05-08-2012, 04:26 AM
Ben951 wrote:
Previous owner abused the hell out of it. On a technical level, I am told that if carbon builds up in a spot, it creates a hot spot, and eventually will burn through the valve (looks like that happened).
Thought I 'saved' the car in time from the PO, but that's okay. Used up the rest of my DE budget though, so I might just do the new 'taste of the track' 1 session thing at NJMP for the rest of the year.
And YES! It was on jackstands. Learned a new place to place stands (frame rails towards the front of the vehicle)!
Quote:Just finished swapping the head... burned a hole through the exhaust valve of #1... what about this thread dieing?
Previous owner abused the hell out of it. On a technical level, I am told that if carbon builds up in a spot, it creates a hot spot, and eventually will burn through the valve (looks like that happened).
Thought I 'saved' the car in time from the PO, but that's okay. Used up the rest of my DE budget though, so I might just do the new 'taste of the track' 1 session thing at NJMP for the rest of the year.
And YES! It was on jackstands. Learned a new place to place stands (frame rails towards the front of the vehicle)!
944 Turbo S