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You seem surprised Benn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
UPDATE
A day off for once... After having a well deserved sleep/lay in (makes a change from getting up at 7 pretty much everyday) I though I'd get cracking with something. Only real thing left to sort out was the pistons. They look like utter sh*t!
I made a start on piston one a few weeks back but never finished it off, so I thought today was a good time to do it.
To refresh your memory... this is how it came out the block
https://images2.imgbox.com/c6/80/jtyCqNPG_o.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6224/1002417t.jpg
After some hard graft and elbow grease, a soaking in Redex, brillo pad, wire brush on a Dremmel (about an hours worth of messing about) it came out like this
https://images2.imgbox.com/3f/92/LEjhIB5U_o.jpg
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/696/1003034s.jpg
https://images2.imgbox.com/02/5f/jG3oW0Ig_o.jpg
1 down 3 to go :cry:
Then popped to Halfords to get some bits. Asked the person at the arts counter for some BCR8ES NGK plugs... didn't have any :( Managed to get the part numbers for the HT leads. One set was Halfords own HT leads and the other Bosch. Difference in price £14. Took them out of the box to compare. I spent absolute ages in seeing what the difference was and couldn't tell. They looked pretty much identical. In the end I opted for the Halfords stuff at £34.99. Got to the checkout and gave the trusty trade card and BAM £18.49 lol
https://images2.imgbox.com/75/49/0NPqp475_o.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9071/1003036.jpg
An absolute bargain compared to the £30 odd quid Vauxhall want for each lead. Will pop to my other local Halfords to see if I can buy then plugs.
Erm...
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/520/1003034y.jpg
The two top cut out looks damage.. the right hand one looks funked.
Yes I know but they were inspected by the engineering place that d'd the block and head and although they've had some contact with valves in the past, they're fine to use.
keep on going tek.
if i was you id clean the piston up a bit just to get rid of any edges.
Way ahead of you Bruce mate. I got out the dremmel and cleaned a slight lip around the outer part of the piston face and it's now smooth (done after this pic was taken). I'll be checking them all to see if there is anything that protudes from the piston face and take it off to be extra safe. Seeing as the guy at the engine place said they're fine to use then I've got not doubts.
Maybe just me dude but I wouldnt be using pistons with that damage
No way would i use that piston,no,no no.
Someone's bound to have a set of 3 lying about to buy cheap.
Well they were being used before. It's obviously had contact with valves but all the valves in the head were fine so they were changed with the pistons still being used. All 4 have similar marks on them.