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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
I am considering taking the engine out to have new valves and springs taken
care of. The engine pops through the exhaust when it is warm and looses all power. I am ok with my hands, I can build things, I have replaced water pumps in tight squeezes and timing belts in a Geo Metro. How hard, on a scale of 1 to 10 , is taking the engine out with a jack and the correct hand tools (after disconnecting wires and hoses)??? Are those 4 engine support nuts really, really hard to reach? a 1-10 job? Thanks LLB |
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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
LLBrown wrote:
> I am considering taking the engine out to have new valves and springs taken > care of. The engine pops through the exhaust when it is warm and looses all > power. > > I am ok with my hands, I can build things, I have replaced water pumps in > tight squeezes and timing belts in a Geo Metro. > > How hard, on a scale of 1 to 10 , is taking the engine out with a jack and > the correct hand tools (after disconnecting wires and hoses)??? Are those 4 > engine support nuts really, really hard to reach? > > a 1-10 job? > > > > Thanks > LLB first time, reserve a weekend for it and go slow. Second time, all you need is a couple of hours. After that, you can squeeze it down to one hour, or 15minutes even. This should help you, save the url and visit later if the site is down due to traffic. http://www.geocities.com/bugfuel/engineremoval.html Jan |
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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
LLBrown wrote:
> I am considering taking the engine out to have new valves and springs taken > care of. The engine pops through the exhaust when it is warm and looses all > power. > > I am ok with my hands, I can build things, I have replaced water pumps in > tight squeezes and timing belts in a Geo Metro. > > How hard, on a scale of 1 to 10 , is taking the engine out with a jack and > the correct hand tools (after disconnecting wires and hoses)??? Are those 4 > engine support nuts really, really hard to reach? > > a 1-10 job? > > > > Thanks > LLB > > Jan wrote a nice article he http://www.geocities.com/bugfuel/pull_it.html Also bookmark: http://www.vw-resource.com/table.html http://www.ramva.tk/ However, I'm not convinced that "valves and springs" are at the root of your problem... Speedy Jim http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ |
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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
First time about a 7. After that, it goes down pretty quickly. Wanna get
real easy? Get a bus! Rear main seals in North Carolina State Parks are a breeze .... when you're driving from Texas to Virginia! Andy "LLBrown" > wrote in message ... >I am considering taking the engine out to have new valves and springs taken >care of. The engine pops through the exhaust when it is warm and looses >all power. > > I am ok with my hands, I can build things, I have replaced water pumps in > tight squeezes and timing belts in a Geo Metro. > > How hard, on a scale of 1 to 10 , is taking the engine out with a jack and > the correct hand tools (after disconnecting wires and hoses)??? Are those > 4 engine support nuts really, really hard to reach? > > a 1-10 job? > > > > Thanks > LLB > > |
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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
Jan wrote:
> This should help you, save the url and visit later if the site is down > due to traffic. > > http://www.geocities.com/bugfuel/engineremoval.html Add to that a very long socket extension, possibly two, so the top left (left is driver's side) nut can be reached. My paws are just too big to get in there. |
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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
"LLBrown" > wrote in message ... |I am considering taking the engine out to have new valves and springs taken | care of. The engine pops through the exhaust when it is warm and looses all | power. | | I am ok with my hands, I can build things, I have replaced water pumps in | tight squeezes and timing belts in a Geo Metro. | | How hard, on a scale of 1 to 10 , is taking the engine out with a jack and | the correct hand tools (after disconnecting wires and hoses)??? Are those 4 | engine support nuts really, really hard to reach? | | a 1-10 job? My 16 y.o. grand daughter can do a R&R in ~ 4 hour. No specal tools except for two HD floor jack and jack stands. I've been doing them for near 50 years and it takes me a day to a day and a half (minus beer runs and creeper naps). |
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On Jul 23, 8:41?pm, Pico <picodigoliardi.nowhere.universe> wrote:
> Jan wrote: > > This should help you, save the url and visit later if the site is down > > due to traffic. > > >http://www.geocities.com/bugfuel/engineremoval.html > > Add to that a very long socket extension, possibly two, so the top left > (left is driver's side) nut can be reached. My paws are just too big to > get in there. It only takes me 2 tools (a craftsman 6in 1 screw driver and a 17 mm wrench) + the floor jack and about 15min or less. And if I can do it it should be easy for anyone. Go for it its one of the things you learn to enjoy. I was just asked tonight to build an engine for an airboat . So sorry to hijack the tread but whats anyones idea what would be the best way to go useing a 1300 block? Mario Vintage Werks resto |
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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:11:33 -0400, "NotMe" > wrote:
> >"LLBrown" > wrote in message t... >|I am considering taking the engine out to have new valves and springs taken >| care of. The engine pops through the exhaust when it is warm and looses >all >| power. >| >| I am ok with my hands, I can build things, I have replaced water pumps in >| tight squeezes and timing belts in a Geo Metro. >| >| How hard, on a scale of 1 to 10 , is taking the engine out with a jack and >| the correct hand tools (after disconnecting wires and hoses)??? Are those >4 >| engine support nuts really, really hard to reach? >| >| a 1-10 job? > >My 16 y.o. grand daughter can do a R&R in ~ 4 hour. No specal tools except >for two HD floor jack and jack stands. > >I've been doing them for near 50 years and it takes me a day to a day and a >half (minus beer runs and creeper naps). Creepy naps? Oh, creeper naps. I do it differently than most folks - take off the deck lid, then take the top of the engine off (fan, generator, carb, oil cooler, etc), so I don't have to jack the car up so high before pulling the engine. Probably about 1-1.5 hours the last time I pulled it (1996). Probably slower to put in because I'm cleaning and replacing and tuning as I go. -- Michael Cecil http://macecil.googlepages.com/index.htm http://macecil.googlepages.com/safehex.htm http://macecil.googlepages.com/hackingvista.htm |
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"LLBrown" > schreef in bericht ... >I am considering taking the engine out to have new valves and springs taken >care of. The engine pops through the exhaust when it is warm and looses >all power. > > I am ok with my hands, I can build things, I have replaced water pumps in > tight squeezes and timing belts in a Geo Metro. > > How hard, on a scale of 1 to 10 , is taking the engine out with a jack and > the correct hand tools (after disconnecting wires and hoses)??? Are those > 4 engine support nuts really, really hard to reach? > > a 1-10 job? > > > > Thanks > LLB > > Just like the rest says... easy.. But it's slightly different with a T4 engine heaving dual carbs compared to, say, a pre '60 1200cc stock engine... Roger |
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engine pull toughness scale 1 to 10
I like to set the motor on the ground, and then pull it out the SIDE,
where I have removed the rear tire. You only have to lift the car around 19 inches, instead of nearly thirty inches to remove the engine intact under the rear apron. |
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