Hey guys!
I went to adjust the valves the other day and a bunch of head studs fell out :^(
9 broken!!
The car is a 1980 911sc 3.0 euro/r0w
With 130k on the clock.
I've never driven the car more then a 1/4 mile and it was just at idle and it didn't smoke at all.
At first it seamed like only 5 broke and then they just kept snapping really really easy. The car sat for 15 years before I got it. Someone told me it could have been from sitting?
Anyway
I pulled the engine
Then pulled the heads
Then pulled the head studs. All except one that's flush with the case
Good thing I noticed is I guess I have reusable pistons and jugs and they look and feel great. I also could only fit a 6 thousandths shim in between them. I don't have the book in front of me but I believe I can use them until 10 thousandths? Should I re ring them and send the jugs to the machine shop with the heads for a valve job?
I'm nervous splitting the case. Im sure I could do a couple "while you're in there" things but do I realllyyy need to? How much more work and money will this be? I dont mind doing things the proper way. I'm just new to this engine and also new to working on the inside of a engine to this extent so I've been following everything the books have been telling me to do. But the books don't give you tips on things like do I need to split the case? it just tells you how to split the case.
What do you guys think? If love some tips.
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