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  1. chriso

    lets play mad scientist

    7MGTE blocks also have the oil squirters and a different oil pump.
  2. chriso

    Too Tight!

    I had to do mine since when I got the head, all of the parts were in a bag. After I lapped all the valves some of the clearances changed. I would highly reccommend getting a lifter tool to take out the shims. Here it is...... http://shoptoolsshoptools.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?page=3
  3. chriso

    Dylan's How-To: Hatch Strut Replacement

    Thanks Dylan...you have some awesome Do It Yourself photos and explanations. I, for one, appreciate them. Chris
  4. chriso

    car misfires under light acceleration

    Small ground wire on the driver's side near the front of the coil pack is bolted on to the head.
  5. chriso

    super moniter

    It also shows the month and year, however only goes up to the year 2006 and then your car turns into a pumpkin..... :boink:
  6. chriso

    Gasket kit

    http://www.rpmmachine.com/enginerebuildkitstoyotatop.html This is what I am going to go for, except I am using a HKS metal head gasket and will toss the hg from this set.
  7. chriso

    surfacing the block

    I got mine out by hitting them down with a hammer to break them loose, then twisting them out with vise grips.
  8. chriso

    89+ Taillight Install on 87-88 models: Who's done it

    I took the lock assembly off of the original center piece and modified it to fit the new 89 center section.
  9. chriso

    Car won't crank but backfires

    How do you install the CPS 180 out. I can see a tooth maybe but 180???
  10. chriso

    Knocking sound at idle

    Behind the glove box
  11. chriso

    shimming the stock wastegate and other cheap/free performance mods.

    I shimmed mine with four or five washers (I can't remember) then took it out on the road and buried the stock boost guage. It was fun while it lasted. It was only 15 or 20 minutes later (after I was off the highway) that I noticed my temperature nearing the red area. I also had my a/c on for the...
  12. chriso

    Knocking sound at idle

    Sounds to me something either rotating like something hitting the timing cover or maybe an injector, spark plug or valve clanking. Just my .02 cents from listening to the video. Maybe a loose bolt in the flywheel.
  13. chriso

    Anti-Lock light is on

    Not if you top it up!!!
  14. chriso

    Stupid Supra goes ting ting...

    I used to have my brother hold the spark plug from our mopeds against the engine block while I cranked the engine over to check the spark. He never did learn to trust me after that but it was still pretty funny now that I think of it. He is a surgeon now.
  15. chriso

    Stupid Supra goes ting ting...

    That's funny, well no, not really....actually it is pretty funny but not the wrist pin part, it's just the way you said it. :hs:
  16. chriso

    Add Coolant Light Is On.....

    Check the float in the bottom of the resovoir, it may be gunked up and stuck.
  17. chriso

    whos going April 23rd BBQ...san leandro marin

    Found it, thanks !
  18. chriso

    What the hell is a turbonater???

    I never said I would buy one, I was just trying to raise the hair on your guys' necks !!!
  19. chriso

    Brakes & museum light???

    A radiator?, I thought it was the Lincoln Memorial.
  20. chriso

    whos going April 23rd BBQ...san leandro marin

    Where is it at....I'm interested. Good way to meet all you guys.