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well....
alright so i go to torque down the rocker assembly, with my father's "powerbuilt" torque wrench, i set it to what i assume is 14lbs, i'm tightening them down in the right order it's taking more force then 14lbs i'm thinking hmmm, maybe my arms are just that worn out, SNAP, like a moron i think "this is a weird sounding torque wrench" go to torque the next one SNAP.. "shit that's the bolts snapping!!!!!" go to test the torque wrench on some lugnuts, cranked the adjuster all the way down i couldn't get it to give....
morals of the story:
don't trust other peoples tools
buy quality tools
think about what you're doing and listen to yourself
so now i'm going to o'reilly on the motorbike....
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Put 7's in next time.
Those almost looked like bullets when I took a quick look at them, lol
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like some hollow base wad cutters. those were the original 7s but i tried to reuse them and they were already stretched a little. i am going to borrow a good torque wrench this time too.
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Minimoto returns, way to keep the thread alive. Glad your van is working too!! Tell us your not living in that van now??
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hahahaha remember now Chris is no longer with us though. I would of put a hot tub in that baby. 
I did live in my truck for 2 weeks and with 2 cats. Went through bad times when younger, but pulled through it well.Oh man it just came to me where I saw your van before. Like the Delica forum or something like that. I read your post there and it just came back to my memory.
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Yeah, I know a bunch of people who were forced to live in trucks or SUVs, it seems most of them didn't like it at all, one said he didn't mind living in his explorer for a month but was happy to move back in to a real house. I don't need much to be happy or atleast content, hell I am planning to see how long I can go with just a tent and a pack full of food and water in the spring.
I forgot I was on delica.ca too. the van-wagon section on there is quite inactive but that's to be expected. I think I stopped going on there because I was getting too jealous of all the 4wd diesel l300s.
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Bought a HF 1 ton hoist, and got started preparing the motor to be pulled. Also got a roof box which made it a lot roomier inside since 2 dogs have moved in with me.
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I am definitely behind schedule of where I wanted to be, radiators out, exhaust side is completely clear, fluids drained, Timing covers are off, timing belt is off, heads unbolted but won't come off, I have disconnected a lot of the hoses from the chassis to intake manifold, AC compressor is out of the way.
Under the lower timing cover I found some bits of belt which sparked my curiosity and I finally noticed the balance shaft belt was stripped. and the "front" shaft is hard to turn and clanks if i turn it fast enough with a ratchet, while easy to turn the rear B/S also clanks when turned fast enough. I am glad I bought the B/S delete kit now.
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Flywheel bolts gave me more crap, 5 came off no problem with an air impact, 1 nope, stripped the head a little, Wound up drilling the head off....
First thing that jumped out at me when I popped the oil pan off was a destroyed bearing, looked around and it was for the "rear" balance shaft, the oil shaft.
The front balance shaft was seized.
Oil pump ate chunks but nowhere near as bad as I thought.
Rod journals for the most part are okay, 1 or 2 spots I can feel a problem with my finger nail. the mains are much worse, I can feel the scratches with my finger nail but not the pad of my finger.
I am hoping I only need a polish
Flywheel bolts for this thing are not standard 6 bolt DSM, I had to order ones for a Toyota 3SGTE m12 with a UHL of 1"
I have noticed what I've been calling the flex plate is actually the starter plate, and flywheel = flex plate. Shows just how much I know about automatics.
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First time I'm trying it, supposed to be an old used car salesman trick to get junk batteries to work good enough. The epson salt is supposed to help knock the crap off the plates. My starting battery has been holding 12.7v just fine without any tricks but that marine battery would only hold 10.4 as I received it, I poured off some acid and replaced it with epsom salt-water, ran it on the charger a few times then I just dumped out most of what was in it and filled it with distilled water. it's already looking better. if it rests at 11.5v or higher I will go ahead and buy new acid. If it doesn't I only lost $1 for the mag sulfate and the battery is still worth the same core/scrap.
Finally got someone to pick up the block, crank, piston-rod combos and BS bearings, he will be dropping it by a machine shop when it's convenient for him...
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New toys, bicycle to replace motorcycle, Specialized single speed 26" hybrid, really light and has disc brakes. I am out of shape though...
Char broil X200 grill2go
Buddy heater, working as a TV stand at the moment. I haven't felt the need for a heater in my van here in Colorado but I figure if I spend winter in the dakotas or MT where temps actually dip below zero without BS like "wind chill" factored in this thing might make it a lot easier.
Anyway nothing is going quite as planned.
Crank was polished found a guy locally who did it for $30 and turn around time of 2 or 3 days, still in factory specs I order a re-ring kit after asking the seller if the rings are cast or chrome. re-ring kit arrives and they are NPR 300 series rings, meaning the top ring is chrome so I can't install without honing. I am against honing unless the motor bore was out of spec. My deadline is tight so I say screw it and put it back together with the old rings.
Get the motor in the van all assembled, get everything hooked up, easy peasy.
No spark, FML, I had this same problem last time I tore into it, last time it was just a loose connector. So I wiggled and cleaned all the connections relating to the coil and dizzy. A mechanic came and cleaned the cap and rotor recommending I order new ones. So I did along with new plug wires that I had forgot to order. Should be here Monday.
So as we sit. no spark, needle on the tach isn't moving. There's voltage from the coil to the dizzy but nothing coming out of the dizzy. I have not checked the fuses yet as it is a PITA without being able to open the drivers side door but will check them soon.
To make matters worse mice have been inside my dash and ate paperwork in my glovebox so there's a possibility that this is a symptom of that. I have never been able to find my ECU but there's a chance it's somewhere under the dash where they could have got to it's harness.
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ECU is in the passenger side B pillar down in the void.
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I have to wait until Monday for an impact wrench to get the flywheel bolts off and flex plate got bent, that will be fun to straighten. So I just started pulling what's left and degreasing. 
(found inside distributor) usually fries when key is left in "on" position & vehicle is not running...causes symptoms you describe. spark detectable from coil & not from distributor. rockauto.com
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