pulling an engine Q's

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

Cool, thanks for the info. I have a Bently as well but it's a bit beyond me. I need something that goes beyond, "Remove transmission from motor" (not direct quote) which is my John Muir book. A couple of the tires are flat and I'm not planning on moving the car anywhere just yet, but I'll remember about the wheel bearings. I always use jack stands, getting under a car that's just supported by a jack scares the crap outta me, so no worries there. Got a can of PB blaster and will pick up another. Without a torch, I'm relying heavily on the stuff to help under rusted bolts. A moving company dolly, wow what a great idea! Since I have a dirt parking lot, my creeper doesn't really creep. 
 
As for the bottom half of the 1.7L, good call on the oils. For some reason that didn't occur to me. Hopefully the one salvage yard here won't charge me to take it. If anyone wants a shot short block, let me know. Before dying, it made an increasingly loud clicking/knocking noise, followed by a loss of power. Then, it went CLUNK, stopped clicking and had the horsepower of a power wheels. Oil all over the bottom of the car.
 
Thanks for the advice,
Dan the evil top poster

T Berk <tberk@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

A couple of thoughts:

- You can leave the transaxle fluid in, but keep in mind if stored on 
end it'll want to leak out the speedo cable hole.

- The block is full of oil so dumping it in a land fill is, well, foul. 
See if you can drop the damn thing off with a metal scrap yard or a 
recycler or just stick it on Craig's List dot com or the like (Vortex) 
for free to who even wants to pick it up- shipping includes handling 
charge type deal.

- The book you mention has most all you need to know. having a Bentley 
is a god idea, they can be found used for cheaper (it's an older car, 
why not have an older book?) The Hayes is a good Bentley companion and 
is less expensive new.

- If you unbind the axle nut, don't roll the car on the wheels lest you 
ruin the front bearings. They MUST have the binding of the axle nut to 
remain in shape.

- A few things to cut down on stress:

: A moving company dolly. (This is the carpet covered four caster 
wheeled unit, not a hand truck.)

: A big piece of scrap carpet (or moving quilt) to lay on, and slide the 
block out from under the chassis. Big cardboard will serve. Laying a 
plastic tarp under it all may help keep the surface clean if you spill 
something.

: Liquid Wrench and/or PB Blaster is your buddy. Spray it on stuff the 
day before and after each session as you are collecting the tools. Let 
it soak in and make like easier. WD-40 is NOT the same thing.

: You might clean the motor/engine bay prior to disassembling- oven 
cleaner or auto motor cleaner on the durable stuff, but watch out for 
caustic solutions on wires and the Dist & stuff.

: A big ol box of gloves AND a big ol box of zip lock baggies (freezer 
strength) AND a permanent marker (sharpie) will save you grief later on.

: When lifting the chassis, get it on Jack Stands, not just leaving it 
on the jack.


OK, I could go on & on but I'm looking at how nice it is outside so Bye Bye!


TBerk




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