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Just put my engine together runs great except that it sounds like a deisel. I pulled the valve covers and found the clearances to be .019 to .021 on the exhaust side. I am thinking that when the machine shop "rebuilt" the head they probably cut .010 off all of the valve stems as this would be...

Harbor Freight sells the "wire tool" and "L" shaped cutter for about $15.00. When reinstalling make sure that you use urathane not silicone

Remove the oil filler cap and check for chocolate milk. What is it doing or not doing that causes you to think it needs a tune up?

Anyone ever "massage " a ding out of ther rim? the bend is less than 1/2" deep (from a pot hole) and located on the inside bead. I was thinking of warming the metal and using a brass mallet. Yes or No?

Anyone ever have any luck getting reimbursed from the city for damaged wheels caused by potholes? Couldn't see the pot hole because it was dark, the road was wet and the hole was full of water. Now I have two trashed tires and one slightly bent rim. Anyone have any ideas on fixing the rim...

I bought one about 18 months ago from Toyota (1 800 622 2033) for about about $50.00

We often had DIY'rs that brought their Diamantes, Monteros etc into the shop complaining of poor idle, lousy driveablity etc after doing a tune up with Bosch Platinum plugs. 9 times out of 10 installing factory plugs would cure the problem. I don't understand the science (narrower insulator...

Get a tube of GMS grey gasket sealer from your local Chevy dealership, the stuff works great

Install with the black side up if I remember correctly

I just used a short piece of chain with one end fastened to the top of the mount and the other to the bottom side of the mount, works great.

Yesterday brought another 12" of "the greatest snow on earth" with more on the way! The Supra stays safely parked in the driveway until I can see the asphalt. (hitting boost on an icey road makes the car do scary things) And in my humble 22 years of working for the logo opinion, nothing...

remove Radiator cap and do sniff test with emissions analyzer

When I was a kid I had an SSP..... Remember those cars that used the rip cord that spun a big wheel in the center. If you were born after 1970 you wouldn't understand so just skip to the next posting,

How do you keep the looking good? Clear coat? Polish every Saturday?

Often replacement engines have a heat sink button (I think that is what they are called) that indicates if the engine has been overheated attached to a water jacket core plug. You might check for that.

Its not like a 350 where it can be primed with a drill. Spinning the oil pump shaft or crankshaft by hand won't do anything since you can't spin it fast enough to generate any kind of pressure. Use a good quality assembly lube and fill the oil filter before installing it. You might consider...

Isn't that the same thing as the Monrony (sp) label?

I would suggest using a tube of Toyota's black engine sealant for the oil pan and anything else that you don't want to leak. Toss the cork gasket.

To grind the tips of a valve square to the stem they need to be mounted in and cut on a valve grinding lathe. Is the stem to guide clearance within specs?

As an aside note, between 500 and 1500 miles I noticed power increased as the engine "broke in" and loosened up. It ran smoother and was more responsive and free-er reving