Dieselmiata's teardown/rebuild of a 92
11-08-2011, 07:06 PM
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Dieselmiata's teardown/rebuild of a 92
I just got my 92 up on jackstands and began tearing it down. This will be my project for the winter, so I figure I will share my work here.
This is the engine before I did any real work to it.
Looks like the cam seals were leaking pretty bad. There is more oil under the car than in it.
The wires were dryrotted and cracking so I tore the old stuff off and retaped them. I also powdercoated the brackets in an attempt to "hide" them and make the engine bay look a little less cluttered. The pictures don't reflect how well it blends in. I'm pretty happy with it so far.
This is the engine before I did any real work to it.
Looks like the cam seals were leaking pretty bad. There is more oil under the car than in it.
The wires were dryrotted and cracking so I tore the old stuff off and retaped them. I also powdercoated the brackets in an attempt to "hide" them and make the engine bay look a little less cluttered. The pictures don't reflect how well it blends in. I'm pretty happy with it so far.
11-22-2011, 03:42 PM
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The plan is to strip it down pretty far, clean, paint, powdercoat, and polish everything possible. I want this one to look like it just rolled off the showroom floor by the summer. I just got done polishing the throttle body and dashpot. Dremels are awesome.
I took the valve cover off for the first time. Pretty varnishy (if that's a word) inside. I'm sure I can fix that though.
More to follow...
I took the valve cover off for the first time. Pretty varnishy (if that's a word) inside. I'm sure I can fix that though.
More to follow...
How??
12-06-2011, 01:28 PM
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I started with a nylon flapper wheel to get the rough casting out, and smooth out the surface. Then you use those little cloth drums on a dremel and some polishing compound. It's really easy to do, but very time consuming. I spent about 4 hours on the throttle body alone.
12-07-2011, 09:53 AM
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You can save time by using the large buffing wheels on a bench grinder. The cam cover actually is one of the easier pieces to do, as it has a large service area and not as many small nooks and crannies as other pieces.