[s-cars] S6 pinging woes - the continuation

[chris chambers]

Vittorio,

I'm glad to hear the operation was a success!!!!


Chris

 


----- Original Message ----
> From: "Bares, Vittorio" <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>
> To: djdawson2 at aol.com; t44tqtro at gmail.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 11:04:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6 pinging woes - the continuation
> 
> Update:
> 
> 
> 
> Got my head back Friday from the machine shop - actually used a
> different head that was in much better shape than mine - was supposed to
> have bent valves - but machine shop said it was all good - didn't need
> guides - just lapped in the valves and replaced seals.
> 
> 
> 
> Started on it on Saturday between many errands - put the last bolt on
> the valve cover and found the hole was stripped - had to wait until
> Sunday to get a hela coil to fix it.
> 
> 
> 
> Today - put the thing together, ARP head studs, multi-layer steel head
> gasket, etc...
> 
> 
> 
> Took a while to get the valves pressurized - then noted coolant coming
> from what seemed to be the water manifold...and then...noticed oil
> coming out of what seemed to be the head - ok, I was freakin' out a bit
> at this point...
> 
> 
> 
> However, doh! - I installed one of the half moons on the valve cover
> improperly and the oil was going around it, dripping down the back of
> the head and making it *look* like it was coming from where the head and
> the motor meet. That was a quick fix.
> 
> 
> 
> However, had to take the intake manifold off to get to the water
> manifold, sure enough I bunged up one of the o-rings putting the darned
> thing in - doh #2...
> 
> 
> 
> Buttoned all that back up - and voila' she purrs like a kitten...:-)
> 
> 
> 
> I've got a boost gauge I want to install before I start cranking the
> waste gate spring down - but its goes pretty good right now - woot!
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks to all for your advice and diagnostic assistance !
> 
> 
> 
> Its about a 6-8hr job without the need of any super specialized tools (I
> did have to make a 6mm allen 1/4in drive socket for the lower manifold
> bolts)...
> 
> 
> 
> Vittorio -
> 
> 
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