hey any one know exactly what tools ill need to change my thermostat on my supra? have to borrow then and need to no wat to ask for...
thermostat replacement job?
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ok good cuz i cant even open my hood to look where im staying or ill get kicked out, i hate apartments!! but i blew my head gasket, water pump, and all my hoses and ima just replace everything at once and havent really needed to look till now
well im gettin the head gasket and water pump done in a shop but after they do the coolant flush ima do the thermostat my self
You might want to use high temp silicone gasket maker to make sure you have no leaks when youre done.
The gasket is an o-ring, and requires no sealant. Also, DO NOT overtighten the bolts, they WILL snap. Torque spec is only 69 in/lbs (not foot/lbs!)
Lol dont talk about snapped bolts. I snapped a whole lot already i am way more carefull now taking them out is a pain. Anyways if you decide to do it yourself heres me trying to help .i do not know how much a shop charges for a HG job because i never got it done at a shop, but they basically charge you for labor.
All you need is Socket Wrench
10mm, 12mm, 14mm sockets
6"-8" Extension
10mm Allen wrench socket
Torque Wrench
Phillips Screwdriver
And the head gasket
You can use a fel pro one from autozone
If you go pretty fast but you can finish in 2 hours . I did it on the street because i too live in a apartment
The trick is to take off the whole intake manifold from where it bolts on the head to the AFM this saves alot of time. And one thing make sure you DO NOT pull the knock sensor wire out of the plug this happens quite often. When you get it machined you should have the valves checked aswell.
All you need is Socket Wrench
10mm, 12mm, 14mm sockets
6"-8" Extension
10mm Allen wrench socket
Torque Wrench
Phillips Screwdriver
And the head gasket
You can use a fel pro one from autozone
If you go pretty fast but you can finish in 2 hours . I did it on the street because i too live in a apartment
The trick is to take off the whole intake manifold from where it bolts on the head to the AFM this saves alot of time. And one thing make sure you DO NOT pull the knock sensor wire out of the plug this happens quite often. When you get it machined you should have the valves checked aswell.
Listen to Poodles. It's pretty easy to bust/strip those buggers out. Best to just go ahead and coil them before it happens. What I did.
Actually, I like that they stretch/break easily (the bolts that is, not the threads). Just did some work on the miata and they have much larger fasteners, and I was tightening to the torque spec...and instead of the bolt giving, the water pipe outlet broke. On the supra, the bolt would have broke first 
ok now the only thing i have no clue how to do my self, is the timing. my roots are in Chevy SBs idk how to time a twin cam on a belt
For a guy who has such big plans for his car you seem to have no clue about doing a lot of simple things. As for timing try what you've been told before: RTFM
as i said, my roots are in chevy sb, i haven't had much time to look into it on the 7m, i know the basics still apply as to setting the #1 Piston to TDC and matching the 2 timing marks on the timing gears to the marks on the ones on the timing cover, however i dont have the cover with the marks and i haven't had any shop time to really look over the engine