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Ian towing the donor truck into position with the Deefer:
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Engine about to be pulled:
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Engine out!:
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Loading it into the trailer: (the boom of the hoist wouldn't fit under the cage! :()
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Home safe! :)
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Shonky: "Wow, I've never seen a 2 and a quater without oil leaking out of it!":DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shonky
whaddya call that big goey stain on dullmech/muddybird's driveway? :D :lol2:
Do I recognise that engine lifter?
Was it the same one that lifted my 4.6 a few weeks ago?
Diana
Land Rover blood. Lucky you've got an ambulance!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shonky
Quite possibly! Matt Smith saved my craneless self by loaning me his. I had to pick it up from Neil Flower though so it was a bit of a double loan! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
I picked mine up yesterday and put it all together. :D Bought an engine stand aswell which will be the subject of an imminent post! :o
Lucky lucky! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
You can tell the motor came out of a pommy truck... it was full of proper antifreeze - not coolant! :eek:
:lol2:
Bet you hadn't heard of raybans either! :p
Just one question Shonky, why bother with the trailer when you had a ute?
Well, down to business. B)
I now have the engine home and will be starting work on getting it all ready to be dumped into Gus. ;)
First cab off the rank is going to be a good clean. This is going to be a bit tricky as it is now in my garage at the top of a sloping driveway. I was thinking I might have to tie it back into the trailer, hitch up the vroom vroom and tow it onto the lawn. :(
After that, I was planning on pullilng the head and making sure everything is in order there. :)
The motor was running less than a week ago, although Ian and Lou say that the fuel pump is stuffed. I will pull this out and see if it can be rebuilt or alternatively replace it.
The question is, what sort of other things should I be looking at or doing?
For example, I was thinking of replacing the rear main seal as a preventative measure, but this may be a redundant step? Should I pull apart the bottom end and check the bearing shells for wear and tear? Should I get the cylinders honed or rebored?
Alternatively, should I just give it a coat of paint and fix it only if something goes wrong?
Should start a poll. :p
Was waiting for that. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by foz.in.oz
I was initially planning on parking the trailer with the engine in the garage for the week and towing it up to the farm behind the falcon (which doesn't yet have a towbar) next weekend.
I only had use of the truck for the day. :)
Once I got it home though I decided that was a stupid idea so I unloaded it and am starting work on it here and now, rather than later! :p