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as some of you might know I recently swapped a 4 speed into my yota from the ol auto .. I took it out because it was slipping, torque converter? the converter is stamped 7/07 so it cant be that old...? The auto trans only has 4500 miles since its last rebuild... should i keep, or sell, junk ? ?

after driving for ten minutes or so the noise starts .. I can hear the valves although fairly quiet, but there is another noise on top of that ....

95k miles... and after starting it today to check .. we noticed that there was no prominent sound ... the motor sounded good and still had full power. then after driving it for about 15 miles the engine was heated up(not overheating) and started (clacking) not so much a knocking sound... The truck has new water pump, new radiator.... any ideas?

thanks a ton guys I'm actually glen's nephew and i'll be stayin in the ol yota'home and I didn't wanna run up an outrageous power bill. you guys are so quick to reply and so helpful we really appreciate it

I swapped my auto tranny to a 4 speed out of an 87' yota p'up..the manual tranny was about two inches shorter than auto, i reused the longer primary driveshaft and short secondary which was already on my belair but still came up too short.. I used some afro engineering to get it too work but I'm scurred.. which driveshaft can i use to fill the gap ? or do i need to have one made?

correction its 95k miles... and after starting it today to check .. we noticed that there was no prominent sound ... the motor sounded good and still had full power. then after driving it for about 15 miles the engine was heated up(not overheating) and started (clacking) not so much a knocking sound... The truck has new water pump, new radiator.... any ideas?

I have an 86' belair.. and after plugging it into 110, I noticed that a fan keeps cycling on and off in the compartment under the fuse compartment. it seems to be doing it between longer intervals of time.. I cant seem to find a switch to turn it off,, what is this fan for ? and is there a way to disable it ? I dont wanna run up my electricity bill because I am plugged into my house electric... I thought it was the furnace but it never gets cold here so i made sure the furnace controls werent on ... any help would be greatly appreciated thanks Glen in sunny Key Largo

it has 97k miles and I believe it might have been rebuilt once.. but thanks for all your help , we'll try the sparkplug trick and let you know the results

Thank you all for the pittie party !!! lol but I do believe its the main -rod bearings can I just slap new stock bore ones in without going thru all the rest of the bs ? jus drop the oil pan and work for there ?? Thank you all for your time . Glen knocking @ 3grand rpm`s in The Sunny Florida Keys

just did this swap can help pm me for more info . Glen

just did this swap can help pm me for more info . Glen

I replaced my junk auto transmission with a 4-speed that I had to pull out of my running 1987 toyota pickup and put it in my 86 belair mh .After two day of bust asz work we drove it home almost 200 mile later and knocking started rod .man o man .I don`t know what to do ? killing me ~~~ FYI drive shaft needed to be 2 inches longer & carrier bearing to short don`t ask me how I fixxed that on the side of the road lol and the clutch master had no hole on the fire wall so a hammer and a screw driver there did the trick, oo ya and as far as the stick shift had to cut a bigger hole for that to chisel and a punch . I like it much better as a stick but now the problem with the rod .Anyone looking for a 1986 toyota moter home with a a brand new clutch and a knocking 22re ? lol Glen Florida Keys

looking good .looks clean

Ok got my 1985 bella rv to a safe place now I think I have everything I need to do the transmission swap from auto to 4 speed .I took everything off my 1987 pickup I am buying a new clutch kit and gear lube . The only problem I can for see it the need for me to cut a hole for the clutch master ?Thank you for your time . any help ? Glen heading to moore haven to replace my transmission .wish me luck

Heres the deal I get pickup a 1985 19 foot bella with 97k on it the engine seems to be in great shape looks like it may have been rebuilt as well as the auto transmission to the tune of $ 5000 the first time back in the late 80`s and then again in 2007 for $3300 .So I thought that it was in good shape so I drove it home from key west over 100 miles with no problems then I started a trip from key largo to ocala and It was running great to I got to moore Haven a round 200+ miles and then It happened it just started to slip so I pulled over a did a road side service replaced the trans filter and atf fluid seemed to work but not long maybe 30 miles .end of story now I need your help should flat tow it back home and junk it of swap the tranny for a 4 or 5 speed or buy a used auto trans .sell trade burn fix . P.S Thank you for your time... Glen

man now that looks very tight . I have a 1985 belair that has water damage this is the way to go . please add more pics and info , Thank you for your time. Glen 1985 belair in the Florida keys