Nothing to see here, just project Sisyphus, move along
05-22-2017, 12:22 PM
#2906
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Guys! Guys! I DID A THING!
Valve stem seals from 949. Supermiata Valve Seal Miata
Seeing as they are supposed to be the same for intake and exhaust, I was surprised that they looked different. Probably different production batches or something. I put the vanilla ones on cylinders 1-2 and the chocolate ones on cylinders 3-4. For science.
Wife's car provided required straw for installation.
Then I got this thing out of my garage.
...and I jammed it in my engine and hit it with a hammer. (not even joking)
Some times I hit things too hard.
And I replaced my stupid valve stem seals. Yay!
This was my least favorite thing. Its a fairly sizable divot near the middle of my lifter. The cam looks perfect. I'll see if I can get a pic with better lighting tomorrow. I suspect FOD, probably from garbage floating around inside the motor during breakin. I guess when you squeeze a piece of metal between a hardened shim and an even harder cam lobe, something is gonna give. The good news is that I can flip the shim and keep on keeping on. Aidandj recommended (and rightly so) that I should probably hit that face with a superfine diamond hone to knock down possible high spots, and I agree.
Feels good to move forward.
Valve stem seals from 949. Supermiata Valve Seal Miata
Seeing as they are supposed to be the same for intake and exhaust, I was surprised that they looked different. Probably different production batches or something. I put the vanilla ones on cylinders 1-2 and the chocolate ones on cylinders 3-4. For science.
Wife's car provided required straw for installation.
Then I got this thing out of my garage.
...and I jammed it in my engine and hit it with a hammer. (not even joking)
Some times I hit things too hard.
And I replaced my stupid valve stem seals. Yay!
This was my least favorite thing. Its a fairly sizable divot near the middle of my lifter. The cam looks perfect. I'll see if I can get a pic with better lighting tomorrow. I suspect FOD, probably from garbage floating around inside the motor during breakin. I guess when you squeeze a piece of metal between a hardened shim and an even harder cam lobe, something is gonna give. The good news is that I can flip the shim and keep on keeping on. Aidandj recommended (and rightly so) that I should probably hit that face with a superfine diamond hone to knock down possible high spots, and I agree.
Feels good to move forward.
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05-22-2017, 12:51 PM
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I balked on the turbo reinstll because I didn't have the parts to refuxor the fuel system the way I wanted, so its going to sit for a bit longer.
I'm also about to order a buttload of things I'll have to figure out how to mount, like an oil cooler. I think we all know how that's going to go
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05-22-2017, 01:03 PM
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I have to walk past it to get to the garage where the washer and dryer live. If I want clean underwear, I'm not going to have much of a choice 
8th is what, HoD?
8th is what, HoD?
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