You do fast work!

Good luck on the test drive. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

ok i got it fired for test drive....the same damn oil leak..... its little but its there.... damn it..... its where the timing is under the dist. on the head gasket... so i just put forma gasket around it and so far no leak.... im eating so ill try it in a bit. its really pissing me off........


5.0 here i come

Sure it's not the o-ring for the distributor? Just a thought; and yep, good luck on your spin!

thanks for the luck and its not the o-ring. thanks for the input tho.......

immm sooo pissed off..... toyota has the worst fucki*g design ever for timing.... everything went together fine.. oh except for the leaks and it ran perfect drove perfect but leaked a bit,,,,, i hate that.... so i took off the head again bc its not to hard,... i have it down to 15 mins... and now the timing decides to skip a gear.... im guessing... its not really lining up with the cam very well.. one tooth off.,prob... but now i have to take it apart again and get the timing on,.,,, oh this will be the 4th time doing this.... ive never had any probs like this pile of shi% timing......... they are gay.... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />

ok. no leaks but now timing is off..... not to sure about it...it smokes blue then a puff of black.... what is going on with my truck... gezzzzzz i dont know.....

Carbed? Bypass the AAP diaphram temporarily and try it then. will probably run great!

I think you may have answered your own question. SLOW DOWN! Seriously, take your time getting things lined up and in order, make sure everything is clean before reassembly then relubed appropriatly. On the timing if you have the cover off, make 100% sure that the crank keys are at 12 oclock, the cam dowel also at 12'oclock, slide the gears on without the crank or cam moving. With that done, start bolting stuff back together. If the head gasket isnt ripped where it goes out over the timing cover, then you have an issue of misalignment (something aint flush) causing the oil leak. Take the time to lay a strait adge along the block crossing the timing cover...they MUST be perfectly flush or it wont seal and I can guarentee a failed head gasket will follow. Your record times for Head R&R are great but your quality of work is dropping. Kinda like the old saying...Measure twice and cut once.

~Darin <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

well i took it off and i put it together so fast bc i knew where everything was thats all....but im timing it as we speak,,,, it runs but like *****.... and i cant figure it all out,,,, the distr. points to 0 when at tdc #1... and when it runs its crapy..... but then i move the dist abit to put it in diff.also lined up with # 1 and i timing light it and its off the tab. its over at 10 o'clock..... im not sure on what to do.... i know the timing is on down stairs.. but would one tooth make a diff...?maybe its off on top.? but it was at 12',, i dunno..... i consiter it JUNK....

ok i got the cover off..(valve)... and im lookin at the sprocket.. now the dowel is at 12* but the timing little dot is like one tooth to the left... the shiny link is there on the dot but not straight aligned at 12* prob. 11:55... is this about right...????