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Unknown Part from Engine Head; Someone please help me identify where this goes!
Topic Started: Apr 20 2011, 09:29 PM (1,157 Views)
Stan_Metro93
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So I was taking off the engine head which was attached at the time with the intake and exhaust manifold systems and this round spacer fell out . I am not sure where it goes and how many of them there are supposed to be in the engine head. Please somebody help?
we took the engine to a shop to clean the cylinders and engine head and maybe they forgot to put in place.


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Edited by Stan_Metro93, Apr 20 2011, 09:30 PM.
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91 ragtop
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I can't really tell how big it is from your pictures but I've rebuilt at least a dozen Metros and never have seen one of those pieces in them.

Ken....
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Looks almost like a spacer in some alternators brackets. I assume this is a metal part? Welcome to the forum. Its always good to have a few extra parts at the end of the day. There cant be over a dozen of them in a metro. Dont sweat it.
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Stan_Metro93
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yes it is a metal part
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mcmancuso
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Just rebuilt mine and never saw anything like that... I had the whole TB and intake pulled apart too...
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It looks like a spacer for aftermarket air conditioning.
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Jittney
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Welcome to the forum Stan_Metro93 :coffee
I agree with 91 ragtop.

FWIW, When I got my 93, the head was loose, because the previous owner thought he'd 'fix' the burnt valve. He was not up to the task, but had included a fair number of Ford parts along with the metro parts that I hauled home with the car. It took me awhile to sort out what was metro and what was not. It's all good. :)
Keep us posted....since it's clear you're working on getting your 93 running.
Any pictures?



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Stan_Metro93, you have baffled the entire GMF community.

Does this part look like it was ever installed? Wear marks, etc?

I have never seen any part like this at any location on a Geo Metro.

Throw it in the glove box, just in case. Then throw it away after a year.

Or, put it on eBay. Rare - Geo Metro Head Bushing - Working When Removed

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Stan_Metro93
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well when we were raising the engine head it fell on the floor...so it is a spare part? maybe something aftermarket?
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Coche Blanco
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We've never seen it. Some of the guys here can rebuild a G10 with their eyes closed....so...i'd say it wasn't OEM.
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Geo Glenn
Apr 21 2011, 12:28 AM


Throw it in the glove box, just in case. Then throw it away after a year.

Dont do that man! With a welder and a few pieces of steel and a tap and die set that little piece there has potential to become many things! Make it into whatever you want it to be. Just do as spongebob and use your imaginationnnnnnnnn. Its round now, you could even split it and pound it out and make a square flat piece. We need more pictures! Comparision pictures. With quarters and fingers and sideways and looking thru the hole. Lots of comparison pictures.
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Mikey9999
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I saw some bushings like that when pulling 1.3 heads. They are for head mounting bolts, go between head and block. But that one looks thicker than what I saw at the junkyard. It looks more like a compressor mounting spacer. Or maybe it came from a Chrysler the shop was also working on.

Or take doc's advice, get artistic with it.
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Without a scale to judge size, take a look at this pic from Jittney's thread of diagrams.

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Same on http://www.genmotorinfo.com/FullImage1994+M%2869%29%2cCylinder+Head%2cAnd+Cover
The two guides, #12 are cylindrical. :dunno

I'd save it for the re-assembly and see if it runs or explodes then you can use it for your next art project. :-/
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92blumetro
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way to big for a head guide/dowel guide.
looks more like a steering pump/.....a/c comp.....air injection pump spacer,from late 70's early 80's v8 stuff.....my 77 f-350 had spacers like that between the a/c bracket and block.....did yours have a/c at one time?
maybe a dropped part from something else?bushing from the rear drum brakes?might be to small 4 that.cant really tell.
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