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December 17, 2011, 02:49:18 pm

regcheeseman

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Engine in - few problems
« on: December 17, 2011, 02:49:18 pm »
Having dropped my engine into the engine bay I'm struggling to get it to run

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Reply #1December 17, 2011, 02:55:57 pm

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Re: Engine in - few problems
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 02:55:57 pm »
LOL!
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Reply #2December 17, 2011, 02:56:08 pm

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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2011, 02:56:08 pm »
It looks like your injector pump might be off a tooth or two.
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Reply #3December 17, 2011, 03:46:40 pm

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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2011, 03:46:40 pm »
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Reply #4December 17, 2011, 04:07:57 pm

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« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2011, 04:07:57 pm »
Whoops!
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Reply #5December 17, 2011, 04:29:43 pm

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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2011, 04:29:43 pm »
 :o  I hope that no animals were hurt in this production!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reply #6December 17, 2011, 04:31:12 pm

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« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2011, 04:31:12 pm »
HAHA. What ahppened!? Hope there were no limb injuries involved.

Also kudos to having stones big enough to post. :D Hope there is no damage either!
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Reply #7December 17, 2011, 04:45:30 pm

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« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2011, 04:45:30 pm »
Ingenious way to cool the oil! Hope nothing got broke, limb or Dub.
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Reply #8December 17, 2011, 08:40:07 pm

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Re: Engine in - few problems
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2011, 08:40:07 pm »
looks like some pretty crooked work...
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Reply #9December 17, 2011, 09:24:21 pm

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« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2011, 09:24:21 pm »
Quote from: 8v-of-fury on December 17, 2011, 04:31:12 pm
Also kudos to having stones big enough to post. :D Hope there is no damage either!
x2!
Last engine swap I did was over dirt & a sheet of OSB, and I would've been terrified if that had happened to me--so, hope everything's alright!
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Reply #10December 18, 2011, 09:50:19 am

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« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2011, 09:50:19 am »
I had heard that you have to tilt the engine to get the gearbox on for an 'inline', but that's excessive for a transverse.

You'll not be getting the driveshafts to line up like that ;D.

It all looks like new. Just goes to show you never know how a PO has treated his car... er... engine.

Was the nylon rope going through somethig sharp, or  is there no history of sailor's knots in the family?
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Reply #11December 18, 2011, 02:00:30 pm

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« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2011, 02:00:30 pm »
having failed to get it in at the first attempt, I had lifted it back up too change the angle of attack and noticed the rope fraying - I had a proper strap on the bench but thought - 'it'll be alright'  ::)

I was actually pretty lucky, the engine was quite high, the bottom of the sump was level with the top of the engine bay, I had hold of the crank pulley at the time tryin to tilt the gearbox end down, the rope snapped,the motor swung down gearbox first and landed square on the end of the box without hitting anything on the way down
It dented the end case on the 02A gearbox and that was really all the damage
I had a perfectly good spare case on a scrap gearbox.

All in now and running fine. Much much better than that awful franken ever would. Only disappointing thing is a 1.9 is nothing like the fun of a 1.6 to drive.  :(
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Reply #12December 18, 2011, 03:09:44 pm

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Re: Engine in - few problems
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2011, 03:09:44 pm »
thats a NICE OIL PAN!!

how thick of plate is welded to it?
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Reply #13December 18, 2011, 10:10:36 pm

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Re: Engine in - few problems
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2011, 10:10:36 pm »
Why is it we refuse to listen to those little voices in the back of our heads when it comes to things like this?  Nylon rope?  Seriously?  I wouldn't trust it to hold the gate shut.
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Reply #14December 19, 2011, 02:48:43 am

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Re: Engine in - few problems
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2011, 02:48:43 am »
Quote from: regcheeseman on December 18, 2011, 02:00:30 pm
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All in now and running fine. Much much better than that awful franken ever would. Only disappointing thing is a 1.9 is nothing like the fun of a 1.6 to drive.  :(

You need to get that thing running a little better if you think a 1.6 is more fun than a 1.9! I wouldn't go back to a 1.6......  :D
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