Recent content by dornbos

OK ... just a FYI ... Google Photos won't work as far as posting photos inside my post on this forum. Neither will the GoDaddy photo storage that comes free with my GoDaddy hosted website. Neither will Amazon photo storage which comes free with my Prime account. So I finally looked at what...

Hi All I pulled my valve body apart last evening. An unidentified piece appeared loose from somewhere and I don't know what it is or where it goes. Here's a picture: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3agHVVD_l1pTmlmSVY0LWdLODQ Also, there is a loose part laying inside a passageway. This part...

After multiple trips to the store, I learned that the thread size of these holes is M10 with a 1.25 pitch. Now if I could just get the pump to budge!

There are 2 threaded holes in the transmission pump that allow the pump to be pulled out. Does anyone know the thread size on those. I'm not doing too good on guessing. thanks.

I used the junkyard site car-part dot com to find a 2003 Lexus IS300 transmission at a junkyard near where I live for $85 plus refundable core charge. A steal. 1. The pan is a direct replacement for the AW4 pan with the following differences: A. The dipstick tube is on the other side of the pan...

Mitch I could use that flexplate. Do you still have it? Doug`

Today I spent some time in the Mopar Performance Jeep Engines book I forgot how much info is in there) and there ARE minor differences in the ring fit for the two motors: 2.5: Piston Ring Gap Clearance Oil Control Steel Rails: .015-.055 4.0: Piston Ring Gap Clearance Oil Control Steel Rails...

hi all I bought a NOS 2001 4.0 short block which someone had cannabalized a piston from. I purchased the right sized piston (Mopar # 04798331AC) which did not come with rings (but it did come with a rod.) Both Mopar and Sealed Power only make rings available for the 4.0 in complete sets but...