RaceDiagnostics
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It's taken two full days of prep to get to this stage, removing radiator and ancillaries, draining fluids, removing all hydraulic, coolant, vacuum and electrical lines. Removing the mechanical fuel injection system and all the connections to the auto box.
The first task this morning was to remove the air intake vents so that the bonnet could be lifted higher.
The car pushed out of the garage a bit to allow the engine hoist to be positioned.
The bonnet support felt secure enough like this, ready to lift.
It took nearly an hour to get the engine into this position, it kept jamming between the right exhaust manifold against the chassis rail and the bell housing on the steering box. In the end I had to remove the exhaust manifold on the right which took a at least 30 minutes due to the position of its fixing.
From then on it was straightforward to raise the engine, level it and drop the car onto its wheels then push it back out of the way.
Engine dropped onto a trolley.
Next I dragged the car lift back into place.
I then assembled the engine stand and had a tidy up.
You can see here the problem area where the bell housing fouled against the steering box. I will trim some of this off to improve clearance.
I videoed the entire extraction but will need to edit/fast forward some sections as it's 90minutes long and rather boring. I think I'll need a new PC to do it as mine is at least 12 years old and just too slow to do video editing.
Next, I'll pull off the trans and start the engine strip down and rebuild.
The first task this morning was to remove the air intake vents so that the bonnet could be lifted higher.
The car pushed out of the garage a bit to allow the engine hoist to be positioned.
The bonnet support felt secure enough like this, ready to lift.
It took nearly an hour to get the engine into this position, it kept jamming between the right exhaust manifold against the chassis rail and the bell housing on the steering box. In the end I had to remove the exhaust manifold on the right which took a at least 30 minutes due to the position of its fixing.
From then on it was straightforward to raise the engine, level it and drop the car onto its wheels then push it back out of the way.
Engine dropped onto a trolley.
Next I dragged the car lift back into place.
I then assembled the engine stand and had a tidy up.
You can see here the problem area where the bell housing fouled against the steering box. I will trim some of this off to improve clearance.
I videoed the entire extraction but will need to edit/fast forward some sections as it's 90minutes long and rather boring. I think I'll need a new PC to do it as mine is at least 12 years old and just too slow to do video editing.
Next, I'll pull off the trans and start the engine strip down and rebuild.