I took the collective silence as "yes" , I was missing something. So I kept spraying the washers with throttle body cleaner and shaking the head, and eventually they all fell out. It must have been a build up of carbon around them that was preventing them from passing by the exhaust valve ...

[quote - but it has been running albeit with very low compression and very bad power.
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Umm...yeah....what ???

So I figured I'd start a new thread on this project that I stepped into a couple of months ago. It started with me rescuing a '99 V70 that was headed to the scrap yard. 161k miles. Desert Wind paint. It had apparently been sitting for 4 years after being overheated and warping the head. The owner th...

We need your funnies and old pictures. Otherwise it would just be - " Turn this nut - remove this hose."
Yawn, snooze, boring ...
This is the closest thing I get to social media.

Yeah, I have to say it is a nice piece. I'd put it in the " For the Volvo guy who has everything " category.
I'll be interested in seeing if it has the same seal seepage issue that the stock caps have.

That leak could very well be the main cause of your issues. Just replace and give it a go. I kind of doubt that the check valve is bad, but you'll find out when you replace the line. Vacuum leaks cause all kinds of fun issues on these cars.
Always start with the easy stuff....

Subject has been beat to death. You can't just slap a turbo on a NA engine.

At $100, that's a steal. Very pretty wagon. Some stuff you need: New head gasket New head bolts - they are one time use Anaerobic sealand to seal up clamshell cover Special tool kit used to align cams and wind down clamshell. (eBay) Water pump Timing belt Timing belt tensioner You've barely touched...

R.I.P. George !

Invest in chicken feed.