Ya ever start a project with visions of grandeur only to get the feeling that you're trying to make chicken salad from chicken sh*t 1/2 way in?
That's about where I am now......
That's about where I am now......
Operation Lipstick on a Pig
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That is the feeling I have had from the beginning of my black car. Stay with it. I think you will have something pretty awesome when it is done and very few have acomplished. If all else fails you can shell out some money and buy a megasquirt or Holley ECM. I am rooting for you!
I was going to say something when you first posted a pic of the inside of the oil pan.
Thats alot of gunk!!!
Thats alot of gunk!!!
Got it cleaned up pretty well. I scraped, RoLoc'ed, and scrubbed with ATF, then wiped out with blue towels.
Since it is out of the car and the intake is off I would do the head gaskets.
Dexcool is famous for destroying the gaskets in these engines.
Dexcool is famous for destroying the gaskets in these engines.
Got it cleaned up pretty well. I scraped, RoLoc'ed, and scrubbed with ATF, then wiped out with blue towels.
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Too late, it's back together. This thing has spiraled way further than I ever anticipated, and it still won't stay running. Grrrrrr.
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