Well after all the excitement of the past few weeks it's back to the garage for more work on the Canary. I've been looking forward to seeing inside the engine and what the condition of a 191,000 mile, 47 year old engine looks like. I was very nervous about removing the head studs from the case and quite rightly so. This is not a job for the faint hearted! I used a 10" pipe wrench, lots of heat, lots of soaking in PB Blaster and my trusty jack handle for leverage. The head studs were well and truly in there and it took a huge amount of effort to get all 24 out. I had only one snap, the last one of course! It snapped a few inches up from the case so with more heat and lubrication it eventually came out.
After that ordeal spitting the cases seamed quite easy! With all the bolts, crank pulley and intermediate shaft cover removed a few taps with my rubber mallet I soon split the cases. What I found inside was a relief, the crank shaft and bearings looked in decent shape. Yes they show signs of wear but nothing too bad. The previous owners had looked after the engine, I suppose that's what you do when you buy a Porsche. My next task is to package it all up and send it on it's way to Ollie's Machine Shop for some reconditioning.
Part 3 of the teardown:
My wife bought me a set of overalls! Amazing how many shirts and pants I have ruined before learning this lesson! Lily models them!
She had them embroidered!
24 head studs to go! I soaked them in PB Blaster all week.
Heat, heat and more heat is the key.
A 10" pipe wrench will hold onto the studs. My jack handle on the back for leverage.
Action shot!
The last one snaps! More heat and it eventually came out.
All out and time for some tea.
Removed the crank pulley and intermediate shaft cover as well as all the case bolts.
A few taps with the rubber mallet and a gap opens up.
