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#15
by
jaysen71581
on 08 Jan, 2011 16:35
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I know what your feeling, before my brother left for kuwait he dropped off his 1.6td motor just the block on an engine stand and the head on my counter and a huge box of parts, so many long nights and posts on here and its running, im no genius or true car guy, i just followed the book and used some common sense, sometimes lol.. We will help you through this...
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#16
by
RabbitJockey
on 09 Jan, 2011 10:57
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i finally have time for this car, and i figure it like you have, i can just take my time and learn as i go, my plan is to have it mk1 madness (i planned to have it there the last few years haha) but if not hopefully i can have it at h2o
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#17
by
jaysen71581
on 09 Jan, 2011 11:49
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Where do you live? If you haven't figured it out I'm anakinkenobe on vortex lol...
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#18
by
RabbitJockey
on 16 Jan, 2011 13:09
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head is disassembled, taking it to the machine shop monday
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#19
by
RabbitJockey
on 16 Jan, 2011 16:07
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actually im gonna port it first, while it's out...
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#20
by
8v-of-fury
on 16 Jan, 2011 22:55
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hells yeah! This is coming along!! lol
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#21
by
RabbitJockey
on 16 Jan, 2011 23:08
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Where do you live? If you haven't figured it out I'm anakinkenobe on vortex lol...
i am in central pennsylvania
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#22
by
RabbitJockey
on 22 Jan, 2011 17:34
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arp bolts installed, big end resized, rebushed, polished, and balanced, all for 100, then figure another 120 for the bolts...
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#23
by
RabbitJockey
on 24 Jan, 2011 17:16
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anyone have suggestions for cleaning up the pistons and valves? i don't wanns it and scrape them i wanna find a magic way to make the carbon fall off, i'm gonna try boiling them tonight, perhaps with baking soda
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#24
by
8v-of-fury
on 24 Jan, 2011 18:07
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Boiling baking soda may do the trick. I let my TDI intake soak in a no name wally world degreaser for a few nights.. then hit it with a warm water power washer. Cleaned them right up.
Warm degreaser bath and then a boiling rinse should do most of the work, minimal scrubbing needed.
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#25
by
RabbitJockey
on 24 Jan, 2011 22:02
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got the pistons and valves soaking in baking soda paste
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#26
by
RabbitJockey
on 24 Jan, 2011 22:35
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well i went down and cleaned 2 of the pistons with a tooth brush in the sink, the baking soda definitely works, and it works better than zip strip, plus it stinks less and doesn't burn your skin haha. tomorrow i'll buy a cheap pot to boil this bad boys in
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#27
by
RabbitJockey
on 25 Jan, 2011 07:27
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so i left it them set over night, baking soda does help but doesn't really make the stuff fall off or anything, u can see it draws the oil out of them or something, but like i said, im gonna boil them tonight, i think that will do it
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#28
by
RabbitJockey
on 25 Jan, 2011 18:50
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can't say i recommend boiling them, it seemed to work pretty well, but it smelled off and really makes a mess and is still very time consuming, if u just cleaning off a set of intake valves or something then i'd say its a very good way, but not a set of pistons
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#29
by
jaysen71581
on 25 Jan, 2011 20:15
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York? Cause im real close to central pa lol... i drive through it once a month to get to my base...