TOY: Re: New Engine Update

["icu auto cc" <icuauto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes , I fitted nearly every typt of VDO gauge possible to my own truck and
to those of my clients , no problems so far and boy are they accurate.You
can install any type but i would reccomend VDO.
DRIKO.
icuauto@netactive.co.za
-----Original Message-----
From: Payne, Mike K. <MPayne1@allstate.com>
To: 'toyota@4x4wire.com' <toyota@4x4wire.com>
Date: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:50 AM
Subject: TOY: New Engine Update


>First I have a question:  Does anyone have an aftermarket oil pressure
>gauge?  What kind is it and do you like it?  Can you just install any
>aftermarket one or does every car manufacturer measure pressure with
>different methods?
>
>I have installed the new engine.  We didn't have any big problems.  It
>started with little difficulty and then shot a quart of oil out the side of
>the motor immediately.  There is a small plug in the block right in the
>middle of the mounting holes for the engine mount... now I know.  After
>getting that plug from the other block, the motor was fine.
>
>So far, we had a small water leak from the water pump that was fixed after
a
>couple turns with a ratchet,  the oil thing, a small exhaust leak fixed the
>same way as the water leak, now one of the injectors is leaking (O-Rings
>were replaced)... so tomorrow we will be pulling the no. 1 injector to try
>and find the hold up.
>
>Other than that, I will hopefully be test driving it as soon as the diff is
>swapped and the rear axle seal is replaced.
>
>I have come to a realization as well... this hobby is more expensive than
>computers...
>
>Have a good one =)
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