Lauren's 1985 Kouki Trueno

[Lauren]

Following a compression test that revealed 50psi on No.4, I suspect the rings have gone.

No matter, we have a blueprinted 4AGZE sitting in the shed, so that will be going in!


Went and checked the car over as a few people had suggested that it might have a sticky valve. Started the car after a six week lay up with no issues. It's still obviously running on three cylinders for the most part but it was very nice to drive it again and it was still way quicker than the crappy Yaris. :+:

Also it has character again, unlike the souless Yaris that I'm driving around in.

Anyway, will stop going on about the Yaris, but as many of you know, boring cars and me just do not mix, so I'm keen to get on with sorting the AE86.

So, took the car up to the new workshop and whipped the cam covers off to check for sticking valves. No sticking valve on No.4 on the exhaust or inlet that I could obviously see, though I didn't have a feeler gauge to check clearances, but could see nothing obvious at all when rotating the engine by hand.

Pic of exhaust cam which is a 256, so I've got a 264/256 setup:



Both cam covers off, yes I know not that interesting:


No issues with having room to work then!



Will be starting the conversion in Mid Feb, due to wanting to miss the weather, my fiancee still moving into his new premises and I need another payday!