Carl's 98 auto AWD project Black Magic

[turbotalon1g]

How much is it with the discount?

[carltalon]

WTF did they start making the front covers out of gold? I swear when I built my 6 bolt it was only like $100. I just checked on Maps site and the 7 bolt is over $400. I'll part the fucker before I pay that much for a oil pump.

[evotuner]

Sucky but holy carnage. Nice

[dsmreck]

I think gst racer wants $125 for his. Legit guy, he is parting his car out

[goodhart]

Fuuuuck. That thing really went

[carltalon]

I took the head apart today, so that means more carnage pics.

I'm starting to get discouraged. I just keep finding more and more things that are going to cost money.

This is the combustion chamber of the cylinder that dropped the valve.
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l569/Carl_Simonson/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_161335_zps0q8yjg7q.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/Carl_Simonson/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_161335_zps0q8yjg7q.jpg.html)

Bent valves I think these are the intake valves from cly. 4
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l569/Carl_Simonson/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_161319_zpseoeprvxn.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/Carl_Simonson/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_161319_zpseoeprvxn.jpg.html)

wear on the cam journals I'm starting to think I might have had a oiling issue some time before the rod went . hopefully these can be polished but I'm not getting my hopes up.
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l569/Carl_Simonson/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_154055_zpsxmcpfa6x.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/Carl_Simonson/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_154055_zpsxmcpfa6x.jpg.html)

E85 "black goo" build up only on the cly that the rod blew. I think this might have been the cause of the failure.
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l569/Carl_Simonson/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_152520_zpstsu6u0mv.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/Carl_Simonson/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_152520_zpstsu6u0mv.jpg.html)

you can see all the other injectors are clean except #2 that blew.
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l569/Carl_Simonson/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_152526_zpsnkzl8xc6.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/Carl_Simonson/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_152526_zpsnkzl8xc6.jpg.html)

"black goo" build up in #2 intake port but not #1
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l569/Carl_Simonson/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_153205_zpsoqxlzmlg.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/Carl_Simonson/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140514_153205_zpsoqxlzmlg.jpg.html)

[Halon]

That damn goo, wonder what oems do on their flex fuel cars to address that.

[DSMINMN]

Black goo. Bleh. That's lame as hell. Is it just me or does the lobe on the left in picture three look odd? The lines in it. Almost looks like a crack. I'm sure it isn't but yikes.

[goodhart]

Black goo. Bleh. That's lame as hell. Is it just me or does the lobe on the left in picture three look odd? The lines in it. Almost looks like a crack. I'm sure it isn't but yikes.

You mean the lobe on the right?

[carltalon]

That damn goo, wonder what oems do on their flex fuel cars to address that.

I usually get my fuel from the same station and switch back to regular gas at the end of the season and Ive never had a problem before. last year I didnt switch back and this is what I found.


Black goo. Bleh. That's lame as hell. Is it just me or does the lobe on the left in picture three look odd? The lines in it. Almost looks like a crack. I'm sure it isn't but yikes.

The lobe was scratched from when I tossed a rocker last year. I buffed it out and figured it was good to go since it runs on the roller.

DSMINMN, lets just say you were back in school . can you quote me a price on doing the head with all new valves , guides and 2 new seats? I can tale care of the damage to the combustion chamber .