Supra has 4 cylinders full of water

[rnoswal]

Well, if you wanted to do the best job with the honing then you would need to remove the pistons, but I have honed a few fairly fresh engines with the pistons still in and it worked out ok. That would also show if the bores are pretty round unless you use a bead type honing tool. Clean out the residue as best as you can after honing. That stuff shouldn't hurt the engine. Change the oil after running it a little bit, let it get warm. Have a machine shop take out some valves and see how the seats look. You might as well get a valve job done. Setting the valve lash is time consuming, but very necessary. You will need an extra set of shims to play with to get the clearances just right. New valve stem seals are a must and it would hurt to get a new set of valve springs. The springs aren't that strong but do weaken after time.

Good luck.

Russ

[GreenChevelleSS]

I will be doing all the work myself and I dont have much money but I do have all the tools as ive built a few engines before. Ive got 2 sitting right now 1969 302 small block and a 1970 402 big block, that I just finished but didn't do the machine work .

[GreenChevelleSS]

Well.... Blown HG, Warped Head, Worn Bearings, Rusted Cylinders, Stuck and broken Rings.... What else... I think thats it so far o wait, bad erosion on the the top of block and head.

Im beginning to not like this car any more...

Well after getting the head welded and built up in some spots and then decked we decided to pull the engine...
Got it apart and the rings were so gummy that they needed to be replaced.
The bearings were almost totally shot. Quite a bit of erosion on the top of the block so I sent it in to get welded up and decked and my machinist cold cleaned the block and then honed it too, well what do we find? Very bad rust pits in the 2 center cylinders my machinist recommended that we have it bored. Well I really dont know what to do, Ive already got the new rings so Ill have to try and return them for some over sized rings and then Ill have to get pistons too. What do you guys think Im starting to REALLY get frustrated with this damned car...