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Originally Posted by MahiMike
okay guys. Time to toot my horn. After 3 weeks of extremely hard work, I got my car back up and running! I broke it all the way down, put new rings in and replaced the head gasket.
I did it all myself except for about an hour when I had a mobile mechanic help me set the timing. I wanted to make sure it was right before I put it back together. After I reassembled it, it cranked right up!
Had some smoke for a while but that's to be expected. Now I have to break it in about 800 miles. Good news is this engine is practically brand new now. Mechanic said should be good for another 5 years.
Yay me!
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Cool. Something I never could do.
