And a few hours later I am here.
Gotta build an engine stand and I can tear the heads off.
Gotta build an engine stand and I can tear the heads off.
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Not a Fitech-Now a Sniper 2 and boat anchor
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Does anyone make a good reman anymore? VEGE seems to have been going downhill for awhile now. Jasper is junk, ATK IS VEGE I think
Did every piston break? Im seeing junk in every cylinder? Detonation? Pre ignition?
Wow, someone f'd up pretty good. Looked like every cyl is bad. At least if you're gonna **** it up, be consistent. lol
Two broke, and the chips got pulled up through the intake to the rest of the cylinders. We were baffled that this could happen, but it's straight from our machine shop.
We still haven't see what put two quarts of coolant in the oil pan. It was getting pretty late last night during the teardown. Tonight is pistons, rods and crank.
Since it's evident this will be a complete overhaul, are you planning anything interesting or going back stock? I am NOT on the LS train but would it be cheaper to swap?
Holy cow, did you drain everything on the floor? 
We caught the oil!Holy cow, did you drain everything on the floor?
It just became a cascading disaster with coolant. I need to put a leaf blower on the water pump inlet or something next time.
Stock would be fine, it just needs to move. We have the 292 from the Princess over there asking for a HorsepowerTV rebuild.
We’ll see when we get it torn the rest of the way down.
292!
292!
292!
292!
292!
Coolant is like that. Every time you move the engine more coolant magically spills forth.
I have pulled block drains, removed water pump, blown air through ports, still have coolant dump out later when sneezed 2 miles away.
I feel better about my issues now that I see yours. I mean that in a good way,
Finally! Back on the road. Last minute thrash for BB25 complete!
Alternator turned into the Alter-not-at-all on the way home. Made it on battery.
Coil died Sunday after we ran it. Borrowed one from a customer car.
Power steering pump replaced in Moab in 21. I think that’s everything.
Coil died Sunday after we ran it. Borrowed one from a customer car.
Power steering pump replaced in Moab in 21. I think that’s everything.
It'll be like new! 
Red Clay Rally 2025 Last Minute Thrash
Let me catch you up from last September:
Installed a Powermaster Alternator 160Amps I think. All the power.
Ceramic Coated Long TOOOOBS. I paid retail for these at Summit. But I have been to Summit two other times and seen two other sets at closeout for like 90% off. They are Hookers that are really stubby, so short long tubes. Why long tubes? Because Jacob talks me into stupid shit.
Powermaster high torque mini starter - don't wait just get one now they are worth it.
Polished intake, just a stock, nothing wild.
Griffin Rad + fans. Heat concerns are GONE.
New plug wires with ceramic ends. Be advised the Accel ceramics are one time use. No amount of dielectric grease will keep them from ripping apart if you have to disconnect them. Then they want half the price of a set for a single replacement wire. I just used the Summit house brand instead.
Alternator regulator failed in March/April. Sent it back to powermaster and the guy there is super awesome. He said that it had rubber build up on it from the belt slipping, which killed the regulator. I was seeing 15.1-16 volts while riding around. I went to a shorter belt to try to get some more tension on it from his suggestion.
$65 for the repair, one week from dropping it at UPS to getting it back. Pretty great.
I did the Overland trip on the DBBB spring event in April as well. 300 miles on dirt or worse. It was a blast. They fight like hell for access to county roads that have been lost due to lack of maintenance or weirdo property owners.
My cruise control reluctor backed out of the transfer case on I-75 during rush hour near Williamsburg KY. The pin bent and was still in the reluctor, but the double nut thing that connects it to the case was what was lost. I had to zip tie it to the frame, it was ruined anyhow, but no cruise the rest of the week. It was a lot of fun living out of the truck for a week. It was 8 Jeeps/Toyotas and then 1 HMMWV and my Blazer. It's fun being the oddball, people always get a kick out of seeing it on the trail. The HMMWV was sweet, it was a two door with the big canvas top over the bed. They just put the top on at night to camp.
Lots of support in KY from the Land Cruiser community: https://ridethedbbb.org/
Day 1 : The 37s make the rear look really shoved forward. The front edge got munched on both sides. Later on I had a flexy spot where the tires were catching the bolts that secure the wheel well to the body. Later I backed them off, they need to be tightened and ground down. Truck is super saggy with the whole weight of tools and camping junk. Fronts munched the fenders too, but I'm about at the end of what I can cut off. I think I need to add a leaf in the rear.
Ride leader's truck, Land Cruiser on 40s. Later in the week he was driving under a downed tree. His snorkel snagged the tree, just barely, and it dropped on his windshield with a broken stump of a branch stabbing right through. It took 6-7 of us to push the tree up to get him clear. *Then* we cut it. Lessons were learned. We started getting the saws out earlier.
Since then, nothing much on the Blazer. Earlier in the year I worked on my bucket list. I scratched out BB 25, and added the DBBB week, Red Clay Rally, and 6 Days of Holley EFI training.
So DBBB is done.
RCR 25 is in a month.
I am scheduled to go to Bowling Green in October for "The Gauntlet" the 6 day 3x2 day course for Holley EFI. The goal here is to go from guessing at shit to knowing it so we can get the shop certified as a Holley tuner.
Next up, Red Clay Rally 2025 LAST MINUTE THRASH!
Let me catch you up from last September:
Installed a Powermaster Alternator 160Amps I think. All the power.
Ceramic Coated Long TOOOOBS. I paid retail for these at Summit. But I have been to Summit two other times and seen two other sets at closeout for like 90% off. They are Hookers that are really stubby, so short long tubes. Why long tubes? Because Jacob talks me into stupid shit.
Powermaster high torque mini starter - don't wait just get one now they are worth it.
Polished intake, just a stock, nothing wild.
Griffin Rad + fans. Heat concerns are GONE.
New plug wires with ceramic ends. Be advised the Accel ceramics are one time use. No amount of dielectric grease will keep them from ripping apart if you have to disconnect them. Then they want half the price of a set for a single replacement wire. I just used the Summit house brand instead.
Alternator regulator failed in March/April. Sent it back to powermaster and the guy there is super awesome. He said that it had rubber build up on it from the belt slipping, which killed the regulator. I was seeing 15.1-16 volts while riding around. I went to a shorter belt to try to get some more tension on it from his suggestion.
$65 for the repair, one week from dropping it at UPS to getting it back. Pretty great.
I did the Overland trip on the DBBB spring event in April as well. 300 miles on dirt or worse. It was a blast. They fight like hell for access to county roads that have been lost due to lack of maintenance or weirdo property owners.
My cruise control reluctor backed out of the transfer case on I-75 during rush hour near Williamsburg KY. The pin bent and was still in the reluctor, but the double nut thing that connects it to the case was what was lost. I had to zip tie it to the frame, it was ruined anyhow, but no cruise the rest of the week. It was a lot of fun living out of the truck for a week. It was 8 Jeeps/Toyotas and then 1 HMMWV and my Blazer. It's fun being the oddball, people always get a kick out of seeing it on the trail. The HMMWV was sweet, it was a two door with the big canvas top over the bed. They just put the top on at night to camp.
Lots of support in KY from the Land Cruiser community: https://ridethedbbb.org/
Day 1 : The 37s make the rear look really shoved forward. The front edge got munched on both sides. Later on I had a flexy spot where the tires were catching the bolts that secure the wheel well to the body. Later I backed them off, they need to be tightened and ground down. Truck is super saggy with the whole weight of tools and camping junk. Fronts munched the fenders too, but I'm about at the end of what I can cut off. I think I need to add a leaf in the rear.
Ride leader's truck, Land Cruiser on 40s. Later in the week he was driving under a downed tree. His snorkel snagged the tree, just barely, and it dropped on his windshield with a broken stump of a branch stabbing right through. It took 6-7 of us to push the tree up to get him clear. *Then* we cut it. Lessons were learned. We started getting the saws out earlier.
Since then, nothing much on the Blazer. Earlier in the year I worked on my bucket list. I scratched out BB 25, and added the DBBB week, Red Clay Rally, and 6 Days of Holley EFI training.
So DBBB is done.
RCR 25 is in a month.
I am scheduled to go to Bowling Green in October for "The Gauntlet" the 6 day 3x2 day course for Holley EFI. The goal here is to go from guessing at shit to knowing it so we can get the shop certified as a Holley tuner.
Next up, Red Clay Rally 2025 LAST MINUTE THRASH!
RCR 2025 Last Minute Thrash:
View attachment IMG_0858.mov
Short thrash list, truck is pretty dialed in. I was hoping to do ORD custom springs for the rear, but I got into other stupid shit on the Falcon.
- Fix cruise control - I am not trailering to this event, because.
- Add A Leaf on the rear - up for debate, I might just slide the axle back a notch and claim credit for inventing the Carolina Squat.
- I'm supposed to have Aux lights, so a buddy at the shop gave me a pile of Hella lights. I'm thinking Camel Trophy quantity of lights. Not sure how to do that without a roof.
- Rad Cap leaking. This is a freaking billet cap, I'm angry. I am hoping it's the cap and not a crack or something at the neck. Billet beside the .45 cent hose clamp, I'm like that. Maybe it's mad because it is installed upside down? Why does my coolant always look muddy?
- PS hoses. One day my pump will not leak. I fixed every other leak, why not this one?
- MC leak. The booster is eating the fluid, which is probably great for the engine, but it's slow enough that it is manageable. PS and Booster issues, maybe go hydroboost and replace everything?
View attachment IMG_0858.mov
Short thrash list, truck is pretty dialed in. I was hoping to do ORD custom springs for the rear, but I got into other stupid shit on the Falcon.
