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Uhm...the block is still *IN* the car.

I know what to clean it with, tools wise (green scourer pad, xacto knife & gasket scraper), but i was going to use kerosene on the cloths to clean up the gunge that's accumulated. However, although the oil & coolant have been drained, is it safe to just go at the surface hammer and tongs, or am...

Sorry - don't use part numbers here - i just went in and said i needed shims for a '98 Mondeo 1.8, gave him the sizes, he went out the back, and got them. Don't forget - engine ranges in the US and Europe differ greatly. What you call an escort, doesn't resemble anything we ever had.

Updates! The head is now FINISHED. Cam caps are all torqued down to 20NM and the #1 caps have been sealed with FIPG (using Loctite Copper FIPG instead of the Toyota stuff thats...silly money). CPS has been loosely installed, but i'm pretty sure it's about as bang on as i can get by eye. Front...

Use the 98 - 04 ones - versions before '98 had hydraulic lifters.

Right! Some pictures for you :) Notice, new stocker on the left, blown stocker on the right. Cylinder #6 had a mangled fire ring, and the water passages were buckled on #1, #3, #5 & #6 on the exhaust side. How do you like your wiring harness? Crispy? I can do that! Yep - it's BAKED. The...

Today - installed the lower intake manifold, and i'm most annoyed that i seem to have lost half the bolts that i took off, despite putting them in a magnetic tray. Well, i *have* bolts, but i didn't label where they're all for. Some are obvious (like the exhaust manifold bolts), but some are...

After much complaining, this is the end result, as far as the cylinder head is concerned: All of the intake and exhaust valves have been cleaned up and ground into the seats. New valve stem oil seals installed, and can i just say - I HATE COLLETS! >_< So small and fiddly and annoying! I...

There are some Danes on here - just have to scout around for them!

Can you get a closeup of these connectors? I have a round, 6-pin one near the beginning of the harness, on the intake side (AT??) - any clues?

Ask Stuey about this one i think (supradupra) he's the guru of all things electrical...

ROFLMAO! :D I'll get the right kind of pliers before doing it again....

http://gizmodo.com/5511236/the-thril...r+71-blackbird Fantastic stuff, LOVE IT! :)

I've cleaned the cylinder head about as much as i can physically manage without having it hot tanked. A pressure washer and dishsoap did wonders for removing a huge amount of built up, baked on oil deposits, and acetone on a toothbrush for the fiddly area's. However, there are areas of the head...

In for a bit.

This one... http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_202285_langId_-1_categoryId_165469 And i cannot for the life of me do it with just two hands, i need like, 11 hands to keep everything in place and pick up tools and poke the collets...

...a springy one?

Why do these things have to hold up the whole job? I swear, in an hour, i've done 4 valves, cleaned, ground in and ready to replace but can i fit the f*cking things back in? NO. I'm still on exhaust valve #1. I can fit ONE collet in, but the spring bends slightly to the side under the...

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I have a cylinder head to clean and put back together...and 21 shims that need to be ordered >_< I'm *NOT* going to remove that damn snap ring again!