How f'ed am I? Insert so many cuss words right here.

Yeah, but duh, that only gets the fuel system. Sarcasm: To clean the lubrication system, YOU (and only you), need to temporarily substitute two quarts of degreaser (acetone will work) for oil when you do you next oil change. Run the engine for, well, you'll probably be able to tell by the sound when to shut it off. Then drain and refill!

If you really want to get it clean, you could add some of that blasting media from your horn blasting cabinet!

 

i told you not to ask

 

Please add some sort of sarcasm hint in that post.

Can you imagine someone googling “how to clean internals Tacomaworld” And your post pops up?

 

OP, sorry you had a rough PM, but it could always be worse.... I think Krazie still has the record for creative routine maintenance
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/halp.33318/

 

You were on the crank pulley, not the tensioner btw OP

 

Muddy, that made my day. Damn that would suck. Not going to lie when I first started working on these cars I almost drained the tranny instead of the oil too.

Dirty, I was on the tensioner for the CC and CK it was just a really hard to turn bolt and the extra tension the t-shirt put on the belts didn't allow enough slack, hence the cutting of belts.

 

that’s the way I read it too, just didn’t wanna say anything.

 

We all have our little or Big Dumb Things.

In my case about 16 young and dumb Who knew grinder sparks would ignite gasoline vapors.

Short Version Burnt my Truck the 66 Vette the garage and the house . Living in the country the volunteer Fire Company was about 30 minutes out The foundation of the house was saved.

I was the indentured servant to Mom till she died although she said accidents happen I could never forgive myself

I will have shirts wrapped around the belts every day for a month in a minute

 

Studded snows allowed where you live?

No guarantee but they might give you a bit more bite on ice...

Winter is coming..

 

Damn. What a crap thing to have to learn that way..... But at least you have the right attitude about it all

 

Yeesh