Originally Posted by
zjrog
Picked this 97 R300 a couple months ago. It was in ugly shape. New headset, BB, and cables. Original RSX RD and FD, but Sora 3400 brifters. Wheels from a different project. Just needing some trim and adjustment before riding. Chain was new too, just not pictured...
My string trimmer needed a new carb. They sent the wrong one. New, proper one on it's way...
My old 2002 F150 needed the engine replaced. This is a used engine, I'm refreshing it but screwed up. Replaced the head gaskets, and head bolts. Had the right parts, but over torqued the bolts by about 500%. (instead of turning 90* after the torque setting, followed by another 90*, I turned 270*, followed by another 270*. Maybe not 500%, but I'm surprised I didn't break a bolt.) I was just not paying attention. New bolts and gaskets ordered, over stretched bolts have been loosened. So much for an engine swap later this week. And out a bit more money... This puts me 2/3 of the way to a decent rebuilt short block. Grrrr...
You might want to have the heads checked now, they can warp from being overtorqued and they have very little tolerance to begin with, can't be too clean or wrong surfacing as well.
