1293 Turbo neon - Rebuild Pt2
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don't give up!!!

I know how you must feel, but you're too close to give up now! Maybe have a day off and come back to it with a fresh attitude bud.

Did it go on the RR ?

Chin up buddy, head gasket is a simple fix.

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

Did it go on the RR ?

Chin up buddy, head gasket is a simple fix.

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

I just need some sleep and I will be back at it tomorrow :)

I did have it RR and I got 3 miles away and I noticed the temp so turned her off.

Only a slight bit of mayo so hopefully I caught it very early on. I am looking at replacing the head studs with ARP now, worth it?

I WILL MAKE IT TO L2B!!!!

I'm running standard studs but do know that most people change them to ARP.

It's a personal preference, just remember the correct way to torque them down correctly.

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

Feel sorry for you mate, hope you get it sorted soon!

What ft/lbs are you all torqueing too? or NM which mine reads in.

Standard head stud were fine for me running 20psi.

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

I think i will just get a set of new studs to be sure they arn't at fault.

So where do you guys think i stand with the tuning place and this head gasket? i got 3 miles away and it was gone which to me indicates it was already gone but me driving it made it loose water.

I drove it fine the night before for around 20mins and i drove to the RR which takes 30mins and i know for a fact it had water in because i checked oil and water before setting off to the RR.

I just hope the head is fine :(

So did you have it tuned and then the gasket went? Normally they'll just say there's a disclaimer somewhere that if the engine breaks it's not their fault. In other words if they fuck up and it blows up they get away without coughing up for mistakes they may have made. But then there's so many variables with an engine it could be hard to point the finger if something goes catastrophically wrong. But I would say with the little bit of oil you were burning the other day still that the rollers probably did finish the gasket off, if it was on its way out before.

Right just found this on the wall of cylinder of 3. Detonation?

Yeah that's Fucked

I'd be expecting piston damage too

Edited by eden7842 on 15th May, 2014.

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Do the rings go up that far on the top of the stroke? Not sure if that's even repairable or not, but if it's standard bore you have an easier time finding a replacement block if it comes to it. You could get that sleeved though.

Well it's running again! See how it goes haha.

Gasket failed on 4 and a water port thingy.

I don't think the rings actually go that far up to the damage, put a feeler gauge down and the rings are still intact.

It's not the rings intact that you would be worried about, it's the piston that will have gone.

I'd be doing a comp test before you go driving it around to much

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

My gasket failed too yesterday, failed on the water way between 3 and 4.

It looked like the head had come slightly loose, checked a couple of the bolts and then need toqueing down to 55 ft/lbs.

Lucky enough it failed at 4000 rpm on the RR so luck like i got away with it.

Ordered new gasket adn ARP studs.

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

I will do a comp test tonight eden.

Unlucky Lee! hope you get it sorted out.

Could that have been there from day one?

Did you remove the pistons when building the motor?

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

No sign of detination on these pictures

How much advance where you running ?

On 6th Dec, 2013 Nick warwick said:
Got a day off work so thought i would get a few things done

Took the head off to check the bores, look ok to me?





Is it worth me popping the pistons out to check the rings?



Going to order some conroe bolts tonight along with a few other little things

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

Those pictures were taken from a different angle.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Yeah its on the opposite wall of cylinder 3 Lee

Your right there John.

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

Ah tamping