After a few weeks of hard work for me, a couple of hours a day. I am disabled and feel very lucky to be able to get in a couple of hours of work a day. I'm just about finished up my first timing chain, guides, sprockets, and etc. I put a new water pump on, but used the old oil pump it was in such good shape. I pulled the front differential and took the oil pan off. The right side guide had started coming apart so I had to clean out the pan. I pulled the head and replaced it with a head I had bought on ebay and had a machine shop do a valve job and shave .006. Cleaned up everything the best I could and reassembled. She fired up but with a bad idle miss. Found the gasket that's between the EGR tube and air plentium that I half installed. I missed one of the bolt holes and the gasket swung down. Fixed that and it is smooth now. I can't thank this foum enough for the information that I have gathered here.

Congratulations on doing it yourself... Sounds like you
did it right, so it should all hold together... It's nice
to have this forum, you can learn how to do just about
anything from the people on here..

Yeah, congrats; feels good doesn't it? Sometimes just pluggin' along gets you every bit as far down the road towards a goal as <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> and elbows mode. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Congratulations <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> You did it yourself, it works, and you saved yourself a couple hundred bucks to boot. I can't say enough about the the good people on this forum. I even bought a 4x4Wire.com sticker.

there isn't anything better than hearin it fire for the first time after wrenchin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
keep up the good work................Karl

What you mean by calling yerself "Disabled"?

Any man that can field-strip a 22RE while it is still 'tween the frame rails ain't disabled!

Stay away from my wife, Mister!

Dude I'm on my 14th year of a liver transplant. I am having kidney problems, nerve disease in my feet and legs and heart problems. But nobody told me I had to quit trying. I am very proud to be able to do some of my own work. I would give everything I own for my health back. Like I said it took me several weeks to do this job and with the help from the good folks in this forum I avoided a lot of costly and timely mistakes. Thanks

Raz, you and my Dad are cut from the same cloth. He's dealing with prostrate/lymph cancer, had neuropathy in feet/hands, so sleep eludes him quite a bit. What keeps him plugging away like you? About 250 hives set out this summer.
Hang in there, do what brings you satisfaction, and I hope ya stay comfortable as possible. Yep, health is not a commodity. Holler anytime; some good folks here. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

You Da Man, Razerror!

Hang in there. Leave claw marks. I'm cheering for you! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Where are you located?

Thanks, I live about 20 miles east of Roanoke VA. Some beauitful country around here. My Toyota is a 1994 4x4 and it is one of my favorite toys.