Engine Replacement

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Revision as of 07:54, 29 July 2011

Removal

1. block the car and/or set the handbrake
2. Remove negative Battery cable
3. Remove air cleaner
4. Unbolt the air cleaner stay (heater hose is fastened to this)
5. Optional: (to lessen change of breaking the cap) Remove cap & spark plugs wire
6. Remove radiator
   1. Drain radiator into bucket
   2. Remove one end of radiator hoses
   3. If fitted with heater, remove both end of upper radiator hose.
   4. If fitted, remove radiator overflow hose and catch container
   5. If shroud is fitted, unscrew lower 1/2 from upper and two bolts on lower half. Remove lower 1/2.
   6. Unbolt the 4 bolts and remove radiator
7. Optional: (to lessen change of breaking the fan) Remove fan by four 10mm bolts
8. Remove wires from Distributor
9. Remove the three wires from Alternator. 8mm nuts + T-connector
10. Pull off carburetor/emissions wires
    1. Choke wire: Red
    2. Anti-diesel valve
    3. Throttle opener solenoid
11. Pull off oil pressure wire
12. Unbolt Negative battery cable from engine (stock location: 12mm Timing cover bolt)
13. Unbolt exhaust pipe from manifold. Two 12mm long-nuts.
14. Remove heater hose from rear of cylinder head
15. Remove accelerator cable
    1. Inside the cabin, pull the clip off the acclerator pedal, and move the cable away from the pedal
    2. In engine compartment, unscrew the cable from the firewall and pull it free
16. Remove the two 14mm bolt holding the starter to the transmission. No need to remove the electrical connections.
17. Unbolt engine brackets from the insulators. 12mm on old 1200s, 13mm on newer.
18. Remove fuel hose from fuel pump inlet, and fix up high so it won't leak.
19. Unbolt engine from transmission
    1. From underneath, remove the three 10mm bolts fastening the transmission dust shield. Remove shield
    2. Place jack under transmission and jack up slightly
    3. Slip accelerator cable from clips on top transmission bolt
    4. Remove six 12mm bolts. Can be done from above.
20. Remove the hood. You can do this anytime, but it shades you from the sun.
21. Attach crane to engine block, lift to clear engine mounts
22. Adjust the jack under the tranmission
23. Pull engine forward, gently prying from tranmission
24. check that all wires and hoses are free
25. lift engine high enough to clear the core support, then pull the crane back to liberate the engine

Reinstall

1. Extractors/Headers already hooked up in the engine compartment?
   1. Remove alternator
   2. Remove LH engine mount bracker

Pull Engine + Transmission

I'm getting ready to put everything back and it's way easier to bolt it all together out of the car but is it a headache to install them as a unit?

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