Update: Although I'm finding it difficult to find time to get out into the garage at the moment due to other commitments, I've so far had the time to clean both manifolds and assemble them onto the head.
I ended up using the inlet manifold from my spare engine as it was a lot cleaner and lower-mileage than the original, I also hope that the replacement fuel pressure regulator might cure the over-fuelling problem I was previously experiencing.
I should hopefully get time within the next week to stick the head back on and see if everything's working as it should. Obviously I'll be taking a copy of the instructions above with me.
Having also read Gary's thread elsewhere on setting up an O-Series engine, I'll also make the time to remove the throttle body and give it a thorough clean out before I re-fit it to the car.
Once that's done, I think the only things between me and a working Maestro are a few very small jobs (such as filling the gearbox with oil, fitting a plastic front wheel arch liner and securing a hubnut) and the gearbox linkage... Yay!
One last question if I may - is it acceptable to use a headgasket with an oval oil feed hole on a round-feed hole engine? I've bought two headgaskets now that claimed to be suitable for HB onwards engines and both have the oval hole in the headgasket. I've checked and there's plenty of room on the head and block but I guess if that area is prone to leakage I might be better off looking for the correct gasket....
I ended up using the inlet manifold from my spare engine as it was a lot cleaner and lower-mileage than the original, I also hope that the replacement fuel pressure regulator might cure the over-fuelling problem I was previously experiencing.
I should hopefully get time within the next week to stick the head back on and see if everything's working as it should. Obviously I'll be taking a copy of the instructions above with me.
Having also read Gary's thread elsewhere on setting up an O-Series engine, I'll also make the time to remove the throttle body and give it a thorough clean out before I re-fit it to the car.
Once that's done, I think the only things between me and a working Maestro are a few very small jobs (such as filling the gearbox with oil, fitting a plastic front wheel arch liner and securing a hubnut) and the gearbox linkage... Yay!
One last question if I may - is it acceptable to use a headgasket with an oval oil feed hole on a round-feed hole engine? I've bought two headgaskets now that claimed to be suitable for HB onwards engines and both have the oval hole in the headgasket. I've checked and there's plenty of room on the head and block but I guess if that area is prone to leakage I might be better off looking for the correct gasket....
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