Eng. Swap, how it went.

[Indrid cold]

My first engine swap:

 

 

Up at 4 am, drive 4 hrs to Lynnwood WA. from East side of state.

Sube, 88 wagon, EA-82 at Nephews who is 20 yrs old. (bought off Craigs list for $140./Engine for $120 out of wrecked wagon) he picked up for me.

Nephew Grabs my Chilton and tosses it back into my car.

Gets his tool box and in his driveway I help him:

Remove hood, takes some bolts off Alt, AC, Fuel Injector, take 3 bolts off each end of the intake manifold and misc clamp, rolls back out of the way... didn't have to dump A.C freon as book said and all electrical/vacuum etc, moved as complete unit on Intake maniforld.

(wise, young sube Master he is, yes)

Removed motor mount bolts, tranny/eng bolts, Exhauset manifold,

Found O DEG on Fly wheel, took cap off rotor and took digital picture.

(We took lots of Digital pictures as just in caser)

Pulled dist. (Prior to pulling made perm alignment marks with metal pen-orientation relative to Dist base.)

Remove eng. (ooops... push eng back on)

Take out radiator, (Solderd hole closed)

Remove eng. (no eng. hoist).... I will have one nxt time. (darn kids)

Pulled fly wheel.

Put wrench on new/used $140 engine front and turned, went half way and bound up. arrrrgg..noooooooooooo............ Nephew, dude said it was good!

pulled plugs, poured oil into cylenders, and worked back and forth, broke free (been sitting)

Electric drill/power turned motor quickly over too assure, seems good.

Install fly wheel on new used motor. (Didn't have machined, good enough)

Executive decision, $250. for Clutch pack at local parts store, to much, didn't replace as some life left on existing clutch disk.

Timing belts, ugly, replaced. Applied Transfer marks to line back up and put on new belts. (Metal marking pen on Cam-shaft Sprocket to eng and assured same positon and replaced belts.)

Used drill to turn motor to assure belts seated and all turns free.

So far so good. (whew)

Install timing belt covers.

Put motor mounts onto frame, lower motor and fought trying to start two lower motor mount bolts, will bolt too engine first nxt time....

Put motor back in connected all.

Set at 0 deg, and install Dist to original orientation mark.

Install battery.

Crank, crank, crank, sputter.... hmmmmm..

Pull out Dist, rotate engine 360 deg. back too 0 deg., set dist back in.

Crank..fired, but rough, lots of smoke from oil.

Crank, running... tweek dist, calms out...

ALL SMILES!

ROAD TRIP! (no hood on car yet)

Getting hot! Shut down!!!!, replace Thermostat...

Running normal Temp

Engine sounds great... , timing is off but drivable,

Fresh gas, fill trany oil, Nephew paints tire rims BRIGHT yellow.....

kids these days.... (I was inside, come out too yellow rims!)

drive around Lynnwood Sunday in Red 88 sube wagon, bright yellow rims and no hood.!. stereo-yes, 4x4 works-yes, interior-Excellent, All lights & Signals work, bright sunny skies and cruising for chicks in grundgy coverals

People avoided us? (don't know why)

Sleep.

Up, leave car in Seattle as will have delivered to Eastern side by my brother at end of July when he comes for a visit.

Drive back home a happy, (sube, nooby), camper.

Next hurdle, awaiting delivery.

 

$400 in car so far and learned tons about these cars... now almost time to work on my Brat.

(FYI: I have been using my sons comp name: Indrid Cold, as I figure he would be the one mechanicing.... I love it... heck with him.... I will have to come up with my own name...)

Sorry so long, but excited as all went well!!!!

 

Happy 4th of July!!