New headgasket installed :-)

[Gforcefd]

Well I took a sick day from work today and fixed my yellow festiva.

Replaced the radiator completely tore down the engine and rebuilt everything in 8 hours about. Felt really good to get something actually done on the car when I planned on it. Usually something always happens and causes problems.

The only issue I have now is the car starts but stalls, i believe my timing is off by one or two teeth. I will have to finish that tomorrow.

Logan

[festivaWES]

Nice, now come over and do my b6-e rebuild. The block is ready new crank kit, pistons, rods, and rebuilt head.

[Gforcefd]

Sure if I get to keep the motor after its built :-P

[geezerstiva]

holy crap! it took me probably 14-15 hrs combined work to put a new head on! i had to do it in 3 weekends though.

[Gforcefd]

The first time I did it took two or three days off and on because stuff was stuck, or I couldn't figure out how to get to the bolts. I just had done it back in may so everything came off easily :-)

I think I could have done it in 5 hours if I would have removed the starter, and not had to change out the radiator. Plus the time included lunch breaks, and warm up brakes, the darn garage doesn't have insulation yet, I had a kerosene heater going all day right next to the car, the fumes started getting too me :-P