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the water pump i put in 6 months ago had a plastic impeller, as does the new one i'll be installing in a day or two. here's hoping for the best and that i haven't caused damage. if memory serves me, i'd put in a CRP brand that cost about $35. the previous water pump which only lasted 60K miles was a...

there is NOT bubbling within 30 seconds of a cold start. good (actually excellent) point on the IR thermometer... shooting the block should tell me if things are getting hot enough to boil. i'm also going to buy a combustion gas detection kit... either strips or liquid. this issue started so fast, a...

i can start the car and it will idle/rev for 30 minutes without pressurizing other than normal temp expansion nor bubbles. it is only when under load, like driving down the road that this happens. i've only HEARD of the water pump impeller not spinning but in all the WP failures i've had, never saw ...

this is one of those bad days type of posts... i put a new Topline head on yesterday to fix a problem with the cooling system pressurizing. while it might've just been the gasket, at 320K miles, it was time for the 1.6NA hydraulic put the new head on, new gasket, new bolts, torqued properly. at no e...

i'm using Super Clean which is available in the auto section of many places. http://superclean.com/product1.php i use it 100% without dilution in the ultrasonic cleaner and it seems to work well, especially when hot. it is a water based cleaner but it'll remove baked on WVO when in the ultrasonic cl...

i wonder how many miles it takes to "wear out" a nozzle vs them just getting gunked up... after a long dip in a heated, lab grade ultrasonic cleaner (Bransonic) it fully restored the spray pattern from being truly awful to a nice fog and chatter. i believe the ones with the France nozzles ...

say.... where are nozzles marked "MH" from?? i've got a set of injectors without the pintle crater erosion that i might use instead of the India..

i'm rebuilding injectors to go with a new head i'm putting on my 1.6NA... i had to go thru 6 new India nozzles to find 4 with an acceptable spray pattern. this is even after ultrasonically cleaning the new nozzles. had one side squirter and one streamer. but the new India nozzles pop at a remarkably...

i ordered a new Topline head today... since i run WVO and drive year round, some in arctic temps, i figured the car could use all the help i can give it. it'll be nice to eliminate the worry of a warped head after my coolant system pressurized. the WVO experience has been great.... 70K miles in 2 ye...

today i removed the head on my '91 1.6 NA hydraulic due to pressurization of the cooling system. i've some observations and a bunch of questions... feel free to answer any part you wish! total miles: 320K, last 70K on WVO new STD rings at 250K miles today's compression 290, 350, 342, 345 which is ne...

is it practical to put an 11mm mechanical 1.6 head on a 12mm hydraulic block? if so, how are the following dealt with? - 'spare' oil drain hole in hyd block - would i use a mechanical or hydraulic head gasket? - will the 12mm X 115 stretch bolts be the correct length on a mechanical head? - what is ...