Should work just fine. Them fancy gauges is for them hi-tech city boys ya know, hell us shade tree types can do it with our mouths if we been laying off the smokes! lol Kidding. Seriously though, you can do it fine without the gauges, just make sure you dont pump more air into the combustion chamber than needed...dont take much to cycle the piston on these motors. And besides...were arent looking for the source of a leak...mainly checking to see if the SOB is leaking in the first place!

On your choice of coolants...I knew I liked you for some reason. Regardless of what anyone else says...there aint a damn thing wrong with the Havoline Orange juice. As long as system is maintained which applies to any coolant. I have never had a coolant related issue since switching to Havoline Orange and prefer spending less than $6 a gallon. I contributed to multi brand chemical analysis (sp?) last year where damn near every coolant brand was sent of to Titan Labs in Colorado....stuff is almost identical to the Toyota Red with the exception of Silica and Moly content...Toyotas was throught the roof!
Let me know whathcya figure out...
~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

!!!!BTT!!!!

So what did you find out with your motor Jeremy? Some would say no news is good news...but I get curious anyways.
LOL
~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

Meow.

Toyota has had a long standing of water pump problems so they increased the amount of lubricants in the coolant to accomidate. Toyta's that use greens seems to have an increased amount of water pump failures due to lack of lubrication. Also the coolant has increased anti-corrosive qualities to help keep the corrosion down due to dissimular metals. I'm sure the green can keep up with that though, most engines are iron and aluminum. I've heard that there are some coolant with the same silicate values but I don't know the brands or proof so I use red only.

As for the bubbles all the time, I'd have to say the head gasked is leaking or head is cracked, the only way to have a constant stream of bubbles is combuston gasses being forced into the cooling system. Smell your coolant, the scent of hydrocarbons (fancy word hu? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />) is easy to pick up. If it smells like a hint of fuel you found the problem.

Brian

I'm a toyota tech so I'm biased about the red

Thats cool, I aint gonna hold it against ya! lol I used to get bashed alot for using the Havoline orange coolant (dexcool) but to be honest with you, my decision has nothing to do with that chem. analysis comparison we had done. The stuff just plain works! Might have something to do with the work EB put into correcting the water jacket..but hell one reason or another my rigs and wallet love it.
~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

Went through the same thing a few months ago. And yes, right up to the time it finally quit, the truck was running like a champ just blowing antifreeze out the overflow. One tip: Get an engine hoist and take the head and manifolds off as one piece. Yes, it is one heavy sucker that way but the engine hoist does all the work. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Brown,yeah, nice little link; they even have my gauges! Theoretically, your idea should work; with the valves closed. Also, don't forget to take it out of gear and set the brake so you don't run over yer foot! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for asking. Well, I possibly split another hose in the nether regions of the engine compartment on Friday, so I parked it in the garage to await a teardown. I started working on it yesterday, and have dug my way about halfway to the head. I'm taking my time on this (not because I have the luxury to-- my wife and I will have to plan a little better on sharing our car-- but I want to do it right the first time). Seeing as how I have never gone this far into an engine, I figure taking my time will help me to learn more about this little motor, too. My mechanical experience on these trucks is limited to several timing chain jobs and a clutch replacement. I've got plenty of other things that need to be done on the truck after this-- no need to have to do this part again LOL!

Anyhow, that's where I'm at now. I hope to have the head off tonight. Lemme ask you something-- I went ahead and separated the upper and lower parts of the intake manifold just to make some more room in there, but I'm still having a hard time disconnecting the fuel line from the fuel filter-- should I be having that much of a problem disconnnecting that line? Logic says "no", but I'll be darned if I couldn't get it off last night. I got a little frustrated, so I started working on the exhaust side. Looks like I'm missing the most forward exhaust manifold stud!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Don't know how that happened, and I haven't heard the usual tick that goes along with that. Must've been sealed just right.

Somebody said something about removing the intake, exhaust, and head all at once--- <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" /> I guess it could be possible, but did you have A/C and P/S components in the way? I'll be doin' it the old fashioned way-- one piece a time! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" />

More updates to follow-- <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/mrt.gif" alt="" />

WHERE'S THE PICS????? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />

Sorry, no digital camera.

Where's your imagination? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/bird.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />