Normal for what? For a good engine? Or for a worn redblock? The excessive play is by the way almost the same at the TDC and BDC.
The point is that I am building this car for fun, so although I believe it could still run for some time, I don't want to assemble it back if there is already an apparent issue. And the knocking I've posted in one of the youtube videos I didn't like at all...
What are my options here, sorted from $ to $$$?
- resurface the head, grind the valves and put it all back together
- get a known good b200f/ft 8v bottom end and cut the valve reliefs? Not sure if this is possible
- get a good known b230 8v bottom end and b234f head and make it b234gt
- rebore it and get custom pistons & rings (Volvo doesn't supply them anymore)
I am almost certainly not going the fourth way. How much work it would be to have the second/third option working? Different crossmember? Different engine mounts? And then of course the timing belt changes...
Oh, by the way...
>Volvo< webpage shows the same number for the B204gt/B234f head...is that correct? As these engines have different bore, I doubt the head is the same, or am I wrong?