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I bought one too
Posted by jim [Email] (more from jim) on Fri, 9 Nov 2001 21:48:17
In Reply to: tranny and head gasket, james short, Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:53:08
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I bought an 86 900S w/ 5-spd a few months ago for $100, and am finally getting to it. Found the gear box is trashed, but found another car for $250 to donate the box. Lotsa work, but should be a good winter beater. Anyway, I was GIVEN a 16v engine a couple of years ago, an engine that had been run hot due to head gasket failure I presume. I got it all assembled on the trans and found coolant in 2 bores... Wow was that thing warped! Machine shop said over .030. Took it in to have it "baked down" and surfaced and new valve guides, valves ground, etc... Ran Ok afterwards, but bores were scored so I junked the engine (but saved the $$ head). So, moral is, check for that kind of stuff before you dump $$ into it. I wished I had.
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Posts in this Thread:
- tranny and head gasket, james short, Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:53:08
- I bought one too, jim, Fri, 9 Nov 2001 21:48:17 <-- Viewing This Message
- agree w/ GregD, Bry M., Thu, 8 Nov 2001 18:46:58
- 8v H heads were more prone to crack>>>>>, DougM
, Thu, 8 Nov 2001 16:10:31 - Re: tranny and head gasket, GregD, Thu, 8 Nov 2001 16:02:54
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