![]() 10/24/2019 at 06:59 • Filed to: Engine Swaps, Voyager, rallyvan | ![]() | ![]() |
Decided doing all the gaskets on my 3.8 while it was out was a good idea, so I’ve got it down to the block right now.
She doesn’t look too bad. Some signs of “stop leak” in the block, so I want to flush that out before putting it back together, otherwise everything looks decent outside being dirty thanks to a leaky valve cover.
![]() 10/24/2019 at 07:09 |
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Good call on doing it now.
![]() 10/24/2019 at 07:28 |
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Strangely enough, I did them on the 3.3 before it went in and apparently their blown already....
![]() 10/24/2019 at 09:17 |
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How many miles on that engine? The piston tops look super clean. Maybe they’ve been steam cleaned? :(
![]() 10/24/2019 at 09:57 |
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UGH!
![]() 10/24/2019 at 10:04 |
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They only had mild carbon build up that wiped off with a rag and degreaser. It only has 100k on it. Still has the factory honing on the cylinder walls and had perfect compression.
![]() 10/24/2019 at 10:18 |
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Nice. Even knowing that’s after some manual cleanup, those look good. Definitely a good call on doing the gaskets now while it’s easy.
![]() 10/24/2019 at 10:19 |
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Wow, flat-top pistons! I don’t know why i expected some valve reliefs.
![]() 10/24/2019 at 10:24 |
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Other than the mess from the leaky valve covers it looks quite good internally so far. Hopefully the bottom end looks as good.
![]() 10/24/2019 at 18:01 |
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Those are very flat topped pistons. How huge is the chamber on these / how tiny is the valve lift?
![]() 10/25/2019 at 06:51 |
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The chamber is decent sized. I t runs .443" of valve lift from the specs I can find. 9.6:1 compression.