Forgot I even had an account here, until I tried to register again using the same email

According to the little box in the upper right, last time I was here was 4-10-2008, which was right about the time I sold the '93. Some time has passed, I've moved to Detroit, and I recently found myself with a blown engine in my Volvo 850 turbo wagon...a friend came to the rescue, and I picked up a '96 Z28 M6, It's been sitting for a while, is in desperate need of a good cleaning, and basic maintenance stuff (running super rich, missing a bit at high RPMs, blown header to head gaskets...), but overall is a strong runner otherwise if I don't think about the 12MPG it's currently getting.

So anyways, saying hi again :P

 

welcome back, im in the taylor area about 10 to 30 min from you, so if you need some help let me know.. and im sure a few of the other guys on here would be happy to help out too..

 

Welcome back!

 

Actually, yeah...I could use a hand replacing that header gasket, especially since it's on the passenger side. I got the driver's side in myself last weekend, and that was a real bear to get everything lined up again. I'll be in Brighton until 6 tonight, so unless you're a late night guy, I was planning on doing it tomorrow if you are someone else would be available?

 

Welcome back!

 

Welcome back!

 

Welcome back! Now post some pics!

 

yeah id be up for it, sorry for the late reply, i havent checked on this in awhile...

but i need some help with mine too, mine keeps getting warm and shutting itself down... after about a mile or so.

 

lol, no worries...obviously I'm not too quick on the replies myself either :P I ended up taking care of that gasket myself a while back, although I think I'll be doing the driver's side again shortly - had problems with the bolts loosening up on that side, and it's running rich/fouling plugs on that side again

As for yours, do you have to let it cool down before it restarts? Assuming it's not overheating, may be the ignition module. These cars are known for problems with it, due to the location right on the end of the head (WTF were the engineers thinking on that one?!??). Assuming a '94 uses the same one as a '96, we could always swap mine in to test it, plus I have a spare too.

Oh, and the pictures I forgot -

What I started with:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375368/http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375368/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/40647818@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375376/http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375376/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/40647818@N00/, on Flickr

Had some pretty serious oxidation on the hood
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375380/http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375380/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/40647818@N00/, on Flickr

After an afternoon washing and LOTS of hand rubbing with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound followed by waxing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375388/http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375388/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/40647818@N00/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375392/http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375392/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/40647818@N00/, on Flickr

and the same hood shot as before:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375394/http://www.flickr.com/photos/40647818@N00/6233375394/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/40647818@N00/, on Flickr

It's not showroom by any means, but looks a hell of a lot better than before, and I don't feel like I'm driving a white trash special anymore, lol