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inb4 'magnet on a string'
I dropped a bolt down a spark plug hole. head came off before fuel pump died. I fixed all the failures and drove the car 300 miles since, because **** you, universe, **** you.
I dropped a bolt down a spark plug hole. head came off before fuel pump died. I fixed all the failures and drove the car 300 miles since, because **** you, universe, **** you.
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Damn that sucks. All that extra work for a stray bolt. Sorry to hear that Leonid.
Spark plugs do more than create spark, they plug the holes in the head too.
One of my best tools is the magnet pick up tool. It's saved my butt many times.
It looks like this
Spark plugs do more than create spark, they plug the holes in the head too.
One of my best tools is the magnet pick up tool. It's saved my butt many times.
It looks like this
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Come on.
Heres one of the pistons.
I guess there is some very light detonation damage, but imo, they look pretty good for "my first built motor that I tuned myself and shoved a lot of boost into it"
4000px resolution ftw. Its like looking at acne skin with a magnifying glass.
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Nope, I swapped in an OEM 94 pump. By sheer Russian luck I just acquired a free 94 gas tank because it holds a gallon more than 1.6 gas tank (see, 1.8 is better in every aspect!). The tank still had some gas in it so the pump seals were in great shape and not dried rotten like most pumps that are removed from tanks.
AAA Plus free towing to my garage, 40 minutes later I was back on the road. Wired the wastegate open so drove N/A. Car sounds **** with the wastegate open.
AAA Plus free towing to my garage, 40 minutes later I was back on the road. Wired the wastegate open so drove N/A. Car sounds **** with the wastegate open.