Brian and I start going to town on the engine bay and lighting. $20 up front, $30 in the rear. We spend five days a week for the next six weeks working on the car. We all feel the stress, but somehow do not turn into whiners.
Most of the junkyard wiring harness. Katherine starts getting it connected to the car.
Why is the engine not coming? That motor mount bolt is stuck….. time for the SawzAll!
The engine and trans come out, finally.
We get very lucky here – no frame damage incurred, and quite a few parts off the old engine are salvageable. We debate the validity of selling it to the scrap metal yard to offset car costs, but don’t have time to break it down. This pays off later when we need the oil pump and exhaust manifold.The new ones go in. $195 goes into the car. Thank goodness the clutch is good. Compression on all cylinders is good, too.
Most of the junkyard wiring harness. Katherine starts getting it connected to the car.
Why is the engine not coming? That motor mount bolt is stuck….. time for the SawzAll!
The engine and trans come out, finally.
We get very lucky here – no frame damage incurred, and quite a few parts off the old engine are salvageable. We debate the validity of selling it to the scrap metal yard to offset car costs, but don’t have time to break it down. This pays off later when we need the oil pump and exhaust manifold.The new ones go in. $195 goes into the car. Thank goodness the clutch is good. Compression on all cylinders is good, too.
Too bad we didn't check the oil pressure... That would come back to haunt us.
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