's way more work than I want to do. I buy $500 vehicles, so far they last 3-5 years or I have a mechanic friend do my work. I don't have the patience.Bushrat Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570574655402981278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-60668433076138134832015-07-26T15:52:25.051-04:002015-07-26T15:52:25.051-04:00Hi Harry, I think it is more a case of necessity b...Hi Harry, I think it is more a case of necessity being the mother of invention. I have some notion on how engines work and an intrinsic mechanical inclination. On my high-school aptitude test I tested in the highest possible percentile for mechanical abilities. Not much good at other stuff. Always been curious how things fit together and work. So though I have done some wrenching in the past this was a real learning experience. I never quite got that deeply in to an engine and put it back together so as it functioned properly. I am amazed myself. The key to it I think, was to take it one small step at a time, a set of separate tasks, and keep the expectations to a bare minimum. It actually was a lot of fun. And hearing the thing come back to life and run smoothly was simply superb.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-19251501847533342612015-07-26T15:34:56.228-04:002015-07-26T15:34:56.228-04:00I am vastly impressed. I know little of mechanics,...I am vastly impressed. I know little of mechanics, and could never have pulled something like that off. You have several relatively rare and useful skills, and this is certainly one of them.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-27906727744749475922015-07-26T09:54:58.738-04:002015-07-26T09:54:58.738-04:00Believe me, they try to pull that one on all of us...Believe me, they try to pull that one on all of us guys and gals. I've had it done to me, it is best to know your way around the engine a bit so you can have an idea they are trying to fool you. Knowledge is power.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-40491422858689375812015-07-26T07:52:30.739-04:002015-07-26T07:52:30.739-04:00Hmm, to be honest, me and mechanical things don...Hmm, to be honest, me and mechanical things don't together very well,i'm the DIY'er, i put things together, build things, crafts etc but mechanical / electrical things generally get left to my hubby to fix, but saying that, one of the reasons i want to learn is apparently in the UK garages are more likely to charge a woman £100 for a £50 job because they know that the woman is more likely to not know about cars and will just accept that something big was wrong with it, and i refuse to hand over my hard earned money for something i can fix myself haha :)<br />I know exactly what you mean about being able to fix it yourself, and that you can take such pride in your work :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917735759331109700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-66996497383794658692015-07-25T23:30:34.929-04:002015-07-25T23:30:34.929-04:00Hey Leslie, yes that what it looks like, though th...Hey Leslie, yes that what it looks like, though the one I show here is the old one. The new one was much better looking, it ought to be given that the gasket kit cost 500 $. The head gasket makes a seal between the head of the engine and the block when the heads are bolted down. Kind of like the red rubber ring on the lid of a canning jar, it keeps the inside of the cylinders sealed to the outside world allowing for combustion to take place within the enclosed cylinder. If the gasket fails bad things happen as was the case with my dreaded 3VZE engine. What I have done here is what is called a "Top overhaul", the lower end of the engine, crank shaft, pistons and block remain untouched, so though they are sound they have 200 thousand miles on them. Not sure it will make it another 100 K but if I can get a couple more years out of it I will be happy. Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-56868983693931041842015-07-25T22:27:43.928-04:002015-07-25T22:27:43.928-04:00So that's what the dreaded "head gasket&q...So that's what the dreaded "head gasket" looks like. I never knew exactly what it looked like but I did know from my father's warnings it was quite a job to pay for. <br />Lord, you have patience & perseverance! That's not in any way an easy thing to teach yourself as you go along but I know that Toyota means an awful lot to you now. It probably runs better now than most cars on the road...ready for another 100,000 miles...LOL.<br />Congratulations...you really deserve it. Drive safe out there.<br />Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731814137504769770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-74530990142937588482015-07-25T21:19:26.415-04:002015-07-25T21:19:26.415-04:00Thanks for visiting. Glad you enjoyed it Diva. Whe...Thanks for visiting. Glad you enjoyed it Diva. When it comes down to it the engine is just another mechanical device. Think of the engine as a giant pump. Someone put it together once, so there has to be a way to mend it when it breaks. I can tell you from having gone through this, it sure feels good to be able to get it fixed. Letting go of expectations was the key to success. There were let downs and disappointments along the way, but it sure feels real good to let them roll of your shoulder, take a deep breath and find a solution.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-44688243670057615312015-07-25T20:50:32.546-04:002015-07-25T20:50:32.546-04:00well I've certainly learned a few new things t...well I've certainly learned a few new things today! filing this away for future use for wheb we finally get a car (the back end of never lol) I'm making it my business to know as much as possible about cars :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917735759331109700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-60080644558556094492015-07-25T15:46:09.556-04:002015-07-25T15:46:09.556-04:00Doug, never before have I ever done any engine wor...Doug, never before have I ever done any engine work quite as involved as this. But having it run so nice you could stand a coin on edge on the intake manifold sure feels good.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-66863453059596495782015-07-25T14:35:16.177-04:002015-07-25T14:35:16.177-04:00¡Que trabajito Mike! ¡Congrats!¡Que trabajito Mike! ¡Congrats!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399209326107968220noreply@blogger.com