- Apr 6, 2001
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I was driving to work when all of a sudden the engine lost power. As I was trying to find a safe place to pull over, the power came back but there was a loud clanking noise. I shut the engine off and called AAA. I got the car into the garage, and waited until the weekend to diagnose the problem.
I did a compression check and found the #1 cylinder had only 80lbs, the rest were within spec., so I started disassembly. As I was removing the head, a screw fell out of the combustion chamber. Here are the results:
The culprit:
The combustion chamber in the head:
The piston:
At this point I knew the head/piston/piston rod would have to be rebuilt/replaced. So I disassembled the engine as much as I could without removing it from the car, and cleaned all the grease and oil. Here is a photo of the partial disassembly:
I had Steve Goodman at Rear Engine Specialists completely rebuild a head with new valve guides, valve seats, new valves, new valve springs, and a 3 angle valve job. He also deflashed the head and did a great job of cleaning everything up. Here are some photos:
He also rebult a different piston/piston rod/cylinder since the other piston was too far gone:
Steve Goodman sent me all the parts/gaskets/seals/etc. to complete the job. Everything including shipping from Colorado to Texas was just over $300.
More to come as the cleaning and assembly continues.
I did a compression check and found the #1 cylinder had only 80lbs, the rest were within spec., so I started disassembly. As I was removing the head, a screw fell out of the combustion chamber. Here are the results:
The culprit:
The combustion chamber in the head:
The piston:
At this point I knew the head/piston/piston rod would have to be rebuilt/replaced. So I disassembled the engine as much as I could without removing it from the car, and cleaned all the grease and oil. Here is a photo of the partial disassembly:
I had Steve Goodman at Rear Engine Specialists completely rebuild a head with new valve guides, valve seats, new valves, new valve springs, and a 3 angle valve job. He also deflashed the head and did a great job of cleaning everything up. Here are some photos:
He also rebult a different piston/piston rod/cylinder since the other piston was too far gone:
Steve Goodman sent me all the parts/gaskets/seals/etc. to complete the job. Everything including shipping from Colorado to Texas was just over $300.
More to come as the cleaning and assembly continues.
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