Hey im new...

seanfromnh · 05-10-2009, 12:30 AM

im new to the forum and i just picked up an old beat up mr2. My brother is on the forum- chrisfromnh- and he told me to join. were tryin to get the mr2 community up here in new england... anyone around southern NH??? anyways, im new so what happens on here? my bro said that everyone would get a kick out of the fact that i managed to change the head gasket on one of these little bastards without pulling the motor or even loosening the mounts-especially since i have no experience with these things or even Toyota for that matter.... it only took me a couple afternoons and alot of swearing.... lol

ebouwman · 05-10-2009, 08:51 AM

Without loosening the mounts?

Hmm. I did mine with the engine still in (ya, i'll never do it like that again) but i think i did have to loosen that one mount and take it off so i could get the cam gear baffle off. But i guess it doesn't really need to be taken off. Also head gasket changes are a GOOD time to do the timing belt, so another reason why i had to take the one mount off.

grizzy225 · 05-10-2009, 09:44 AM

welcome

-Janice

chrisfromnh · 05-11-2009, 09:38 PM

hey bro

ya i can vouch for him... i didn't think it was gonna be possible lol.... but he did it!

ebouwman · 05-12-2009, 08:19 AM

well, even though you can, doesn't mean you should

I absolutely hated working in those tight tight places, the intake manifold was an absolute nightmare, and those coolant lines that run right under it weren't much better either!

Hiighboost2 · 05-12-2009, 08:28 AM

Welcome to the board

05-10-2009, 12:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
seanfromnh MRnot2fast Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Hey im new... im new to the forum and i just picked up an old beat up mr2. My brother is on the forum- chrisfromnh- and he told me to join. were tryin to get the mr2 community up here in new england... anyone around southern NH??? anyways, im new so what happens on here? my bro said that everyone would get a kick out of the fact that i managed to change the head gasket on one of these little bastards without pulling the motor or even loosening the mounts-especially since i have no experience with these things or even Toyota for that matter.... it only took me a couple afternoons and alot of swearing.... lol

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05-10-2009, 08:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,388 Thanks: 18 Thanked 48 Times in 48 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Without loosening the mounts? Hmm. I did mine with the engine still in (ya, i'll never do it like that again) but i think i did have to loosen that one mount and take it off so i could get the cam gear baffle off. But i guess it doesn't really need to be taken off. Also head gasket changes are a GOOD time to do the timing belt, so another reason why i had to take the one mount off.

05-10-2009, 09:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
grizzy225 Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Posts: 351 Thanks: 44 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	welcome -Janice

05-11-2009, 09:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
chrisfromnh drift Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Weare, NH Posts: 135 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Blog Entries: 2 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hey bro ya i can vouch for him... i didn't think it was gonna be possible lol.... but he did it!

05-12-2009, 08:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,388 Thanks: 18 Thanked 48 Times in 48 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	well, even though you can, doesn't mean you should I absolutely hated working in those tight tight places, the intake manifold was an absolute nightmare, and those coolant lines that run right under it weren't much better either!

05-12-2009, 08:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Hiighboost2 Wiring fun! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spring/Woodlands Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 10 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Welcome to the board