jc43089 Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Engine cleanup is satisfying. I was watching these two Black-Headed Grosbeaks (Pheucticus melanocephalus) the other day splashing about in a bird bath and I thought to myself how neat it would be if an engine could do the same thing!!! jc43089, m42b32, Earl and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 1 hour ago, snap said: Engine cleanup is satisfying. I was watching these two Black-Headed Grosbeaks (Pheucticus melanocephalus) the other day splashing about in a bird bath and I thought to myself how neat it would be if an engine could do the same thing!!! I was going to wheel it into my driveway to power wash it. Good thing I didn't because my driveway would have been ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 1 hour ago, snap said: Engine cleanup is satisfying. I was watching these two Black-Headed Grosbeaks (Pheucticus melanocephalus) the other day splashing about in a bird bath and I thought to myself how neat it would be if an engine could do the same thing!!! you need another car project so we can stop muddling through bird watching references. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Block is painted. The head amid flywheel is ready to be picked up. Have a box of brackets off for cleaning and powdercoat. Need to order a couple gasket kits and then it can all go back together. P_Roloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Just some more cleaning. Old steering rack out and deteriorated firewall insulation removed. Working on cleaning the oil pan now which is caked in oil from years of leaks. P_Roloff, Jdesign and jc43089 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Now to order a gasket set and I can start reassembling! So excited. Jdesign, straight6pwr, wasnt m3 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Quick question: Can I run the m50 injectors without a chip? I kniw they're a recommended upgrade from the m20 injectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 37 minutes ago, gilber33 said: Quick question: Can I run the m50 injectors without a chip? I kniw they're a recommended upgrade from the m20 injectors. Yep, the M50 injectors are 17.5# @ 3.5 bar and close to the stock M20 14.5# at the M20 fuel pressure (3.0 bar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 hours ago, snap said: Yep, the M50 injectors are 17.5# @ 3.5 bar and close to the stock M20 14.5# at the M20 fuel pressure (3.0 bar) Perfect. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 On 6/21/2018 at 5:52 PM, snap said: Yep, the M50 injectors are 17.5# @ 3.5 bar and close to the stock M20 14.5# at the M20 fuel pressure (3.0 bar) So looking around at injectors I am seeing green tops and blue tops from the M50. Do you know which one I want? Edit: maybe there aren't two different colors, and the light blue I'm seeing is a faded green? I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 They are a light blue/green color. Similar color to the M20 injectors but not identical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 21 minutes ago, snap said: They are a light blue/green color. Similar color to the M20 injectors but not identical These are pretty green. Maybe it's just the lighting? https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F232794289615 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 I most commonly see them in the lighter green, but the darker green are also M50 injectors. Be advised that Volvo 32# also come in that dark green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, snap said: I most commonly see them in the lighter green, but the darker green are also M50 injectors. Be advised that Volvo 32# also come in that dark green That bottom one matches what is in the ebay ad. That helps. The Volvo ones are a different "body". I've used them for a couple builds and that's what is stock in my R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Those are the 42# design III volvo “green giants” I believe you are referring to. Its near impossible to buy a legit set of those new off of ebay. So many fakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Ah, yeah, you are correct. If there's another that's a similar shape to these ones, then they're from the RWD Volvos and I'm not as familiar with what those all had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 Head sitting back on! Jdesign, jc43089 and P_Roloff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Another question: I put in the new torx head bolts, torqued them down, and then just realized the old head bolts had washers. I didn't use them, I see most people say they should be used. I want to put them in, but are my head bolts garbage now? I know they're torqued down but the engine hasn't, obviously, been ran or anything, are the new head bolts garbage if I remove them to install the washers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 they are TTY, so, once you've tightened and removed 'em, they are garbage. and yes, you definitely need the washers. the final torque you applied to the bolts is affected if washers were not used. aka, you might not have sufficient torque and you risk head gasket problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I would personally run the washers to help distribute the compressive load on the cast aluminum and prevent a place where a crack may begin to form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I will order new bolts then. That's annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Engine getting back together (even though I have to replace the head bolts). And got all my parts back from being powder coated! ChrisO, The Full Banana, P_Roloff and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted July 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Ran into some issues with trying to put in the new steering rack. I got the Garagistic spacer kit (which was a PITA to put in) but once that was in I could not line up the new rack at either the front or rear bolt holes. The rack doesn't match the front bolt holes anyways, so I guess that doesn't matter. But here are a couple pics. This is as far as I can get the bolt through the subframe on the DS. I do not have enough room to tilt the rack all the way to get the bolt through the bottom hole. Additionally, just to get it started the steering column pieces are separated where the spacers are which is shown in the images. I think the only way to make it fit is by having the steering rack splines further into the column, but then the pinch bolt wouldn't fit into the slot on the rack. The rack apparently came from a 1999 E36 M3. Any help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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