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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:30 pm

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 last saturday steven brought me his old mill--the one with the homemade side inspection hole. sunday i tore it down. besides having a broken rod and trashed crank i think i discovered what might have caused the problem. whoever put in the last timing chain put the wrong bolt in the oil pump (the only one thats important) which bound up the timing chain tensioner causing the chain to slap around grinding off most of the timing chain guide bolts. (steel backed dual row) i think that pieces of bolts somehow got in the # 1 rod bearings and caused the bearing to fail breaking the rod. when the rod broke the piston must have shot up in the cylinder and then the intake valve hit the piston bending the valve. i've never seen a steel backed guide break like this one--the whole mounting plate was broken off and the guide itself was just grinding around on the timing chain. every thing is going well on the replacement engine. the block, head and crank are at the machine shop awaiting service. the cam and rockers look as good as any i've ever torn down but the valve adjustment screws will need replaced. (they are pitted bad on the bottom). it's always good when the cam and rockers are good cause rockers are pricey and i really don't think the replacements are very good quality.(unless they are factory replacements) this engine will end up being 20 over in bore size and 10-20 over for the crank and rod bearings. i'm gonna balance the rotating assembly and gasket match the intake and exaust ports--polish the valves and do a mild pocket port job. should end up being a nice stock runner. keep in mind steven that if you want a different cam we'll need new rockers as well. i won't put used rockers on a new camshaft no matter how good they look. have you found a header yet? let me know what you find. i finished balancing the rods. they are ready to go. new small end bushings and they all weigh within .5 gram of each other. as soon as i know for sure what size the pistons and rod bearings need to be i'll order the rebuild kit. should know somthing a little later this week. dawg btw i got pix of all this on my camera so you can see what i'm talkin about. _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:11 pm

5keepers Chapter President   Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1925 Nate had a nice header for sale. The bottom flange has been cut off but that's no biggie. _________________ DAWGTOY wrote: We need healthy gals in our sport. (hookin winch lines and makin sammiches) DAWGTOY wrote: what ever you do don't google KY wrestlin match.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:36 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 lookin for a tri y type. _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:02 pm

StevenK Webwheeler   Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Burnsville, NC Thanks for the update. Sounds like the last owner made a pretty big mistake with that bolt. Makes me kinda leery about other areas of the truck. Robert: Are these the headers you were talking about? http://dougthorleyheaders.com/products/searchType/vehicleSearch/year/1982/make/TOYOTA/model/TRUCK/sfID1/9/sfID2/40/sfID3/39 Doesn't have a picture on the website, so I'm not sure if it is tri-y or not. I'll go with your judgement on the cam/rockers. I really don't have the knowledge base to make that call. All I want is a good long, reliable life out of the engine. If the current cam/rockers will provide that, I'm fine with keeping them. If not, feel free to replace them.

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:58 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 yea steven thats the right website--i'll get ya a part number. last night i busted down the rocker shaft assembly. the shafts look good---very useable they will clean up nice. i'll soak em in gasoline --- wire brush em --- make sure all the little oil holes are open---reasemble and let her ride. till i get the block and crank back thats about all i can do. hope to hear something soon. oh yea the front cover is in good shape, most of the time when a chain guide breaks it eats up the cover. that saves ya a little coin too. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:00 pm

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 steven the part number from thorleys website is DTE-555y-c. ceramic coated tri y 3/8 flanges. super nice header. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:02 pm

StevenK Webwheeler   Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Burnsville, NC DAWGTOY wrote: steven the part number from thorleys website is DTE-555y-c. ceramic coated tri y 3/8 flanges. super nice header. dawg I assume that is the same as the THY-555Y-C. Didn't see a 'DTE'. Robert, could you PM me your address? I'll get it ordered and shipped to ya. Thanks!

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:02 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 yea thats it. i think i pulled that number from the summit site. damn nice header right there. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:42 am

ORV Design and Fab Douche Wagon   Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 393 whats the cost of that header?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:47 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 a little over $400. _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:07 pm

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 over the weekend i disassembled the rocker shafts. soaked everything in gas overnight. then spent a couple hours with a brass brush, bore brushes, steel wool and a air blower to clean em up. everything looks like new. i'll need to get new valve adjustment studs as these are pitted bad where they ride on the valve. the block will be 20 over in bore size. i'm still waiting on the crank. slowly coming together. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:15 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 re assembled the rocker arm shafts last night. picking up the head today. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:29 pm

StevenK Webwheeler   Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Burnsville, NC Headers are on the way to ya. Ordered on Monday from Summit.

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:19 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 sweet thanks steven. i picked up the head and crankshaft yesterday. started on the port work on the intake side. polished the combustion chambers. lookin good so far. got to pick up more abrasives today. after i load up my rig this afternoon i'll get a little more done on the port work. won't be posting up any the rest of the week. later dawg. _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:49 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 last night i did the port work on the exaust side. looks great. started polishing the intake valves. taking pix as i go to show ya how it went. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:36 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 yesterday i picked up the rebuild kit. includes all gaskets and seals--rod and main bearings 10 over-- new pistons and rings 20 over---timing chain and guides (steel backed dual row). i still need an oil pump--i'll get it later. last night i finished polishing the valves (weight balanced to within .5 gram) weighted the pistons,rings,rods,bearings,piston pins and clips so i have an overall weight to give the machine shop so they can balance the crank. the block should be finished bored today. i'll leave the front cover and valve cover with them to be cleaned when i pick it up. it'll be good to get the block back so i can start cleaning and painting it. after the machine shop is finished balancing the crank i can start assembly. tonight i'll finish gasket matching the ports, clean, lap in the valves and reassemble the head. it's gettin there. dododawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:15 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 stephen you might want to check with summit. i haven't got the header yet. no rush--just leting you know. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:51 pm

StevenK Webwheeler   Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Burnsville, NC DAWGTOY wrote: stephen you might want to check with summit. i haven't got the header yet. no rush--just leting you know. dawg Thanks for the reminder, I've been meaning to check that. UPS shows it currently in Greensboro, NC. Should be delivered Wednesday (tomorrow).

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:56 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 cool thanks for checkin on it. lets see -- what did i do last night.not a lot to the engine work. i did take the carb off the intake so i could clean it up well. i finished tearing down the old block and put it in the junkyard. i had a little help last night so we unloaded my truck, parked the rv in it's spot and started tearing down the trailer. seems like i did somthing else in regards to the rebuild but it escapes me at this time. today i pick up the block. the reassembly process begins. i'll make sure to take plenty o pix for ya. when you come down next time bring your laptop and you can put the pix on there. the pix are split between two memory cards (one ran out of space) so bring your card reader. if you don't have one maybe we can get them straight off the camera. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:18 pm

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 the old lady called & said ups just dropped off a large box. so i'd say the header is here. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:45 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 header is in---man what a nice piece. pistons balanced (that took a while). picked up block, primed and painted block. thats all i got done last night. stillstoveupdawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:17 am

StevenK Webwheeler   Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Burnsville, NC Robert, is there anything you need me to send you? I thought there was, but I can't remember what it was.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:55 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 not that i can think of right now. if anything comes up i'll let ya know. won't get much done tonight---thursday is poker night. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:31 am

DAWGTOY Puppy Mill Maker   Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 2684 lets see--what did i do over the weekend? yard work saturday. sunday port matched the intake and exaust ports in the head. laped valves. reassembled the head. put the pistons on the rods. put the rings on the pistons. chased all the boltholes in the block. tusday i'll be gettin the crank and flywheel back from being balanced. i'll get the rotating assembly complete probly tues night. lookin good. dawg _________________ new crawler in the works.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:18 pm

sgtbriangreen Global Warmer   Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 1354 I want a puppy mill. This engine sounds like it will be bulletproof. Maybe one day mine will need refreshing...... _________________ "Pro Rock Stacker" North Carolina Army National Guard Recruiter 92 pickup "Plain Jane"

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