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i commend you on two things: 1) you all seem to be very busy with significant projects! 2) you all have been diligent in recording the minutes of the projects for the f-chat audience. i should also mention that it looks as if the work you all do is done at a high level of quality. happy holidays. pcb
Every single exhaust port was bone dry with the exception of one. This was a major concern. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Removing engine. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Still dripping oil after being cleaned the night before. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Removing all engine bay accessories. We will be restoring the rear frame to repair rust damage. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
A leak down test confirmed an issue at the exhaust port with 35% leakage. Between a steam of oil, heavy carbon build up, and sodium valves we decided to rebuild the cylinder heads. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Close up of each cylinder. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Removing valves. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Half way through stripping the engine bay. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Tearing down the other cylinder head. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
New valve guides. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
New stainless steel valves. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Sanding. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Evidence of a previous repair was found in one cylinder. Most likely this is from a sodium valve failure early in the cars life. It was replaced with another sodium filled valve and is not recorded in the extensive service history. We will clean this up and pressure test it. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Under a Warranty Ticket it might not have been given to the customer?? That part is interesting...you find no indications of weakening in the sodium filled valve stems??
That actually is a good theory. I'm sorry I do not understand your question. We replaced all of the valves with stainless.