Dragged home one of these.
08-23-2012, 11:30 PM
#106
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Got a can of Permarex gasket remover to get the old head gasket material off the block. As a suprising side effect this stuff in an amazing carbon remover too. It smells and stings like furniture paint remover, maybe it is the same stuff. Pictures of the before and after. The last pic is the passanger bank that had the bent valves. The marks on the pistons will be smoothed down before the head goes back on.
08-26-2012, 05:03 PM
#107
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Since the parts are not here yet and the valve guide seals were only ordered last night, these us time to clean some more. The lower intake runners were pretty gummed up but since the are further away from the heat of the engine, the deposit was very soft. After this I started cleaning the intake manifold. It is full of engine oil.
08-26-2012, 09:15 PM
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Thanks guys.
Cleaned the intake manifold. Flushed the oil out with Varsol. With the dirty Vasol, cleaned the outside too.
Cleaned the intake manifold. Flushed the oil out with Varsol. With the dirty Vasol, cleaned the outside too.
08-27-2012, 11:28 AM
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I like your approach Imo…
You are fixing things well, without getting into a hugely consuming “while-you’re-in-there” project, the way I have with my older 911.
That engine looks pretty good inside in many ways. I think that the failure of the PO to have the AOS replaced is a big reason for all the gunk and carbon. Have you taken any measurements of the bores?
That gasket remover is similar (the same?) to paint remover, but it works very well. I used it several times over to help removed the Loctite sealant from my case. How are you keeping residue from getting in around the sides of the pistons?
Great work, and I really like this thread!
You are fixing things well, without getting into a hugely consuming “while-you’re-in-there” project, the way I have with my older 911.
That engine looks pretty good inside in many ways. I think that the failure of the PO to have the AOS replaced is a big reason for all the gunk and carbon. Have you taken any measurements of the bores?
That gasket remover is similar (the same?) to paint remover, but it works very well. I used it several times over to help removed the Loctite sealant from my case. How are you keeping residue from getting in around the sides of the pistons?
Great work, and I really like this thread!
08-27-2012, 05:09 PM
#113
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Didn't measure the bores, they look good. No ridge at the top or scoring of any kind. What I thought was a score, turned out to be oil from the disassambly. I've flushed the gasket remover with WD40 and tilted the engine so that the cylinders were sloping downwards and away from the pistons. That's about the best think I could come up with.
09-04-2012, 09:54 PM
#117
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Yes it is sad. Only drove it once this year, miss the raw horsepower and the whistle of the Paxton.
Next order of parts will have to be the Fn' LN bearing, all $600+of it. If all goes well, should be running in about a month.
Next order of parts will have to be the Fn' LN bearing, all $600+of it. If all goes well, should be running in about a month.
09-04-2012, 10:00 PM
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09-05-2012, 02:04 PM
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