Hello Planet Isuzu!
I've finally gotten around to rebuilding my 1990 Trooper! It's a 2.8l V6 automatic. My parents bought it and used it as a daily driver when I was a kid back in 90's. It's been sitting at my Grandfather's farm and hasn't been turned over in about 4 years. Luckily we put sheets down over the interior, so other than a few old wasp nests it isn't too bad! My plan is to get it running enough to drive it about 50 yards into his barn so that I can have a covered place to work on it (Nashville summers can be unpredictable). Once I've got it in there, I'm going to completely rebuild the motor, with new gaskets, seals, hoses, and any other parts I find that need replacing.
Body is relatively good shape, and mostly rust free. It definitely will need to be painted. Frame has some rust, but nothing a wire wheel and some rust converter won't clean up.
Trans fluid was apparently replaced at some point because it's still cherry red. Oil has no signs of water or coolant. Radiator was dry as bone, but we filled and are going to monitor for leaks.
When we last left it 4 years ago, the fuel pump was shot. We dropped the tank and replaced that, but the old filler neck has hardened. Waiting on some 2" flexible hose to get that replaced.
As far as my experience goes, I've done some light work on engines before (O2 sensors, valve cover gaskets, thermostats on some mid 2000's BMWs and GM trucks) but I'm looking to learn a lot fully tearing this thing down.
Any advice for things I should do before turning trying to turn the car over for the first time in 4 years? I plan to replace the oil and fluids (as much as I can without the car running), but is there anything else I should do before I throw a battery back in and turn it over?
I'll get some pictures when I'm out there later this week.
*Edit: I'm also posting all over the place trying to track down the 90/91 Workshop manual. I would be willing to buy them straight up, or if someone has a set they would like to keep but aren't using, I would be willing to pay to ship it to me, scan OCR and index it, then ship it back to you. I could post the pdf to the forum so everyone could have access to it.
I've finally gotten around to rebuilding my 1990 Trooper! It's a 2.8l V6 automatic. My parents bought it and used it as a daily driver when I was a kid back in 90's. It's been sitting at my Grandfather's farm and hasn't been turned over in about 4 years. Luckily we put sheets down over the interior, so other than a few old wasp nests it isn't too bad! My plan is to get it running enough to drive it about 50 yards into his barn so that I can have a covered place to work on it (Nashville summers can be unpredictable). Once I've got it in there, I'm going to completely rebuild the motor, with new gaskets, seals, hoses, and any other parts I find that need replacing.
Body is relatively good shape, and mostly rust free. It definitely will need to be painted. Frame has some rust, but nothing a wire wheel and some rust converter won't clean up.
Trans fluid was apparently replaced at some point because it's still cherry red. Oil has no signs of water or coolant. Radiator was dry as bone, but we filled and are going to monitor for leaks.
When we last left it 4 years ago, the fuel pump was shot. We dropped the tank and replaced that, but the old filler neck has hardened. Waiting on some 2" flexible hose to get that replaced.
As far as my experience goes, I've done some light work on engines before (O2 sensors, valve cover gaskets, thermostats on some mid 2000's BMWs and GM trucks) but I'm looking to learn a lot fully tearing this thing down.
Any advice for things I should do before turning trying to turn the car over for the first time in 4 years? I plan to replace the oil and fluids (as much as I can without the car running), but is there anything else I should do before I throw a battery back in and turn it over?
I'll get some pictures when I'm out there later this week.
*Edit: I'm also posting all over the place trying to track down the 90/91 Workshop manual. I would be willing to buy them straight up, or if someone has a set they would like to keep but aren't using, I would be willing to pay to ship it to me, scan OCR and index it, then ship it back to you. I could post the pdf to the forum so everyone could have access to it.