What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Yep, 205° was with the AC on of course & going up the hill to get home. I pretty much never turn off my AC, I like to be an eskimo, I don't do well with heat. I've never seen my truck get into the 200s before until today.

 

Man I'm so dissapointed

 

Well it was a bad call on my part but it sounded like a wrist pin knock turned out bad red bearing I cant afford to get the crank machine shop I have a 97 2.7 just started leaking on the head gasket runs great no knocks

 

Phoenix 27th ave and Buckeye

 

Used crank maybe. How's the rod though on the messed up bearing?

 

Hold on taking pics the crank is grooved bad

 

So this is what I'm looking at I have a 97 2.7 just needs head gasket I have bran new pistons and rods

 

That crossmember is mangled. But damn dude I'd get a cheapo engine from a yard or something and make a franken motor for it.

 

I have a 1997 motor out back of my house that runs just needs a head gasket it just started leaking can I use the 97 block w the 04 head

 

Only if you're putting it in an 98-04 because the 04 head doesn't have a distributor hole.

 

Or should I just use the crank and block and put new rods and pistons

 

Yeah it's a 04 tacoma so I was going to use the 04 head on the 97 block they have all the same sensors right

 

Pretty close, everything will swap

 

So is there anything I should look out for should I leave the lower end on the 97 alone and just put new water pump and oil pump and gaskets

 

I think all you need to change is the knock sensor to make it compatible

 

Yeah that's my spare frame and motor frame is getting junked I'll keep all the parts tho

 

Ok sweet is it on the head

 

Nah right next to the fuel filter on the block under the intake manifold

 

So all I need is the 04 shit and I'll be fine