Not_Hans_Stuck

Here's my first attempt at some time-lapse photography.

We removed the engine this weekend and tore it down. We're putting another engine in next weekend. This is a high-mileage car - 170k miles.

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http://www.youtube.com/embed/9xnE9IkNNS4

http://www.youtube.com/embed/yKwWS2tiBVs

monchie

Nice too see how its done.

Not_Hans_Stuck

Here's the next two:

Putting all the stuff back on the new motor http://youtu.be/Ao-Dudanvck

Putting the new motor back in the car http://youtu.be/fujukDghA00

One more Saturday to finish. We didn't quite get there. Had to break it off early for a Halloween Party

bse50

Pretty nice, i added you as a friend on yt

05rx8mazda

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Nice man i cant wait til i take mine apart!!!!

lepichichi

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nice vids

Karack

surprises me how clean these engines still can be with that many miles. most of the early 13Bs i deal with at that mileage are a complete ball of grease.

Grimm0ne

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nice vids, what got hung up with the install? seems alot of time with the engine and trans, any pointers in that area?

cant wait to get my hands dirty with mine... Ugg spring will never get here fast enough.

Not_Hans_Stuck

Here's the remaining items that needed to be done.


Hal

Not_Hans_Stuck

Thanks!

Not_Hans_Stuck

No real pointers. It's all about luck. There's no real skill involved. Make sure your clutch is lined up with the pilot shaft hole in the flywheel. Check it visually twice. Do it the first time, then rotate the flywheel and do it again. Doing it this way reduces parallax errors from head/eyeball/clutch/hole alignment.

It's all about patience and doing the wiggly jiggly. On this motor, we decided to make a couple of minor adaptations to RR's procedure in the sticky. We bolted the a/c compressor on while the motor was still hanging and not connected to the tranny. This was a lot easier than trying to pull it out of the way and bolt it on after. We also installed the exhaust manifold after the motor was mated back up to the tranny. It's like the horseshoe puzzle with the exhaust manifold and the motor mounts, but it worked out easier, I think.

Also, make the plane of the tranny flange parallel to the rear of the motor before you begin wiggling and jiggling.


Good Luck!