Truck broke down last weekend on 300 mile trip. Thank god my buddy was with me because he towed me home.

So now the dilemma, rebuild the 22re or swap it. I've been trying to find a good donor truck for a swap for the last two years! I'm getting impatient and now that my truck is down it's making me contemplate rebuilding this 22re more and more.

So i started to tear it down to see what happened. I suspected head gasket because my truck leaked out all the coolant during the trip. Couple things i found, the previous owner or whoever rebuilt this thing last did a shit job. Note the RTV on the coolant passages. Also I have some serious build up/corrosion in my cooling system. Can this even be cleaned out? I don't think i can get these lines brand new anymore? I have missing bolts all over, mix match bolts and some that were way loose.

I prefer to swap this thing with the 5vz but like i said i need the truck sooner rather than later. Don't have the luxury to let it sit to wait for a good donor truck.

Guess if i rebuild it im gonna need a new camshaft!! lol

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