Having recovered my white 505 GTI series 2 from the old property I am now working on the motor to hopefully build something reliable.
The engine in question had been sitting unused for a decade at least before I pulled it from the donor car. I had it running briefly before a big time lapse due to serious disruption of home and house etc.
Having already had the experience of fitting another similar engine which almost immediately blew a head gasket, I decided to change this one's head gasket before putting it into service.
So it's on an engine stand and I had the head off today. Nothing had blown so perhaps it will work with just a new headgasket.
But I'm a bit worried about the sleeve seals. It doesn't look as if there's any protrusion but till I get some gasket dissolver and really clean everything up it's hard to tell.
My question is if there is no protrusion or even if there is would it be best to fit new seals and thus rings and big ends at the same time?
If that is recommended then can this be done by leaving the crankshaft in situ and simply undoing the bigends and pushing these and pistons out with the sleeves?
Your thoughts appreciated.
The engine in question had been sitting unused for a decade at least before I pulled it from the donor car. I had it running briefly before a big time lapse due to serious disruption of home and house etc.
Having already had the experience of fitting another similar engine which almost immediately blew a head gasket, I decided to change this one's head gasket before putting it into service.
So it's on an engine stand and I had the head off today. Nothing had blown so perhaps it will work with just a new headgasket.
But I'm a bit worried about the sleeve seals. It doesn't look as if there's any protrusion but till I get some gasket dissolver and really clean everything up it's hard to tell.
My question is if there is no protrusion or even if there is would it be best to fit new seals and thus rings and big ends at the same time?
If that is recommended then can this be done by leaving the crankshaft in situ and simply undoing the bigends and pushing these and pistons out with the sleeves?
Your thoughts appreciated.