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11-04-2005, 04:39 PM
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| |  Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
This is a shot through the cylinder six intake port. The valves were rusted badly and I actually seperated them from the valve seats when I turned the motor over by hand...They needs lots of cleaning and inspection. Cylinder five was a little rusty but the rest seem good.  |
11-04-2005, 04:41 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Here is the blown headgasket after I carefully lifted it off the block as not to disturb it...I can't believe this engine ran when pulled!  |
11-04-2005, 04:44 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Close-up of cylinder 1 on the gasket that was removed.  |
11-04-2005, 04:46 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Cylinder 6 of the head gasket removed...Another close-up  |
11-04-2005, 04:48 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Here is a shot of the head cleaned up a little and stripped so it can go to a machine shop someday when I get a pay check.  |
11-04-2005, 04:52 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Here is the block cleaned up a little. I am a little concerned about cylinder #1. The piston seems to be rising out of the cylinder. Maybe a sixteenth of a inch...Not sure I didn't really measure it. If I look on the under side of the head it was hitting very lightly with a very small groove in the head. Then I look at the height of the rest of the cylinders and they are all normal looking. Just that #1 is a little high. Doesn't make sense to me...I have seen them sink from bent rods or worn wrist pins etc...But this one is actually raised out of the cylinder a little. Any ideas?  |
11-04-2005, 04:54 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Here is a better shot of what I was talking about...See cylinder one stick up a little on the deck...Now loock in the back at six and it is actually lower.  |
11-04-2005, 04:55 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
close-up of cylinder 6 at TDC just a little room there.  |
11-04-2005, 05:00 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
this is a bad photo but here is a close-up of cylinder 1 raised out of the block a little. Doesn't make sense to me... 
That's it for now. I need an engine stand to come from santa so I can finish up the block I guess. In the mean time I guess I will be cleaning lots of parts up and ordering a gasket kit soon.
I ran into a mechanic today that has a 4Runner that looks like mine a little...He needs to do lots of work on it but it's a nice trail truck. Got talking and he just happens to have 3 toyota supras as well! Two have the 7MGTE and one has the 5MGE. So now I got a place to get parts, and somebody to take pictures of the engine and use as references. |
11-04-2005, 06:35 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor
ya good luck just dont give up if it gets to hard cuz then that would suck! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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