JerryJS8
der Junge
- Joined
- Sep 12, 2004
- Location
- Normal Saxony
Update
So, the weather finally got warm enough to be able to work outside, so I took the chance to do some work before the snow rolls back in. Was working on cleaning up the motor from all the oil leaks and replacing the gaskets one by one when my garage neighbor asked why I wasn't just pulling the motor if I had so much on my to-do list.
Me: I don't have a crane to pull the motor.
Him: I do, so now what's your excuse?
Me: ... I need a beer, then I'll be over to get the crane
And so the fun begins...
Nastyness in the engine bay, gotta take car of that before the motor goes back in
Source of nastyness in the engine bay, gotta take care of that before the motor goes back in
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Then I pulled the head to see what the past 10+ years have done to it.
#4 - Nice grooves man...
#3 - More groovyness
#2 - And the song continues
#1 - Ah sweet! No grooves, just rust....
So it's not what was wrong with cyl#1, but what happened to 2,3 and 4... Guess I'll be needing a new block, since I don't think they'll be gone with the next bore up and already running once overbored.
On a side note, this is why we don't like the stock 16v intake on boosted motors
So fortunately I just happen to have a low mileage b230f block laying around the garage. Just needs a light hone and drilling all the oil lines for the turbo.
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Still happy with the exhaust manifold though, held up to a lot of abuse with those ugly welds...
So now I'm ordering gaskets and such, getting my shopping list together. While the weather's cold again, at least I got part of my project in the garage next to the heater
So, the weather finally got warm enough to be able to work outside, so I took the chance to do some work before the snow rolls back in. Was working on cleaning up the motor from all the oil leaks and replacing the gaskets one by one when my garage neighbor asked why I wasn't just pulling the motor if I had so much on my to-do list.
Me: I don't have a crane to pull the motor.
Him: I do, so now what's your excuse?
Me: ... I need a beer, then I'll be over to get the crane
And so the fun begins...
Nastyness in the engine bay, gotta take car of that before the motor goes back in
Source of nastyness in the engine bay, gotta take care of that before the motor goes back in
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Then I pulled the head to see what the past 10+ years have done to it.
#4 - Nice grooves man...
#3 - More groovyness
#2 - And the song continues
#1 - Ah sweet! No grooves, just rust....
So it's not what was wrong with cyl#1, but what happened to 2,3 and 4... Guess I'll be needing a new block, since I don't think they'll be gone with the next bore up and already running once overbored.
On a side note, this is why we don't like the stock 16v intake on boosted motors
So fortunately I just happen to have a low mileage b230f block laying around the garage. Just needs a light hone and drilling all the oil lines for the turbo.
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Still happy with the exhaust manifold though, held up to a lot of abuse with those ugly welds...
So now I'm ordering gaskets and such, getting my shopping list together. While the weather's cold again, at least I got part of my project in the garage next to the heater
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