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Finally back in the garage

So again my plans didn't go as supposed to and at last, yesterday i had time to go to the garage. I took the engine apart and three cylinders had huge carbon deposit. But instead of it being dry and "crunchy" when trying to remove it was more like a paste. And headgaskets just separated apart when i removed them leaving layers on decks in both heads and block. Se definitely something went bad when the engine boiled.

The piston on the left was quite clean, but the one on the right wasn't and you can spot a leakage pattern on bottom in the residue. So i have to scrape the residue off before installing new headgaskets and get the heads checked that they aren't crooked and maybe a light mill.

By the way, get a table on rollers. It makes life so much easyer when you have a good table to work on. And maybe few foldable tables that act just as a stand for tools and placing stuff you have taken off etc. I actually had to use a barrel as a stand for my tool set, but can't complain about that since it worked and i didn't push the whole 166 piece set on ground accidentally. It's a frustrating... no, not just frustrating. It's a pain in the ass if you manage to flip a set on floor, and you're lucky if it actually is a floor instead of dirt. You gotta find every single bit and piece, possibly clean them etc. And losing stuff is quite pricey. 1/4" ratchet and 13mm long socket costed me 50€ combined because i lost them and had to buy new ones. I really, REALLY highly suggest not to lose tools. Especially something as pricey as Kamasa tools are. Always keep your tools cleaned and in order. And some tools like ratchets might even require some maintenance from time to time.

After i had taken the heads apart i started to inspect the spider intake (one with the purple paint) more closely. Paint is easily removable, and that wasn't the problem. But there is a small thing, it isn't plug and play. I have to move the harness from original intake to the spider intake since the harness plugs are different. After that it should be quite straight forward bolt on modification. I have to check that the injectors work on the spider intake. I doubt they are stuck or leaking, but you'll never know since it has been in the shelf for quite some time. But afterall things are looking quite good. The spider intake can be made to look stock and really decent so that it doesn't pop out visually from the engine bay. I still have to order the clutch assembly from Germany. Also today i had a interesting discussion with a friend, and we might have some more projects on the way. But that is for later on and i'll inform if it advances at all, since money is (always) an issue.


Take care, enjoy the ride and drive safe
Hannu