Originally Posted by turbofan
(Post 1276741)
Please let this be the last time Jeff has to pull his engine apart for at least a few years so he can enjoy the car.
Car gods, hear my prayer. I should have torn the block down when my Garrett turbo died. I knew I was rationalizing that nothing happened when it failed. I'm just glad you are enjoying yours! You deserve it as much as anyone else.:likecat: |
Thanks Jeff. I am enjoying looking at it sitting in the garage while it rains outside. WILL resist taking it out in the rain :likecat:
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The two seals sitting on the head gasket aren't needed.
One's a 1.6 oil pump gasket, which is questionable anyways (all 1.8s only use RTV and the o-ring) and the other one is your driveshaft output seal that goes in the tranny. |
Yeah not sure why I ordered a driveshaft seal, but apparently at the time, I thought it needed to be replaced.
Are ARP Main Studs "necessary"? Or better yet, do they help keep thrust tolerances at bay seeing as I don't have the girdle the newer engines have (04+?) $100 isn't terrible, but I'm starting to be a bit more careful with what I buy instead of getting allthethings. |
IIRC, Savington cracked a main bolt with an MBSP and stock bolts. I would (and did) go with ARP studs and no MBSP. I didn't line bore it (nor did I on the previous motor) and it's been fine.
--Ian |
Yeah I've never line bored, and plastigage clearances have always come out perfect with 60ft/lbs used on ARP mains.
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Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1274349)
I can't even put into words how cool I think that seal is :giggle:
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Originally Posted by codrus
(Post 1276975)
IIRC, Savington cracked a main bolt with an MBSP and stock bolts. I would (and did) go with ARP studs and no MBSP. I didn't line bore it (nor did I on the previous motor) and it's been fine.
--Ian
Originally Posted by curly
(Post 1277032)
Yeah I've never line bored, and plastigage clearances have always come out perfect with 60ft/lbs used on ARP mains.
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1277034)
nice seal, does the oil pump work?
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Just finished reading this ENTIRE thread over the course of a week.
Wow. . . . . . . . . . cannot find a way to describe the awesomeness and amount I have learned from it. Keep up the amazing work |
What ever happend to Jeff...? 24/7 shifts for Christmas sweeties...?
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I think he was only here for the props. Haha.
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Originally Posted by Zaphod
(Post 1291086)
What ever happend to Jeff...? 24/7 shifts for Christmas sweeties...?
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He's spent too much time playing with VWs so he's scared to come back here :giggle:
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Jeff, props are back buddy.
Come back to us. |
Originally Posted by Monk
(Post 1292415)
Jeff, props are back buddy.
Come back to us. |
Jeff? .....JEFFFFF?! At least post some before and after pictures of something you've cleaned at the bakery.
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Santa is having Jeff steam-clean the sled and restore all the broken raindeer
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Har! We may have smurf blue turbocharged raindeer this year. :)
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I'm pretty sure he's alive, he's been posting stuff on Facespace.
Although that was back in the 9th, and he was playing with a Honda... :noes: |
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