@ken
Thanx for the info, i'm currently into buying a gasket set from gotmud on the board, he's checking if everything is complete.
I located alot of parts on ebay already, the studs are even available in the netherlands, so i think/hope most parts are easy to obtain.
@dick
When i get this correct, what you are saying is following.
Open the engine and check in what condition it's in. If the block never overheated in the past and not really damaged i can do it without sleeving?
If the block is in good condition, replace piston rings, replace valves, valve stems and the seals. Check the rod and bearings and if neccesary replace them.
If i decide to not sleeve the engine, isn't that going to be risky when taking it on a holliday or something? Or is it true that as long as i keep checking oil and coolant
levels, everything will be fine? Is there a way to install something like a temperature gauge, so you can always check the temperature and pull over if it's getting to hot?
You mentioned i wouldn't be able to find a replacement fan, there are loads on ebay, you stated they were rotating in the opposite direction. Am i thinking to simple
when i say that when you mount the fan the other way around it does what it should do ? (or is fan replacement not really neccesary?)
I do have A/C so the radiator should be fine, that's good news. The original radiator was only 12x12" ? That's freaking tiny, even for european standards !!
Btw, in the first part of your reply you mentioned
"some mild driving for the first 500 miles with a non-synthetic oil should seat the new rings"later on you say
"After break-in if you replace rings synthetic oils are fine". What is it ?
Or is my english starting to misfire ?
@resOo7eb
Keeping it original, doesn't mean doing something like that
I bet it's not even allowed in the Netherlands
(yes i leave in a boring studid country
)