D2 Heart transplant

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Originally Posted by banarcus

I'm going to have to bail on my offer of assistance JBM770. I'll be out of town this weekend but am happy to help out if you need a hand next week or after. Sorry.

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Ill post up how I went on Sat and if you still want to come down send a PM.

James

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Originally Posted by mumbo

I have done a complete rebuild on the 4.0 litre. Holes on case do not help and rubber bungs cannot be refitted ( at least by me!!) Removing case bolts involves some ugly contortions. Easier with the heads off!!

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Im not sure which "case" you mean?

The exchange motor has the heads and lower manifold on and I was just going to drop it in complete.

James

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Originally Posted by mumbo

Totally agree....forgot the details. One more tip ....the fan needs a big shock to the nut to remove it. By the way......if the 4 litre overheated did you have the radiator cleaned out properly. it would need "rodding" at least.

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The fan is already off. The fan itself and the hub is new as is the radiator, by the time I fixed these things the damage had already been done.

James

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Originally Posted by Pierre

I got the flex plate bolts out by accessing through the crank angle sensor hole, AFAIR. Not a big deal. Push the converter back as far as it will go, and after the engine is out, prevent it from moving forward with a short steel strap (25x3 by 150 long), drilled at one end, and bolted to the face of the bellhousing.

I think we offed the fan, dropped the engine mounts with the radiator out, and the top bell housing bolts were then easy to get at. A good tip is to remove the coil packs.

And again a vote for TRS for long engine supply.

HTH

Pete

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The RAVE says to unbolt the trans except for the top 2, drop the mounts then undo the the top 2, which is what I was going to do.

The coil packs came out when I removed the upper manifold.

I probably use some light gauge steel wire to tie up the convertor instead of the strap, I wouldnt have thought to do that, thanks.

James

I found out yesterday I was looking through the wrong hole (pass side) to find the TC bolts.

I need to get a longer extension to reach the bolts properly now that I can see them in the other hole (dr side). The side of the sump is in the way.

I also tried to remove the sump but its stuck to the block.

It was suggested to take off the starter motor to allow better access but the allen head screws are just as much a problem to undo.

More suggestions needed I think.

James

On Friday I went to SuperCheap and bought a set of extensions fairly cheap.

The weather was crap until Sunday, ironically, so with Barnacus' help the motor was out by dark.

I have say to without Barnacus' help I would still be struggling to progress with the swap.

Both motors are in the garage and I now need to swap the flex plate, starter motor and fit up some the accessories I already took off the dead motor.

As I put it back together I'll take some photos to show how much of a challenge this job has been so far.

James