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

Yeah

 

Should I leave the lower end alone on the 97 and run it

 

Cause I got all the stuff to rebuild but I dont want to grenade it

 

I mean if it was good still (they usually are) they go a long time. Mine is at 265k and runs great.

 

Those are all bran new parts

 

It didn't burn oil had power loss tho when i drove it no knocks

 

I'm just worried about low compression

 

Maybe you'll see what was causing it when you take off the head - before you do, you could still do a leak down test couldn't you?

 

With a bad HG or head it could be pretty misleading but if the cyl walls look good I wouldn't worry

 

This is the first time I've gone this deep into a engine I've done head gaskets but that's as far as I went the head gasket on the 97 is starting to leak I think that's the problem but idk the motor sounded great when the truck was together I mean I just wanna be able get it running right and the 04 head was rebuilt the valves look great idk how long ago but I can send pics

 

...too funny.

 

Someone’s behind

 

I’ve got a B03A rear with elocker. Can I use a rear end housing that doesn’t have an elocker 3rd member and simply swap out my current 3rd and axles? (Replacing all seals of course). Any info is appreciated. 2004 Tacoma XtraCab, 5 speed, 3.4

 

Nope, the housings are different

 

Getting caught up...I find the debate and sensitivity amusing.

 

Thanks bud.

 

Thanks guys for the help gonna pull the 97 motor

 

I was thinking a couple days ago I should subcontract as a junkyard gopher on the East Coast since it looks like he’s cleared the state of California of Cadillac horns.

 

There are plenty of bone yards with caddy horns in the southwest tho.