I wouldnt think the rod side clearance would be causing an issue, Have a look at this page it has some great tips....
The slave cylinder has a rubber boot which you can remove easily. Take it off and have a look it should be dry on the inside of the boot. If its...
They do sell floor pans and they are a good price,...
Did you get it running? it would be fun to take it for a drive. Take it to the Ritz-Carlton and ask them to valet for you:-)
I replaced the front crank seal, but it turns out it wasnt really leaking that bad, the front timing cover has a crack in it. Looks like the chain...
Do you mean the gudgeon pins or wrist pins? as long as the piston is fitted to the conrod the correct way around and the conrod is not binding it...
As long as your 100% sure it has oil pressure, the pump is working. Its all very strange, new motor with a all these weird problems, is your truck...
Ok, But did you prime the oil pump? It looks like you cleaned up everything and maybe replaced the pump, but the oil pump will not work dry. It...
Bottom end rattle? WTF this motor realy hates you. Did you prime the oil pump?
Ive just cut down the tub on my ute, the process wasnt to bad, But I did spend alot of time marking it out and thinking about where to cut it....
I put in the eletronic ignition, And i got a mate to drive while i made some adjustments to the fuel map, turns out it was running very lean, so...
The resistance is high when cold and low when hot, thats why if there is an open circut, (eg broken wire, corroded termenal ot broken sensor) the...
If the mixture is too rich, it could be a couple of things, from most likely to lest, the coolant temp sensor is not connected damaged or has a...
Took shorty up the road, even without a proper tune it goes way better. It now has a fantastic intake noise when you floor it, and easily pulls a...
Shortys Alive! After fitting the throttle body and finshing the wiring she fired up first try. I had to adjust the idle, but man does the engine...
Im not sure what engine you have, carburettor, or efi? carburettor some have a sight glass so you can see if there is fuel in there, you may need...
So After much mucking around with a new usb to serial adaptor, drivers, settings, and swearing the ecu is now talking to the laptop. So a bit more...
Thats cool, I love the 2j motor, but ive always wanted to bulid a hot rod with the gearbox in the back. You could take an eye out with those...
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