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463 hits | 64.41 KB | Posted: 11/26/05
Poor, tired 302 minus intake, valve covers, and valvetrain.

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912 hits | 70.14 KB | Posted: 11/26/05
Passenger side of block, with head gasket still in place. Both block drain plugs were stripped, so ...

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536 hits | 65.81 KB | Posted: 11/26/05
Driver's side, gasket stuck to head instead. Notice the huge baked-on carbon deposits up in the lif...

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365 hits | 64.41 KB | Posted: 11/26/05
Driver's side head, w/ gasket. Check out all the beautiful carbon buildup in the combustion chamber...

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439 hits | 56.7 KB | Posted: 11/26/05
Passenger side head

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421 hits | 60.09 KB | Posted: 11/26/05
I love all the semi-solidified sludge in the manifold bolt pockets. Three out of four were full. N...

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426 hits | 59.55 KB | Posted: 11/26/05
The only casting numbers I could find *anywhere* on these heads. At least they match.

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418 hits | 67.63 KB | Posted: 12/12/05
Cleaning the lifter valley, firedeck, and pistons.

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462 hits | 59.24 KB | Posted: 12/12/05
Huge improvement, huh?

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504 hits | 67.37 KB | Posted: 1/3/06
Looks a heck of a lot better now, huh?

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473 hits | 63.47 KB | Posted: 1/3/06
Rockers and pushrods. Check. New gaskets and seals. Check. No more foul goop. Check.

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448 hits | 68.03 KB | Posted: 1/3/06
Lower manifold and freshened injectors with fuel rail.

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419 hits | 52.47 KB | Posted: 1/3/06
Valve covers, plug wires, and ready to sit until it can go back in.