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Ha! That was my horror story...patience ran out. Shop air works to break the remaining seal, and might be good for a millimeter of movement....
I'm done inverting one bank of my QV's plug wire sleeves and wanted to make a suggestion for anyone that may be contemplating this procedure....
That area of the intake system operates under vaccuum, so there is atmospheric pressure pushing the gaskets inward. If the gasket material shrinks...
(Yes, seen that thread...) Lots of kids, and adults, have thought of doing such things as these guys with Lego man. When I was a kid, we...
Love it! These young men should have a chance to meet Joe Kittinger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE71aKXjss0
This seems to be a trouble spot for the 308/328 design. My 308 QV has a pipe that's had a trip to the welder while under the care of the previous...
The missed connection is probably not a sting, but you never know. When I read the initial post, this popped into my head:...
As long as the human body responds to adrenaline, there will be super sports cars. ;) Governments will have to legislate and ENFORCE maximum...
The Pooh-Bear mirror is a nice touch. It beats the Hello Kitty mirror I once borrowed :) I had a slightly different attack on mounting the dial...
If I read your question correctly, yes, it's possible for the other pistons on the same bank to be off. There will always be some deviation just...
I have my left hand up...right's in a sling. This is one of the statements made by Dave Helms that convinced me it needs to be done:...
In order to phase the cams, you have to be reasonably comfortable that the pistons won't hit the valves while turning the crank. The assembly...
The crack opened up where the T section was welded/brazed to the cross pipe. The fastener never budged a micron.
I tried the drain plug in the crossover pipe, but it wouldn't move. I started a small leak there and decide to drain the rest from the fuel feed...
I drained my tanks into a couple of 5 gallon jugs that went straight to lawnmower duty. I had the car up on jack stands at the time, so clearance...
Brakes. :) But those orange goodies are right up there!...
Just to add a bit of info and personal observation to what Chris has said, "checking" your hoses only tells you about the condition of the outside...
Police sting
http://pure-gas.org/ The problem for many areas is that the fuel additives are geographically mandated, so the nearest Ethanol free gas might be...
MTBE has fallen out of favor since it started showing up in ground water. I know that the stuff was responsible for wrecking the phenolic plastic...