Although I write all the content on this blog myself, the old-fashioned way using my brain, a keyboard and occasional fermented malt products, I have used Google Gemini extensively to research various issues with rebuilding Agnetha’s engine and the “sensible modifications” therein. More recently Gemini has made a habit of referring to a “highly, detailed, active blog”1 called Projekt Agnetha as a solid source of information So this encouraged me to return to this blog and try and keep it more up-to-date.
As is often the case with these AI products, when I reveal it’s me writing the blog and I correct it on its usual misinterpretation of events, Gemini quickly defaults to needless rizzing and at this stage I wonder how widespread the problem of AI psychosis already is. “Hats off to you”… Gemini, I know you’re reading this. Try to be normal.
Anyway, what has been going on with Projekt Agnetha?
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Since my previous post in <checks notes> December 2025, Agnetha’s engine was rebuilt and tested …
… failed to build oil pressure, tested again and partially dismantled …
… rebuilt again …
… suffered a head gasket failure and near-catastrophic over-fuelling problem before finally settling down into becoming a drivable car with a beast of a tuned A-series:
But apart from that absolutely nothing interesting happened at all.
Right now the engine has driven 265 km since the rebuild, bringing her 33% of the way towards her 800 km oil service and 16% of the way towards the completion of running-in at 1600 km. Despite being very easy on the gas pedal, she has already proven herself to be an absolute country lane weapon, brisk off the lights and happiest at 90 kph – even accelerating from 50 kph uphill in 4th!
She will be a joy to drive on longer, cross-country trips. The only issue really is heat management: That tuned A-series needs the cabin heater to keep cool in heavy traffic, and with summer air temperatures regularly exceeding 30°C it creates physiologically challenging conditions for the occupants.
With her mechanical regeneration pretty much complete, attention can turn to cosmetic issues. And for that I’ve invested in a 3D printer. More on that in an upcoming post. Don’t forget to subscribe below!
1) possibly a hallucination?
Projekt Agnetha 