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Salvageable... [emoji106] or [emoji107]? This is the head I just pulled off my B6T. The intake cam and journals are is about the same condition.
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Ian
Calgary AB, Canada
93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite
"It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)
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It looks bad however if you measure the bore size and the journal you may find the clearance acceptable. Brave got it right (as usual) determine the cause. Lack of maintenance? Low quality oil or filter? Previous owners of course.'88 Festiva LX 5 speed, A/C, Carb, restored $$$ body paint, badly wrecked @ 200k.
'93 Festiva L, 5 speed, Aqua, bought from the original owner,.Zero rust but very nasty otherwise. Awaits the B6T.
'91 Festiva L, 5 speed, bought to drive while putting the B6T in the '93. now B6ME powered.Comment
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The lobes look good. Is there such a thing as shims for the bearing surfaces?Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.Comment
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Obviously you can replace the cams. If its the surfaces machined into the head that concerns you as far as I know you will need to replace the head or find a machine shop that can make inserts for the bores. There was an online Capri site that had free access to '91 to '94 Capri factory service manual. I had it saved on my computer as a favorite but one of my house guests seemed to have deleted it. I can't seem to find it now. Anyone know the exact name of the site?'88 Festiva LX 5 speed, A/C, Carb, restored $$$ body paint, badly wrecked @ 200k.
'93 Festiva L, 5 speed, Aqua, bought from the original owner,.Zero rust but very nasty otherwise. Awaits the B6T.
'91 Festiva L, 5 speed, bought to drive while putting the B6T in the '93. now B6ME powered.Comment
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