Russleh Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 awesome news you got the head off man. as for cleaning i used autoglym engine cleaner. done the job on mine but if its a bit more baked on im not sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheStarletGT Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 a drill with wire wheel will get rid of everything. After all gasket material is gone, rub the block with fine sand paper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingcarr Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Wow... A positive response from TheStarletGT! Thanks, much appreciated... Will try get some engine cleaning fluid stuff during the week.Now the head is off, I wanna prep and clean it up as much as possible ready for skimming! What do I need to do? Also have alot of metal fragments hanging around and paint flakes (where rocker cover was previously painted) all floating around in the remaining oil. Do I need to remove the valves from the head? If so how do I do it?Is there something I can bath the head in to remove the old oil and crap? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob2.2 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 re-building an engine is a piece of piss, just get all the settings/torques and clearances and stick to them , when re-building an engine make sure the work area and parts are as clean as an opperating theater! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrkd5916 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 what did the head gasket look like was it shot? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingcarr Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 I wouldn't know Adam from eve tbh... There was a load of oil and White gunk about the place, along with some White crusty stuff and a layer of carbon over the pistons!Most of it was pretty dry as the engine has been sitting for a while! Anyone recommend a spring compressor for the valve stems? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrkd5916 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I wouldn't know Adam from eve tbh... There was a load of oil and White gunk about the place, along with some White crusty stuff and a layer of carbon over the pistons!Most of it was pretty dry as the engine has been sitting for a while! Anyone recommend a spring compressor for the valve stems?by the sounds of it let water in to the oil which isnt to bad, but i would say it would be worth getting the head checked to see its its not warped, there is some cheep valve spring compressors on ebay, also it might be worth reseating the valves if your changing the valve stem seals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingcarr Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Ok mate, can you send me a link to said compressors? What kind of work is involved with reseating the valves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingcarr Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hello Everyone,just to keep you all up to date...i have stripped the head right down now... but i cant seem to find a socket to fit the spark plugs lolany ideas?here is a pic for you to see my amazing organizational skills!have also got myself a knock off version of a dremmel (called Einhell) to do some cleaning porting and polishing the head will be sent for skimming soon and im gonna need to get the overhaul gasket set from somewhere... anyone know the best place?Regards,Nath Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.