- Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:28 pm
#350684
Today I got it back together and have heat but have something else to go with it... water in my oil... Looks like the head gasket is blown. I was not like this before, so it must have just happened.
SOOOO since I'm going to pull the head anyways, I might as well put the head from the Vtec engine on in it's place and build up a "mini me"
Dug further into the car, cause I have that cheap head unit... and there are no speakers. Looks like PO ripped them out.
Works going slow, as it's only 40 outside.
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:08 am
#350688
I sawed out a little from the original bolt hole to the bigger hole where the pipes exit. 2 short cuts, looks like a triangle. After that the unit went right into place.
Also, I think this is only the case for cars with A/C. Had that not been there the unit would have gone in much easier. There is just no way to pull the A/c far enough away and allow the other unit to seat back into place without damaging the A/c
I'm getting the other car tomorrow, will have it brought out to the house this weekend and start the swap of the trans/mini me
ktang wrote:Did you do any drilling or anything special to get the heater core in?
I sawed out a little from the original bolt hole to the bigger hole where the pipes exit. 2 short cuts, looks like a triangle. After that the unit went right into place.
Also, I think this is only the case for cars with A/C. Had that not been there the unit would have gone in much easier. There is just no way to pull the A/c far enough away and allow the other unit to seat back into place without damaging the A/c
I'm getting the other car tomorrow, will have it brought out to the house this weekend and start the swap of the trans/mini me
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:40 pm
#350779
Ordered a head gasket kit to do the original engine, for practice if nothing else. Figured if I can keep the original engine running a little bit longer, I can take some time with the new engine and go though it, and make it nice before dropping it in.
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:23 pm
#350792
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3zesh_ap8c
Quick video of the EG running today, verifying the head gasket, also the donor sitting behind it.
Quick video of the EG running today, verifying the head gasket, also the donor sitting behind it.
- Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:35 am
#350946
got into the engine today.
#4 and #3 spark plugs where half full of oil. #2 had a little. I'm surprised the engine ran at all.
Sure sighs of a leaking head gasket...
Got tot he point where I'm ready to break the head away from the block, it's stuck on pretty good. Will work on it tomorrow again and see if I can button it up. Would have gotten further today but had to stop and spend a couple hours fixing a radiator in my e320.
#4 and #3 spark plugs where half full of oil. #2 had a little. I'm surprised the engine ran at all.
Sure sighs of a leaking head gasket...
Got tot he point where I'm ready to break the head away from the block, it's stuck on pretty good. Will work on it tomorrow again and see if I can button it up. Would have gotten further today but had to stop and spend a couple hours fixing a radiator in my e320.
- Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:06 pm
#350959
Continuing on...
What a mess...
The gasket was in pieces, actually dissolved... took me hours to clean it all out and clean everything out, but, sun has gone down and too dark to get pictures, so I'll pop a couple in the am before I goto work. will be Saturday before I can work on it again but it's all ready for the new gaskets. I bought a cheap set of gaskets from evergreen off amazon, but it has ever gasket you can imagine, which is good because it have to replace them all.. going to spray the HG with copper spray to give it that little bit extra, but should be fine as I work on the other engine to drop in.
What a mess...
The gasket was in pieces, actually dissolved... took me hours to clean it all out and clean everything out, but, sun has gone down and too dark to get pictures, so I'll pop a couple in the am before I goto work. will be Saturday before I can work on it again but it's all ready for the new gaskets. I bought a cheap set of gaskets from evergreen off amazon, but it has ever gasket you can imagine, which is good because it have to replace them all.. going to spray the HG with copper spray to give it that little bit extra, but should be fine as I work on the other engine to drop in.
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:34 pm
#350968
Nightmare is an understatement 
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My 1992 SOHC Turbo Hatch
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- Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:19 pm
#351138
Nice day, brought the head in and replaced all the gaskets, including valve stem gaskets, and lapped the valves. It's all finished and I'll be putting it on the engine tomorrow.
I'll adjust the valves once its back on.
So, this is the gasket set I bought...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007P7 ... UTF8&psc=1
Cheap, but remember I'm only doing this as a temp engine while I put the other one together right. My only question is should I spray the head gasket with copper spray or just leave it alone.
I'll adjust the valves once its back on.
So, this is the gasket set I bought...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007P7 ... UTF8&psc=1
Cheap, but remember I'm only doing this as a temp engine while I put the other one together right. My only question is should I spray the head gasket with copper spray or just leave it alone.
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:50 pm
#351139
Cleaned it up nicely! I would just leave it for now. Should be fine
I would just leave it for now. Should be fine
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:10 pm
#351155
Aright. The engine is back together. Fresh oil, oil filter, coolant and spark plugs.
But it will not start.
I marked the distributor and I think its right...
I thought I made sure that the timing belt when on as it came off, Maybe I'm off a tooth or? I guess I need to figure out how to time one of these next and make sure the belts on right. I noticed that the end of the distributor spins and it moved, (I replaced the ring) could I have it 180 out or?
Here is video of what it's doing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYuei1P ... e=youtu.be
But it will not start.
I marked the distributor and I think its right...
I thought I made sure that the timing belt when on as it came off, Maybe I'm off a tooth or? I guess I need to figure out how to time one of these next and make sure the belts on right. I noticed that the end of the distributor spins and it moved, (I replaced the ring) could I have it 180 out or?
Here is video of what it's doing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYuei1P ... e=youtu.be
- Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:37 pm
#351170
Hmm.. nope, I never even took the ground off on the thermostat...
Still no luck.
Only thing I can think of is to just take it all apart and make sure the timing belts on correct. Looks like I have to remove the crank pulley to do that, I don't have a air gun that can take that 17" bolt off.
Question 1. is the bolt standard? meaning I loosen it lefty?
Question 2. Can I use the starter bump trick to break it free?
Already have the power steering and the A/c back off. Ran out of time today to work on it. I only have a couple hours after I get home from work before I have to hit the sack and get ready for the next day.
Maybe it was a bad idea trying to make this engine go again... I'm getting the feeling it would have been easier to just do the swap
Still no luck.
Only thing I can think of is to just take it all apart and make sure the timing belts on correct. Looks like I have to remove the crank pulley to do that, I don't have a air gun that can take that 17" bolt off.
Question 1. is the bolt standard? meaning I loosen it lefty?
Question 2. Can I use the starter bump trick to break it free?
Already have the power steering and the A/c back off. Ran out of time today to work on it. I only have a couple hours after I get home from work before I have to hit the sack and get ready for the next day.
Maybe it was a bad idea trying to make this engine go again... I'm getting the feeling it would have been easier to just do the swap
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