'74 2.0L Rebuild, Looking for advice |
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'74 2.0L Rebuild, Looking for advice |
mangrum |
Sep 10 2003, 09:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 10-September 03 From: Ann Arbor, MI Member No.: 1,134 |
Just about to drop the motor and trans on a '74 2.0L to rebuild the motor, and will be posting questions along the way. Thanks in advance for all who reply.
First things first. What advice do you have for cleaning the outside of the motor and trans? Any chemicals I should use or avoid? What prep work do I need to do first (eg, to protect sensitive parts)? Thanks. |
ArtechnikA |
Sep 17 2003, 06:24 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Boldylocks @ Sep 17 2003, 03:25 PM) What would cause an intake valve to bend/br[ea]k??? almost always it's getting up-close and too-personal with a piston crown. >smack< over-revving can do it - for which there are rev-limiting dizzy rotors (although the fact that the engines can't usually run into valve float rev-range on their own acts as a pretty good deterrent...) and there are things to do in the shifter department that keep you from tagging 2nd when you were trying for 4th in that freeway-speed downshift... -maybe- if a valve step is -really- sticky from carbon, gum, sludge, and goo it could stick in its guide and be in the way when a piston comes by - but with flat-top 914 pistons you almost have to work at it. although - having clerances set up WAY too tight sets the stage for multiple ills ... |
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