Building for the road course...again

jsmith said:
I'm assuming the clip is not magnetic itself...? If not, maybe a drain grabber thing will fit and grab?
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It’s ferrous thankfully so the magnet can grab it BUT it’s position wouldn’t allow for the magnet to reach it

Also the way it was bent. When I finally got the magnet on it it was just catching all the spark plug threads it was impossible. Couldn’t get it straight enough to come out.


There’s a hell of a story here lol
 
So…I was ready to literally kill myself. I was so over this shit. The magnet couldn’t reach it. It wasn’t happening.

Thankfully my friend is a patient man because I was either unaliving myself or starting to drain fluids to pull this engine. In my mind it was one or the other.

Little bit of luck, little bit of patience, little bit of alcohol, and this hook I made and we got the piece out thankfully. It was a nightmare
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so whats my best bet for head/block prep for reassembly? Last time i did just the head/gasket i didnt prep the block and the headgasket went after 8 track days.

Do i just scrap the block clean with a razor or what lol
 
Machine shop not an option here. I’m not fucking with the bottom end at all. I’d rather steal the head for my build and buy another unopened long block then do what is essentially another build.


This isnt cost or time effective so it ain’t happening.

gonna be 110% DIY and if that’s not gonna work then this refresh ain’t happening
 
scrape it as clean as possible. use a machinists straight edge to check for flatness in as many orientations as possible. if its not fucked just use a thicker than stock head gasket for extra squish
 
Easter Bunny said:
scrape it as clean as possible. use a machinists straight edge to check for flatness in as many orientations as possible. if its not fucked just use a thicker than stock head gasket for extra squish
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I like this. My buddy has some big honing stones which are flat. Those work well for block prep.

My big mistake last time I did this was not cleaning up the block deck. I left some teflon on there from the previous head gasket and of course it ended up leaking at that spot.

So razor blades and hone stone it is.

I never considered a thicker head gasket. They do make them and they’re easy enough to get. That might be a good idea
 
This head/block should be in good shape. We’ll see anyways. I’m not trying to set records here just have a 210hp spare engine lol fuck.

I’ll do valve seals and maybe my oem+ cams and good enough
 
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