Ok, I thought I would just make a whole new thread on this topic. This is all the pics with descriptions of my progress.
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This is the factory engine, a KA24E engine, known for being reliable but this one supposedly has a blown head gasket.
The car all jacked up and ready to be worked on.
Valve cover tore off, not to bad looking under there, besides a little water. Tore the heat shield off too.
Close view of the engine with the valve cover off.
Took the distributor off, the cap was shot, but they are cheap and I wouldn't reuse it, that would be like reusing a condom.
Exhaust manifold taken off, really easy to do, the one emission pipe wouldn't budge, even with heat on it, so I too the easy way out and cut it.
Hmm, time to take the alternator out.
Valve cover all nicely sandblasted clean, what an improvement!
Alternator taken off.
More brackets to take off.
Crankshaft pulley taken off.
Nice mess huh?
Head off and timing chain cover off.
Cylinders, look at the small chunks missing it in. Probably can't rebore it...
Valve cover painted.
Pulleys painted.
Exhaust manifold painted
Valve cover finished
Head all cleaned.
