Kreez
Between work, college, g/f, and family, the Laser barely gets any attention.
When I finally get a nice day off, I begin diagnosing why the car won't start. I do the basics first: fuel, spark, timing, and compression. It fails the compression test with 0-60 psi across all four cylinders. Bad.
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So I tear off the old head and find tiny little metal shavings collected on the pistons. Not only that, a gritty sand like material is cemented onto the bottom of the valves. This car is a disaster.
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Disheartened, and my g/f receiving a notice saying car work is not allowed in the apartment parking lot, I decide to forget the engine for now and focus on the interior.
The previous owners were smokers and dippers, so I strip out the entire interior and go to town with a gallon of Simple Green cleaner.
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I also redo the headliner and visors as the old owner ripped off all the fabric leaving just ugly brown.
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After........
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When I finally get a nice day off, I begin diagnosing why the car won't start. I do the basics first: fuel, spark, timing, and compression. It fails the compression test with 0-60 psi across all four cylinders. Bad.
View attachment 3101
So I tear off the old head and find tiny little metal shavings collected on the pistons. Not only that, a gritty sand like material is cemented onto the bottom of the valves. This car is a disaster.
View attachment 3105
Disheartened, and my g/f receiving a notice saying car work is not allowed in the apartment parking lot, I decide to forget the engine for now and focus on the interior.
The previous owners were smokers and dippers, so I strip out the entire interior and go to town with a gallon of Simple Green cleaner.
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I also redo the headliner and visors as the old owner ripped off all the fabric leaving just ugly brown.
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After........
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