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From: Jeff Strickland on 19 Nov 2009 21:13 "Tegger" <invalid(a)invalid.inv> wrote in message news:Xns9CC8D41FECF3Ategger(a)208.90.168.18... > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in news:he4nqt$qk2$1 > @news.eternal-september.org: > >> >> "Wayne Dernoncourt" <wayned(a)panix.com> wrote in message >> news:0001HW.C72B4B1900049092B01029BF(a)news.panix.com... >>> On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:05:52 -0500, Uncle_vito wrote >>> (in article <C9idnRbnMvjCQJjWnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d(a)linkline.com>): >>> >>>> I have a 2007 Highlander with the 3.3L V6 engine. Does this engine >>>> have a cast iron or aluminum block. >>> >>> I don't know, why don't you try sticking a small magnet to the >>> block and see if it sticks? >>> >> >> Or, try sticking a small magnet to the block and see if it falls off. >> > > > What if he uses glue? > That'll screw up the test. The results will not be reliable either way. If the magnet sticks with glue, you don't know if the block is aluminum or iron, and if it falls off, you don't know if it's aluminum or oily.
From: dr_jeff on 19 Nov 2009 21:17 Jeff Strickland wrote: > "Wayne Dernoncourt" <wayned(a)panix.com> wrote in message > news:0001HW.C72B4B1900049092B01029BF(a)news.panix.com... >> On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:05:52 -0500, Uncle_vito wrote >> (in article <C9idnRbnMvjCQJjWnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d(a)linkline.com>): >> >>> I have a 2007 Highlander with the 3.3L V6 engine. Does this engine >>> have a cast iron or aluminum block. >> I don't know, why don't you try sticking a small magnet to the >> block and see if it sticks? >> > > Or, try sticking a small magnet to the block and see if it falls off. Or better yet, see if the magnet is attracted to the block. Sticking it implies using something like tape or glue.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 20 Nov 2009 00:13 On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:07:42 +0000, Tegger wrote: >>> Or, try sticking a small magnet to the block and see if it falls off. >> >> Or better yet, see if the magnet is attracted to the block. > > > > Attraction depends on how good-looking the block is. It's a blockhead....
From: C. E. White on 20 Nov 2009 07:41 It's aluminum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_MZ_engine Ed "Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:C9idnRbnMvjCQJjWnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d(a)linkline.com... >I have a 2007 Highlander with the 3.3L V6 engine. Does this engine >have a cast iron or aluminum block. > > I cannot tell by what I can see. Could be lots of silver paint on > iron. > > Thanks > > Vito >
From: Asbj�rn on 20 Nov 2009 10:48 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.11.20.05.13.40.761278(a)e86.GTS... > On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:07:42 +0000, Tegger wrote: > >>>> Or, try sticking a small magnet to the block and see if it falls off. >>> >>> Or better yet, see if the magnet is attracted to the block. >> >> >> >> Attraction depends on how good-looking the block is. > > It's a blockhead.... > > > This was the best tread on this ng for a very long time:)
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