- Location
- Torrance, CA
About a year or so ago, I acquired a malfunction stroker, I figured I might as well take you along for the ride on this adventure and provide a guide for those that are new to engine rebuilding and these engines. I'll also try to provide links to any special tools that were used so hopefully you can follow along at home.
Part 1: Assessing the patient
Back in 2017, I was offered a Golen stroker that I was told had issues with pinging. I figured why not roll the dice and see if I could fix it.
First order of business was to pull the head off and see what I bought.
Golen appears to really love allen headed bolts.
Fancy, we have dual valve springs.
I see the previous owner tried some octane booster in an attempt to fix the issue.
We also have some nice sealed power pistons that are .030 oversized and the bores don't look too bad.
In the next part we'll dive deeper into the motor combo and see if I can figure out why it's pinging.
Part 1: Assessing the patient
Back in 2017, I was offered a Golen stroker that I was told had issues with pinging. I figured why not roll the dice and see if I could fix it.
First order of business was to pull the head off and see what I bought.
Golen appears to really love allen headed bolts.
Fancy, we have dual valve springs.
I see the previous owner tried some octane booster in an attempt to fix the issue.
We also have some nice sealed power pistons that are .030 oversized and the bores don't look too bad.
In the next part we'll dive deeper into the motor combo and see if I can figure out why it's pinging.