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Old 18th May 2019, 19:30   #1
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Default KV6 Slipped Belt Strip Down

I have been stripping down a ZT190 recently bought on here. History of car : siezed water pump causing teeth to slip on belt. Garage has than replaced waterpump, tensioner, idler and front belt reassembled and started car to find it runs like a bag of nails. Poor gent has sold the car for scrap and paid the garage more for the belt change and called it a day.

I do not want to scrap the car as it has had plenty of investment over the years and is a good example to save bodywork and suspension wise.

However I have no experience of stripping an engine, but would like to have a go. I have pulled both heads and now it is time to decide whether it is viable to save or maybe easier to chuck another engine in.

Front bank, valves look undamaged but covered in carbon or oil build up:



Rear Bank:



Even to my untrained eye, all 6 exhaust valves in rear Bank appear fubared.

Think these two inlet have the tell tale Mark of a kiss with piston:



The rear Bank looks ok but spark plugs are black, the front bank is well damaged but the plugs look clean? Anyone have a theroy.

I've posted this on phone and hope the pictures show, I have no experience of rebuilding engine but would like to give it a go if it is viable or is this a non starter already?





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