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Originally Posted by Junkman
You didn't really explain the current running status or your intent for the car/engine long term.
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Sorry if I was a bit ambiguous ... most of this is new to me, and i don't possess all the right vernacular to describe symptoms 100% correctly. If I describe something incorrectly, then there is a pretty high risk of incorrect remote diagnosis.
Anyway, here is a whack at current running status:
starts first try every time down to 50°F ambient
a bit of self-reving while coming up to temp as it searches for idle
transmission is strong with some small hiccups that will be addressed later
some 'blow-by' but not too bad, i don't think
no visible oil burn on the only long trip i've taken (437 mile drive home)
previous owner and i corroborate about 28-30 mpg
was some oil on turbo inlet, so that was rebuilt.
valve cover gasket is a mess, so lots of 'air side' oil/sludge (see other post by me)
Intent:
I will be parting out almost all of the car ... and keeping the engine/air/fuel/exhaust/tranny for my transplant.
I am lucky to have the whole vehicle as a test-bed for now...and make sure the engine is as sound as possible before the transplant.
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Originally Posted by Junkman
I would do a valve adjustment as a matter of fact. I would do fluids and other maintenance items after determining that the engine was sound and that I would keep it.
Compression test and diesel purge would wait until I was trying to diagnose a problem.
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agreed with this rationale, my thought would be to use the compression test to ensure the block is sturdy ... and expose some potential diagnoses along the way.
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Originally Posted by Junkman
Before spending money, make a list with prices of other things ie shocks, brakes, suspension, tires, interior, climate control, rust.
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i definitely have this list ... with $$$ ... half from the 617 engine ... the the other half from the '46 Metro.
Just don't show it to my wife, okay!
I have most of the tools already from previous projects ...
cheers and thanks
geoff