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[82eye]

i've never seen a head work or gasket diy that didn't include new head bolts. i've done them on both m10's and m20's. can you show me one where it says it's ok to reuse the head bolts ?...

[82eye]

smoke the car and fix any vacuum leaks. higher idle when cold is almost always a vacuum leak or two. it's common for things like intake gaskets to begin failing at this point causing small leaks as...

[82eye]

first thing is hunt down and eliminate any vacuum leaks. if that doesn't eliminate it run through the engine diagnostics found here :

Diagnostics, tips, & tricks by Jim Levie (E30 Jedi...

[82eye]

i think you're right, i don't see them anymore. fcp did have them at one point. summit and a few others still carry kits, but they are not mfgr specific.

edit : i do mean the rebuild with...

[82eye]

the answer is directly above. a quick part number check shows you have a different axle for your car. the axles you ordered are probably the wrong size. you need an earlier model axle, which may not be...

[82eye]

they are not hard to rebuild yourself....

[82eye]

it looks great....

[82eye]

is this the same as dry ice blasting ? been looking for someone that could do the underside of my car locally....

[82eye]

curious to see if that would happen. i'm sure it's been built in that configuration for a reason....

[82eye]

there's a couple boosted guys that i hope will chime in. they'll know better.
busting a head gasket isn't that uncommon on even a stock m20. there's a definite consensus that the available choices...

[82eye]

this has popped up lately a couple of places. i'm not sure if aftermarket is bothering to do the non abs axles anymore.

edit : a few have opted to rebuild the originals. it's messy, but still...

[82eye]

what are you using for head gaskets ? maybe time for a cometic or other mls gasket.

[82eye]

i could see it causing binding on the joints the same way a modified knuckle will bind, but i can't see it developing the rpm to experience out of phase vibration. the knuckle doesn't even operate on...

[82eye]

i'm not sure there is anything detrimental regarding phase on a shaft that short. that shaft doesn't actually spin constant 360 like a driveshaft or develop any rpm that would have a harmonic.
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[82eye]

could probably just turn the two halves to line up after deleting the guibo and bolt it direct with a washer or two for spacers....

[82eye]

diagnostics are almost identical between the two....

[82eye]

first is do a smoke test and eliminate all vacuum leaks. if issues persist after that dive into the diagnostics in this thread ..

Diagnostics, tips, & tricks by Jim Levie (E30 Jedi Master)...

[82eye]

it's close but would have enough clearance. i'd definitely need stuff to be removable after the collectors....

[82eye]

yeah i just saw the difference is internal but the plugs are physically identical. i didn't expect a processor in the plug but it makes sense. cheaper for a company to change a plug between cars than...

[82eye]

ok answered my own question .. the plugs are physically the same but there is a small processor and pcb board inside which changes between the different cars and clusters.


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