PNW Chit Chat thread

[Wschnitz]

Lol at using Safelite on these cars. I wouldn't even trust them replacing the windshield on my Mom's Kia.

I just didnt want to do a 5th finger smashing windshield replacement, and they were literally the only place in town that would do it.

[IronJoe]

Does anyone know how to get in touch with olddrunkensailor? I want that dash before he heads out of town and he's not responding to email/PM.

IIRC he was in town until last night, so you might've missed him?

[ncsubowen]

IIRC he was in town until last night, so you might've missed him?

He said he was around till this morning, but I had done all this yesterday and he never responded :(

[84driver]

Bummer, I was just about to PM for the jack stands, I'm just around the corner. Ah well I should probably stop collecting things anyway

[kid325e]

Yeah, I was interested in the stereo receiver but sounds like the opportunity has come and gone.

[ncsubowen]

No disrespect, but if you want stuff gone make it easy to contact you. Pretty sure we could easily have made a dent in what he's going to have to haul away if he'd included a phone number or responded to anyone.

[5Toes]

bmw m42 head off is off... that was a breeze. cant believe people say this engine is "hard to work on"

[Wschnitz]

bmw m42 head off is off... that was a breeze. cant believe people say this engine is "hard to work on"

Now change the upper oil pan gasket.

[Pdxseth]

PNW Chit Chat thread

[QUOTE=Wschnitz;4509828]But if you have paint keep it, even if its not great.




Tell that to the po, this is how I bought the car

[bmwm42]

bmw m42 head off is off... that was a breeze. cant believe people say this engine is "hard to work on"

dah fac

[ahrensNW]

No disrespect, but if you want stuff gone make it easy to contact you. Pretty sure we could easily have made a dent in what he's going to have to haul away if he'd included a phone number or responded to anyone.

I was texting him yesterday and almost went over there. He was supposed to be around today but I'm sure that he has a lot of stuff to do, he's supposed to be selling his house tommorow. He ended up losing the key to his garage...

[5Toes]

so, after the head came off I found cylinders 2 + 3 filled with coolant. uh oh. the head did not show any signs of cracks but I am gonna have a closer look later tonight when I clean the lifters.

that said, #3 has some semi-serious rust build up on the cylinder ball, going to lightly buff that out tomorrow, block-sand the engine block surface, chase the threads for the new headbolts and slap the new rebuilt head on. Ill try to get some pictures!

[5Toes]

the head was cracked :( (why not call it a crackhead???)

the lifters were pretty gross - the new head I got was missing cams and lifter trays so I had to re-use what I had (they were in great condition with no scoring). I used plenty of carb cleaner and a magnetic pickup tool to artificially pump the milkshake out of each injector. the lifters are gonna be super noisy on the first start, but I felt it was crucial to get all that crud outta there.

the pics:



cracks seen here - they really pressurized my coolant system



LOOKIN FRESH



re-assembled with engine assembly lube - I didnt "clock" any of the lfiters.. but that doesnt matter, right?



the cam locks i got off eBay for deals deals work great

[Wschnitz]

I dont think you can overheat an M42 and not crack the head, has the weakest coolant passages ever.

[e30austin]

I dont think you can overheat an M42 and not crack the head, has the weakest coolant passages ever.

Srsly. M42 lol