Front iron, starting engine rebuilding process HELP PLEASE
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Front iron, starting engine rebuilding process HELP PLEASE
Hi all,
I am going to start to rebuild my engine but I'm concern about the front iron, my car is a 87 TII and it had 109k on the clock when a colloant gasket failure happened. Here are some pics and please guys tell me what you think, the lip in the coolant pass in kind of thin but is not broken or chiped, there are some lines on the surface but it will not catch your fingernail as the rules states , the engine overall was very clean inside and actually the car was runing very strong but it was smoking. Your hlp is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ano/rx7005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...frontiron4.jpg
I am going to start to rebuild my engine but I'm concern about the front iron, my car is a 87 TII and it had 109k on the clock when a colloant gasket failure happened. Here are some pics and please guys tell me what you think, the lip in the coolant pass in kind of thin but is not broken or chiped, there are some lines on the surface but it will not catch your fingernail as the rules states , the engine overall was very clean inside and actually the car was runing very strong but it was smoking. Your hlp is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ano/rx7005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...frontiron4.jpg
ok, the coolent passes build up the wall with some JB weld, the step edge should be fine, mine had some severe wear but i still used it hehehe and itz making great compression
Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection
Looks fine to me. I'm not sure about the jb weld advice, though.
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Great compression? Judging by your numbers in your sig, I find that hardly near 'great' compression, more like, 'running' compression. Enough compression so the engine runs properly 
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
Originally Posted by felixwankel88
ok, the coolent passes build up the wall with some JB weld, the step edge should be fine, mine had some severe wear but i still used it hehehe and itz making great compression
Originally Posted by BlaCkPlaGUE
Great compression? Judging by your numbers in your sig, I find that hardly near 'great' compression, more like, 'running' compression. Enough compression so the engine runs properly
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
First, compression numbers really dont mean much for 2-3k miles and in the 90's is great for 200 miles!!!!
Second, i used Ra apex seals and they take longer to seat, espacally because the were ran for like 4 hrs then the engine had to be tore apart for new coolent seals so they need to re seat!!!
Third, i reused the corner seals, side seals,sideseal springs, and there not in the exzact same place whne the engine was taken apart so they need to reseat..
Now under them conditions i feel them number are great!! and it will take 2-3k miles to break in...
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Originally Posted by BlaCkPlaGUE
Great compression? Judging by your numbers in your sig, I find that hardly near 'great' compression, more like, 'running' compression. Enough compression so the engine runs properly
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
ok
First, compression numbers really dont mean much for 2-3k miles and in the 90's is great for 200 miles!!!!
Second, i used Ra apex seals and they take longer to seat, espacally because the were ran for like 4 hrs then the engine had to be tore apart for new coolent seals so they need to re seat!!!
Third, i reused the corner seals, side seals,sideseal springs, and there not in the exzact same place whne the engine was taken apart so they need to reseat..
Now under them conditions i feel them number are great!! and it will take 2-3k miles to break in...
Peace
Dustin
First dissing my primer/paint
second dissing my engine...
thanx blackplauge!!!!
Originally Posted by BlaCkPlaGUE
Great compression? Judging by your numbers in your sig, I find that hardly near 'great' compression, more like, 'running' compression. Enough compression so the engine runs properly
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
ok
First, compression numbers really dont mean much for 2-3k miles and in the 90's is great for 200 miles!!!!
Second, i used Ra apex seals and they take longer to seat, espacally because the were ran for like 4 hrs then the engine had to be tore apart for new coolent seals so they need to re seat!!!
Third, i reused the corner seals, side seals,sideseal springs, and there not in the exzact same place whne the engine was taken apart so they need to reseat..
Now under them conditions i feel them number are great!! and it will take 2-3k miles to break in...
Peace
Dustin
First dissing my primer/paint
second dissing my engine...
thanx blackplauge!!!!
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Great compression? Judging by your numbers in your sig, I find that hardly near 'great' compression, more like, 'running' compression. Enough compression so the engine runs properly
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
Great compression would be like 120-130psi.
First, compression numbers really dont mean much for 2-3k miles and in the 90's is great for 200 miles!!!!
Now under them conditions i feel them number are great!! and it will take 2-3k miles to break in...
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