To bad I already bought pistons for my 2.2
I am curious as to the misstakes you mention, are there anything specific people do wrong with the 2.2?
-Lars-
Yes. The most common one is not fitting the rocker arms in the right positions. Inlet arms do not have holes and exhaust ones all have oil holes. If these are incorrect, not only will the cam wear out quickly, but even if the fault is spotted before any major wear has taken place, you will still have to have the cam and all the rocker arms refurbished, since once two items have been wearing together, you must not change them around without refurbishment. If you do the wear will also be excessive as they try to re-bed to the new contacts.
Another common thing is taking the head off without locking out the timing chain tensioner first. This means it comes apart and the parts drop into the engine.
Another one skimming the head without the upper timing case fitted, so the head face INCLUDING timing case is no longer flat! Another - torquing heads before fitting the upper timing case. Fitting wrong pistons. Fitting Chrysler 180/2-litre blocks without doing all the modifications required...
I could go on, but most of this was detailed in a club magazine article, also pointing out where the official manual is wrong, and some is in my FAQ's. Also my skills and experience are my livelihood, so I don't want to give all my secrets away!
Roy