Heads off see pics...
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I've got my son's block at the machine shop now installing all eight sleeves with the Ductile/flanged.
I am going to replace the cam and lifters also. Anyone have any advise/brand/etc. on cams and other suggestions while I've got it apart.
This is my first rebuild on a "GEMS". Could use all the pointers I can get. Thanks.
Ps. with that much gooey burnt coolant in the cylinders I suspect the injectors could use a good cleaning/rebuild especially if they've been setting idle for any length of time.
Last edited by 2001SE7; 12-18-2011 at 09:39 PM. Reason: rude, crude and unsophisticated
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2001SE7...I did put the old plugs back in because they were only 2 months old. The heads were at 3 thousandths and 3.5 thousandths so I did not have them done and the machine shop said that due to them being out by such a small amount that a pressure test was not needed...
Last edited by 2001SE7; 12-18-2011 at 06:28 PM.
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It had over heated 2 times prior to doing my head gasket, the first was about 3 years ago and the second was about a year ago now. I never had the white coolant smoke till a few weeks prior to doing my head gaskets. I on advice for Disco Mike parked it. It would blow the coolant smoke non stop then. Now after doing the head gaskets it only does blows white smoke every once in a while and it is not the sweet smell that it was before doing the head gaskets. Some times it is odorless while other times it smells rich.
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It had over heated 2 times prior to doing my head gasket, the first was about 3 years ago and the second was about a year ago now. I never had the white coolant smoke till a few weeks prior to doing my head gaskets. I on advice for Disco Mike parked it. It would blow the coolant smoke non stop then. Now after doing the head gaskets it only does blows white smoke every once in a while and it is not the sweet smell that it was before doing the head gaskets. Some times it is odorless while other times it smells rich.
Some time ago I did a head gasket on a five cylinder Audi and upon completion I was having symptoms very much like you have describe. That one ended up being several of the injectors gumming up. After they were cleaned it ran fine.
I sure hope this one I am doing will run when I get it back together. I drained the fuel rail when I pulled it and stored it wrapped in plastic. But its been close to a year now (long sad story) but I am finally getting things worked out and back into it. I gave up for a while as I had such a string of bad luck.
I was reading a thread on the forum here where a guy rebuilt/installed new motor and he couldn't get it started again and then he just quit posting; I PM'd him but no reply; scary. I want this beast back on the road; I miss it. My son gave up on it, so its mine now; it was sure nice before all the trouble started.