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Thank you. The wheels are long gone however. They went with my Datsun Z when I sold it.

I wish I had that kind of cash to spare! That would be the best route to go, but I don't think worth while for a non-turbo 7M

Everything removed, undoing head bolts. Cylinder head off! Didn't even put up a fight. Close ups of the cylinders. Bores don't show much of the hone marks, but they are still there. Cyl #4 had a score mark, but I couldn't feel it with my finger. Hopefully it's not an issue...

I had one day of driving the car with few problems. ONE. And it was fantastic! All my hard work finally paying off, and my dream realized. Then something new happened. I start the car and a HUGE cloud of white smoke billows out from the tail pipe! And now the engine won't idle, and generally...

Was fussing with some wires and the coolant temp sensor for the ECU just fell out. $15 replacement. Can't tell immediately if the car runs differently with the new part. Engine still isn't running just right, but doing things like setting the ignition timing properly REALLY helps. ( I did that...

Thank you. I took a gamble that the issue was a stuck valve, and I was going to try the cheap/easy/shadetree method first. I removed the manifolds, put some Marvel Mystery Oil in an old Windex bottle and sprayed a bunch into the cylinders. Let that sit a few days, bolted it back up and...

Thank you. I took a gamble that the issue was a stuck valve, and I was going to try the cheap/easy/shadetree method first. I removed the manifolds, put some Marvel Mystery Oil in an old Windex bottle and sprayed a bunch into the cylinders. Let that sit a few days, bolted it back up and went...

Odd problem when driving for a bit, a wobble or shake of some kind would show up. Because the wobble wasn't there when cold, I thought it might be the rear drums sticking. So I bought new wheel cylinders and got to work. Trouble from the outset. Turns out the wheels pushed the drum retainer...

Finished the carpet today. Like I do everything, I guessed once and cut 50 times. That's not a good method. I should have covered the front first, because I ran out of carpet after covering the rear. I'll have to order more carpet to do the front properly. But for now, the car is majorly...

Got to spend some time with the car today. A few big projects going all at once. 1. brakes. Have had issues with the rears not releasing pressure, and the one caliper in the front working much better than the other. Which meant that the car had no brakes in the rear and and would dive hard...

Here's a quick video from my last drive. You can hear how much better the engine is running. Still has an exhaust leak. Need to have the shop add a flex joint to fix that. Anyway, the car is a hoot to drive. Brakes need work, as right now the car accelerates faster than it stops! :eek3dance...

Zero compression happens if a piston has massive hole, totally smashed rings, a valve is burnt beyond recognition, or a valve is simply stuck open. Given that the motor sat for 8 years, I was betting that a valve had frozen open. Definitely didn't want to pull the head, so I hoped that a...

Fantastic! Good work man

Great thanks for the advice. I like the arisol. Should help really get that stuff in there.

Thanks for the suggestion. I've read on other forums (mostly old car forums, like domestic stuff where it's not uncommon to have some engine that's been sitting for years like mine did) Sea Foam, Marvel Mistery Oil, and the rope in the cylinder trick. What I'm thinking right now is...

The sharp-eared among you will hear an ugly misfire and the big exhaust leak. That misfire is caused by zero compression in cylinder #5. SO LAME :owned::: hommer ::::hang:: Anyone know how to unstick a valve?

Really bad misfire at idle, engine shaking, smoke and all that. Actually drives ok, but gets too shaky after about 3k rpm. Did a compression test: 179, 183, 182, 180, 0, 182 Looks like a pretty healthy motor except for ZERO compression on #5! Added a bit of oil down the spark plug...

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New gauges look cool at night A shot my wife took and FIRST DRIVE!!!1!!!

Here is my solution to all my fuel problems: Took the gas tank to Performance Options in Oakland, and had them weld a steel bung to the bottom. Now my under-car Bosch fuel pump is gravity fed fuel and we're done. Should have just done this in the first place! So easy.