project ae86 3sgte :) by marley4us

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Installed a thermal sensor to automatically turn the fans on, it was pretty darn easy.

put the sensor inside your hose line

Bolt down the relay

Plug in the power

and ground

all done

4-27-2013

...This could possibly be my last post on this thread.....Had a F*&%king horrible day.

Got my driveshaft installed, wired up everything and went to turn it on... car would not start. Tried again and the damn thing Hydrolocked, fuel injector somehow was not seated or I have no idea, since it worked before... but it dumped fuel into cylinder 3 and 4... I used a pump and got it all out, got new injector colars (seals) and went to turn it again. Put it on ignition and let it cycle with the fuel pump, and it was fine no leaking. Then I went to turn it on and it hydrolocked again! This time it wont crank at all... I'm F*&Ked... pretty sure i bent a rod. I have no idea what I want to do. I feel like I have been screwed by budda in jail with no lube, and he never even said hi or thank you WTF.

To add to the ____ list, I may have to move back to NorCal since my P.A. program is getting canceled, my lease is due in 29 days, I dont know if I will have places to keep my cars or if I can even bring them up with me. I have no idea what to do.

I dont know if it is worth trying to get a long block and try to get this all fixed in time, or if i can afford a whole new SR20det, or should I change what is bent for oem... depending on if it is just a rod, if the walls are scared from the piston, and if the valves are ok... Jeeze.. All i had to do today was install the drive shaft and finish the exhaust and I get all this shIIIT.... i got a lot to think about, here comes the beer.

at least I got a cool picture of the digital cluster working.... oh F*%king well...

I am so confused right now. Pulled the Ae86 apart, head looks ok, motor still wont turn over I could not get a motor lift so I could not check the rods, but mostly the block did not looked scared from what I could see. Injectors hold pressure, dont leek, and spray pattern looks good. We took them out the motor and charged just the rail on a external fuel tank and celica pump... maybe my walbro 392 (external 255) is too much? I am not sure how? I can figure out why it floods cylinder 3 and 4... when in the motor. yet after its removed it would not? any ideas anyone?

4-30-2013

Thanks sigi, I posted in Zilvia, and club4ag, but no one has given me any real input yet... sucks, I wish I knew what the heck happened.

Fender flares came in...look good too bad the project is turning out this way.

well here some pics of it torn down... ya have not done anything else debating if I will get a long block or give up...

5-2-2013

I hope it does not come down to junking the project... but I am at the point where if i put more money in it, and its not a sure thing I will lose money, as right now I stand to be able to sell it for what I put in it....



Just got my first day off. so I started working on the car. No i did not get to see it flash, but maybe the bulb i was using was to big, it was a old brake light bulb....next time I will use a LED, but when I test the injectors they do fire.

well I plugged the CAS and the injector clips on, held the injectors out and turned the car to on (mind you the head is off the car). Then I turned the CAS, the first turn, it would fire all the injectors or sometimes two at the same time? is this normal? after the first turn if I kept turning it it would fire in the correct order one at a time with a good spray pattern and no leaks at all....



I am still confused how it leaked in the first place. The intake manifold was full of fuel, pulled the head, and the block out, drained the oil, and I am pulling the pan in the morning and looking at the bearings and the rods etc.

pulled the beast out

good by SR

I think this might be the problem lol!!!

Put everything else to the side

Even gave it a little color

Got new (used) rods, and BNIB rings

5-5-2013

Im giving it my best to keep her and make her go!

Went to Toyota Fest today, once we left, started rebuilding the whole motor. 

With adequate supply of water and beer in the tool chest.

Problem child was replaced

with a New used rod

Brand New rings where installed

Wrapped my Downpipe with heat wrap.

Installed a SARD Fuel Pressure Gauge I had laying around

Honed, then Installed the pistons and rods back into the block.

Then Time just to reinstall and torq down everything.

Lol this is what happens when a bunch of hot drunk girls (my neighbors come home at 1am).... car gets abandoned lol....tools still in place!!! lol

The Valve Cover got fuel on it, and ruined the paint, so I sanded it down, and gave it a new look.

Might as well make use of the sticker I have to paint over now... with A touch of color

Peel it off

All Done, Going to Install it back into the car tomorrow... fingers crossed.

here are some sexy pics of the car to end with for the day with the Battle-Garage One off Carbon Fiber Fender flares!

Fenders need to be pulled more