Started to do my teardown friday night after work. Was supposed to be a normal maintenance, and to get a grip on TRD's dual steering servo mod. (Oh yeah, and to fix that brake issue which caused the wife much pain and agony )

On close examination, i noticed several issues. Some small, some not so small.

First, i noticed i had the same issue as DarkFire989 with burnt fuel all over the exhaust manifold (I guess it COULD be because of the gasket, see pic )

Also noticed that nearly all the linkage for the rear brakes was missing, the tiny screw in the top of the post that holds brake lever in place came loose, and the lever fell out.(The front brake lever screw was loose as well, but didnt fall apart, just had no brakes.) This wont be a problem since i am going to follow TRD's recommendation, and lose the rear brakes anyway. ( I also have a groove showing up on my clutch bell from the dicsc flexing)

Also, when i was taking the front end off, i was missing the screw for the top of the servo saver.

There were other screws loose and such, but all in all, nothing too serious.

On a good note, my overheating wasn't as bad as it seemed i guess. I took the head off the engine, and the cylinder and piston look fine. No scores or scratches, no foreign matter in the bore, and everything appears to still be a tight fit, with no play. So i'll have a back-up piston, sleeve, and rod now I'm also about 2/3 done with the dual servo mod

This thing is a blast, even when it's not running