Only a short update as I couldn’t feel my toes anymore so had to come in… Before I went away, there was just the one piston crown left to clean decoke, so I got that done and out of the way. I then slowly worked my way around all the holes in the block and the head with the relevant taps (and some oil) and cleaned all the sludge, goo…
I hate to think what the book rate for this job would be – it’s taking me bloomin’ ages Alright, I haven’t got all the whizzy tools or experience a garage setup would have, but you can’t escape the time it takes to systematically de-coke and clean the head, valves, pistons and block Before running up against the night-time power tools curfew, I managed to start off by cleaning up each…
You’ll all be pleased to know that the head’s lighter when you take all the bits off it All above suggestions duly noted, thanks. It’s wierd, but in three days of a Bank Holiday weekend spent not really doing anything, I’ve only managed a couple of hours out in the garage. Oh well, motivation must be low Hadn’t noticed it when I first got the head off, but once I’d spent…
Finally got some time last night to take the head apart ready for cleaning, and as usual took my time – so compared to some it probably looks like I achieved about five minutes worth of actual work Doesn’t bother me though, as it’s only when I’m taking stuff apart that I’m getting to see how they work, in ways that a book can never hope to manage One slight problem…
It’s finally off – Graham’s “softly, softly – catchy monkey” approach was the winner No-one mentioned how bloomin’ heavy they were Here’s a couple of photos for your collective amusement – as I’ve not really got much of a clue about what I’d be looking for. There’s no obvious signs of cracks, breaks or tears in the gasket itself. If you see anything amiss, or reckon I need to get a…