1989 Isuzu Trooper

[RooflessVW]

good luck!

It was only about 2 hours to get to that point.

Just waiting on everything to come in.

 

[spasm3]

Piston 2nd front the front looks so clean. Is that where the gasket failed?

 

[RooflessVW]

Piston 2nd front the front looks so clean. Is that where the gasket failed?

Yep it got steamed.

 

[Delta]

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Gonna send the head out to be surfaced and reworked? I mean, since you're in there.

 

[vavavroom]

I know Jennifer Lopez was a huge fan of the Isuzu Trooper in the '90s. She'll probably buy yours if you ever put it up for sale.

 

[RooflessVW]

Gonna send the head out to be surfaced and reworked? I mean, since you're in there.

I have a new one coming from Clearwater.

Decking the head and checking for cracks was almost as much as a new head.

 

[Delta]

I have a new one coming from Clearwater.

Decking the head and checking for cracks was almost as much as a new head.

Ah, makes sense. I'd still save the old head if it were me. Never know about quality issues now-adays...

 

[dishdude]

That should be a pretty straightforward, if time consuming repair.

 

[RooflessVW]

That should be a pretty straightforward, if time consuming repair.

Yeah it wasn't bad. 2ish hours to tear it down. Going to use the big parts cleaner at work tomorrow and continue disassembly.

I've got an aluminum radiator coming too.

 

[meep]

Are you gonna get the head milled while it’s off?

 

[dumkid]

cool little truck, there's quite a few non rusty ones in a junkyard near me, they're all beat up and faded thou

 

[RooflessVW]

Progress.

 

[dishdude]

Why's the valve cover on it?

 

[RooflessVW]

Why's the valve cover on it?

Dust.

 

[loneryder]

Good luck with it. Those things were mechanical nighmares and parts were hard to get and expensive a number of years ago.

 

[ripcord]

Dual carbs! Sweet. Are you going with Weber 32/36's or something different?

Edit: I'm a dummy. Split fuel injection manifold.

 

[addyguy]

Not important, and may have missed it, but what oil are you running in it?

 

[RooflessVW]

Not important, and may have missed it, but what oil are you running in it?

I have been running Maxlife 5W-30

 

[dumkid]

Good luck with it. Those things were mechanical nighmares and parts were hard to get and expensive a number of years ago.

true, but they're simple machines, with all the technology of a tractor

 

[RooflessVW]

More progress