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| Chapter 2 - removing the head & assessing the damage many thanks to Dal Heger who offered his time, knowledge, and enthusiasm |
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| Starting point was removing the valve cover to assess the head. Here you can see where the tensioner has ripped off part of the head. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The job seemed daunting, but Dal's enthusiasm kept us going. Here we have the intake manifold removed, & I'm permanently flexed at the hips. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Two different views with the intake manifold removed. It took approximately 3 hours for both of us to get to this point. Timing and balance shaft belts are easily visible, as are some of the rollers and tensioners in the front of the engine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As you can imagine, some of the bolts on the camshaft bridges were corroded in place and had to be drilled out. Of course, we made three trips to the autoparts store for more drill bits before I finally bought a titanium tipped bit which worked very well. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I finally realized it was easier to remove the fuel rail to facilitate removing the head. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finally with the head off - head gasket in place. Cylinder walls #2 and #3 are visible. They were in perfect shape. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Close up of valves on head - cylinder #2 at left appears to have been lean. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Close up detail of cylinder walls #2 and #3 - slight carbon buildup on piston. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| chapter 3 - up and running again | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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