I was on vacation for 1 week.
When I got back, I decided to try and fix the front forks on my old mountain bike. That was a mistake. The front forks collapsed while I was riding at about 3-4mph, and I ended up doing a sideways face plant on the asphalt.
20 stitches later, I was back from the emerg with wounded pride and blood to clean up everywhere. It actually looks nastier today, with all the swelling around the eye and gunky looking road rash.
But on the car front, I could not wait, even though I am pretty sore everywhere from the bike incident.
Got the car jacked up and started pulling the exhaust and drivetrain.
Maybe tomorrow, I'll start prepping the engine for pull out, depending how I feel.
oh yeah, I'm never going to try and fix stupid bikes ever again!
Hopefully while in the ER you didn't run into any wisearse gearheads who said...'Yeah, that'll buff out.'
LOL, yeah one guy lied and said I looked good! What a liar
I've been in a low motivation mood, for getting things done on the car, so I thought that I would motivate myself by revisiting aome of the pics from the past car events, and cruises over the past 2-3 years. The car is such a blast to drive!
Already I am feeling more motivated to get going. So maybe it will work, and I'll get my ass in gear!
LOL, yeah one guy lied and said I looked good! What a liar
I've been in a low motivation mood, for getting things done on the car, so I thought that I would motivate myself by revisiting aome of the pics from the past car events, and cruises over the past 2-3 years. The car is such a blast to drive!
Already I am feeling more motivated to get going. So maybe it will work, and I'll get my ass in gear!
How about this. If you don't get to work on that pretty little Mustang my Torino is going to put an FE to FE wooping on it.
Clutch looks a little worn but okay. Pilot bushing and flywheel look okay. No oil leaks from the rear main seal (which there was when the bearing failed a year or so ago)
So a good start.
Going to try and get all the crap off of the front of the engine tonight
I have not tested the intake valves, but checked all of the exhaust valves, for leakage.
As you can see, they very much correspond with the bent pushrods.
and the previous leakdown test;
Leakdown
#1 16% retest 18%
#2 5%
#3 26% retest 14% (could have been a leaking fitting 1st time)
#4 8%
#5 5% retest 4% (this was the last cylinder to be retested, just to verify the numbers were meaningful)
#6 18% retest 12% retest 10% (could have been a leaking fitting 1st time)
#7 5%
#8 12% retest 9%
As you can see by the photos;
Number 6 and 8 exhaust valves are pissing
and on the other side;
Number 1 and number 3 exhaust. Number 3 seems to be the worst, on this test.
Sorry about the shadow, some close ups;
The test is supposed to be done with brake cleaner or kerosene. I had paint thinner which is close enough to kerosene.
So decision Monday, if I send the heads out to be CNC'd or just fixed.
Pistons look fine. Nothing kissed any of them, so I am assuming not stiff enough valve springs on the stock edelbrock heads.
It'd be awesome to get this all back together soon, but I know the summer everyone is damn busy, but we'll see after I phone around.