Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer

Heavy corrosion on all of the engine coolant pipes.

This is probably the worst one I have ever seen in UK.




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Updated 03-09-2013 at 02:05 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant pipe, thermostat

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Although the compression imbalance between each cyl and
lower compression at the rear bank looked to be caused by the
poor valve clearance adjustment and loose TB tension,
carried out leakdown check as pre-caution.

All six cyl showed only 2 - 3% leakage which is normal so
happy with the result.
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Updated 03-09-2013 at 02:05 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant pipe, tb drive pulley, tb guide plate, thermostat, water pump

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Quite busy this week so just a quick summary for now.







New battery kept on conditioner until the engine gets back into the bay.






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Updated 14-11-2012 at 12:49 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: battery, coolant hose, thermostat

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TB/WP/Valve Service

Polishing, polishing, polishing……

So many pipes were corroded so taking lots of time for cleaning.

Some of the before/after shots.













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Updated 18-10-2012 at 11:52 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant hose, coolant pipe, cooling sys, header tank, thermostat

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Cooling

The gasket for the existing thermostat was not installed properly
causing small leakage around the area.

Looks like I need to spend some time cleaning the area as there are lots of
oxidation and debris from the leaked coolant.







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Updated 14-10-2012 at 01:18 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant pipe, thermostat

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Cooling