Shadow_419 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb66VkkMV-k]She's Alive [/ame] Scared me a little at first because of tons of smoke, but I forgot exactly how much pb blaster i had spayed on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBPeik Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Mine was the same when I started it after I did my heads. It is all the oil in the heads from the machining. Scared me too. Great work. My someday I will be done with it thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow_419 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 I expected smoke from the tailpipe, it was the smoke coming off the cat that had me nervous that it was leaking something. I had soaked the tubo studs pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melkor Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Congratulations. Very impressive repair. I wish I had developed the skillset to do these things. Oh what I would accomplish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow_419 Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Congratulations. Very impressive repair. I wish I had developed the skillset to do these things. Oh what I would accomplish. I've never taken on something this big. The most I had ever done was brakes and rotors on my old camry, or an end link. Most of the work I usually did was plugs and oil changes. Learned a lot and followed the manual on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice job Shadow!! GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow_419 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Taking her out for the first real drive. I finally tracked down a coolant drip this morning(coolant bypass clamp), oil change after a break in, and brought her out of my buddies garage. I'm sure he's happy to have it back after nearly 2 months. Hoping for the best. Have to relearn how to drive. The clutch pedal is softer after the new clutch. Still engages at the right point and it doesn't feel mushy so don't believe it's air. Just the new pressure plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow_419 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Let's hope the oil rings are still good. Sorry to resurrect my old thread, but I had decided to read through it when I found this by FJuan. Prophetic in every way because a seized up oil ring is what the machine shop and mechanic said was probably the cause of the valve burning again. Too much oil in the cylinder leading to excessive carbon build up on the valve seat. Once there's a little escape it just cascades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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