RE: TOY: New Engine

["Payne, Mike K." <MPayne1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am just weary about buying used, because I know everyone is not as anal as
some of us about maintenance...  I could have saved myself a lot of trouble
if I would have compression checked this motor before I bought the truck...
Oh well, I will look around, if I can find one with low miles off a late
model truck I may go that way.  I know these trucks will go a long way but
only if you take care of them.  The 20R in my '80 has rolled over 375,000
miles, and it still runs (although it needs exhaust work).  Thanks for the
advice though.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	C. Andrew Zook [SMTP:internut@ptd.net]
> Sent:	Saturday, January 06, 2001 1:12 PM
> To:	toyota@4x4wire.com
> Subject:	RE: TOY: New Engine
> 
> > Thanks for the replies everybody...  I like this one, "East Coast Perf"
> and
> > the price is right near where I am willing to spend.  it is a big bonus
> that
> > no one has told me where there is an 80 post long flame discussion about
> > their service yet... like TAP.
> 
> Given what I had heard about ALL of the remanufacturers out there, after
> much research I decided to go with a '94 22RE with 43k original miles.
> 
> I talked to everyone I could think of on the topic, and the general
> consensis is that reman engines suck! I could not find anyone that said
> "try
> company "A", we (or I) have had great luck with them.
> 
> I am VERY happy with my $1000 "slightly used" engine, and would definately
> go this route if I had it to do over again.
> 
> Don't know if this affects your decision, but at least it is another side
> of
> the coin!
> 
> I bought mine at Woodward's - a Toyota only junkyard near Philly. They
> also
> sold me the W56 tranny/transfer out of the same truck for $400.
> 
> Try getting those prices from TAP!
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