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[samsfern]

were they plugged before?

[camelotr]

On the very first startup I have connected them into the inlet manifold. It smoked of course.

[camelotr]

After doing some realy tricky and complicated experiments, I have found... nothing. Belive me. My idea-store is empty as a black hole in the darkness.

Soo, I have fitted the lamps on the car, and I will bring it out tomorow and give it a nice goingover - I dont want to kill him, just give him a good goingover .

[camelotr]

I did it.

The engine kept on smoking, although the plugs look a bit better. I have dismantled the engine, and have found that the pistons are burned on the side a bit. Soo the oil is travelling beside the rings.

[mk3 Cooper S]

I did it.

The engine kept on smoking, although the plugs look a bit better. I have dismantled the engine, and have found that the pistons are burned on the side a bit. Soo the oil is travelling beside the rings.

How much piston movement in the bores?
Did you say the bores were 74 mm or the liners?

[camelotr]

Liners. The piston is STD.

Piston-liner gap 0.06-0.07mms in each bores.

Piston ring gaps are also good

But the burnt oil is evident on the photo.


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[mk3 Cooper S]

What sort of pistons are those?

[camelotr]

AE.

[camelotr]

This set:

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item5884492652

[HARBER07]

Only at the top ringland though? Its not getting past the rings by the looks.

[camelotr]

If You look at the first photo there is a black mark below the comp ring. And it is not the worst, just not all photos are good enough.

[mk3 Cooper S]

Post up a picture of the block side of the headgasket please

Are the bore size is std?

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[HARBER07]

I did see that, but looked like a black mark from sooty fingers.

Did you do a leakdown test?

[camelotr]

Did you do a leakdown test?

Yes, without success. The guy whom I borrowed the gadget warned me, that soo much oil will foul the test.

But at least it approved no gasket leaks, and pressure only escaped down to the sump.