 High Mileage EA motor teardown, 330,000 miles + |
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| mgphoto |
 Oct 13 2011, 06:10 PM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me"  Group: Members Posts: 1,375 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California  |
QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Oct 12 2011, 05:50 PM)  That is an intake valve guide dropping into the head. Eventually it would have let to valve/piston contact. Zach Whoo, just in time!! |
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| mgphoto |
Oct 13 2011, 06:13 PM
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"If there is a mistake it will find me" Group: Members Posts: 1,375 Joined: 1-April 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,225 Region Association: Southern California |
OK got the case back after cleaning and tapping the oil galleys.
 more photos to come... |
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| HAM Inc |
Oct 13 2011, 07:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 847 Joined: 24-July 06 From: Watkinsville,GA Member No.: 6,499 Region Association: None |
That head with the dropping intake valve guide has been off before. The other intake guide has been replaced. It's pretty obvious as the replacement has a shoulder. The O.E. guides did not which is why the drop.
That head was rebuilt at some time and the one O.E. guide was replaced. |
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