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Posted by: Joseph Mills Jun 6 2004, 05:59 PM

Well, after a little prodding from some supportive board members, I decided that I needed to experience the joy of dropping the engine in my 914. wacko.gif

Thanks Pnambic for the link to the pelican site engine-drop document. It has been extremely helpful. And thanks Toast, Sean, Curt & Craig for the push. clap56.gif

Here is what I accomplished today:

After getting the car to, ahem, assume the position, I either removed or disconnected the carbs & linkage, battery cable, fuel line, all electrical lines, muffler, speedo cable, clutch cable, shifting rod, grounding strap, starter wires, CV bolts.

Nothing left to remove now except the tranny & engine bolts. Piece-O-Cake!

Curt (vsg914), who has already dropped a few engines this year, has been kind enough to offer to help me with the actual drop and head removal.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed as to the condition of the head. ph34r.gif

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Posted by: Joseph Mills Jun 6 2004, 06:01 PM

carbs removed, etc.


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Posted by: vsg914 Jun 6 2004, 06:14 PM

Way to go Joseph. I got the car packed and ready to head out in the morning. Man ya got all the hard work done. That sucker will be outa there in 20 minutes smilie_pokal.gif

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jun 6 2004, 06:22 PM

QUOTE(vsg914 @ Jun 6 2004, 06:14 PM)
Way to go Joseph. I got the car packed and ready to head out in the morning. Man ya got all the hard work done. That sucker will be outa there in 20 minutes smilie_pokal.gif

Sounds good Curt! Can you call me, I seem to not have your phone#. Mine is 405-615-9000.

Oh, just wanted to mention about todays activities - It Was Actually Fun! w00t.gif

Posted by: seanery Jun 6 2004, 06:49 PM

great job joseph!

kinda fun, huh?

I hope I can just get mine back together without too many problems. wacko.gif

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 6 2004, 06:59 PM

aehem ...
you need to move the jackstands!

you jacked it up on the engine cross bar which you have to unbolt to drop the motor.
move the jack stands to the round part of the rear control arm, that way the engine (including cross-bar) will be free to move down ...

smash.gif Andy

Posted by: vsg914 Jun 6 2004, 07:07 PM

Andy, we're using the 4 wheel dolly method, so it's just fine. wink.gif

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 6 2004, 07:13 PM

QUOTE(vsg914 @ Jun 6 2004, 06:07 PM)
Andy, we're using the 4 wheel dolly method, so it's just fine. wink.gif

oh! unsure.gif

sorry, i have never done it the hard way ...
laugh.gif Andy

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jun 6 2004, 09:05 PM

QUOTE(seanery @ Jun 6 2004, 06:49 PM)
great job joseph!

kinda fun, huh?

I hope I can just get mine back together without too many problems.  :wacko:

You got it Sean, it was kinda fun. I learned a few things about the car, and a few things about myself. And now, as the sun goes down, sipping a glass of merlot (I used to own a 911), it seems like it was a "lotta" fun....


Best of luck with your re-assembly, but I'm not sweating getting mine back together. I just put all the individual parts in baggies with a six digit numerical parts number. That way, any parts left over, have a six digit numerical parts number. wacko.gif

Posted by: seanery Jun 6 2004, 09:17 PM

I'm not a big merlot fan, more of a cab man myself, but I found a good, cheap wine. I know, I know, but I hate breaking open $30 or higher bottles for no occasion. Black Opel Merlot/Cab. It's from Austrailia $6.50 bottle at Costco or $9 at the grocery store. It's very yummy! smile.gif

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jun 6 2004, 09:20 PM

Mine finally went back in today. 1.7L early motor. CV's done. made new engine mount plates all new hardware. just have to hook up FI and vaccum and exhaust. Will relocate battery to rear trunk, and a few odds and ends.

It's amazing how much room is in a garage when thigs start going BACK IN THE CAR. rolleyes.gif

Posted by: hi ho silber Jun 6 2004, 09:37 PM

VSG914,
Can you please explain your 4 wheel dolly method for removing an engine?

I gather from your response to SirAndy you leave the cross bar in and remove the motor mounts.

I use a 4 wheel funiture dolly and long threaded rods to lower the motor on to it but in my case the threaded rod is bolted through the cross bar

Hi, Craig how's the 6?

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jun 6 2004, 10:23 PM

QUOTE(seanery @ Jun 6 2004, 09:17 PM)
I'm not a big merlot fan, more of a cab man myself, but I found a good, cheap wine. I know, I know, but I hate breaking open $30 or higher bottles for no occasion. Black Opel Merlot/Cab. It's from Austrailia $6.50 bottle at Costco or $9 at the grocery store. It's very yummy!  :)

Thanks for the black opel tip. I'll try it... several times. smile.gif

Our house wine is a french red table wine... L'Epayrie`. It's 11.59 for a 1.5 liter bottle. It's a nice modest wine. I'm cheap too. laugh.gif

Anything over 15 bucks a bottle is wasted on me... unless I can drink at least two of them. laugh.gif

Hey, this could be a good thread. What kind of wine do all you cheapo 914 owners drink? Wait, do we drink wine?

Posted by: Lawrence Jun 7 2004, 05:26 AM

Take this crap over to the 911 board, or I'll have to close this thread. wink.gif

-Rusty smoke.gif

Posted by: vsg914 Jun 7 2004, 05:31 AM

Dave, go here. It explains it all better than I could. It's really pretty easy.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_engine_drop/914_engine_drop.htm

Posted by: hi ho silber Jun 7 2004, 05:42 AM

Thanks,
May try that next time!

Posted by: vsg914 Jun 7 2004, 05:59 AM

It's a lot safer for first timers, but I may just try to drop it with a floor jack this time. Got several r&r's under my belt, and plenty of hands this time. Next time, I'm gonna spend 75 bucks on an ATV/mortorcycle jack

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jun 7 2004, 06:18 AM

Furniture dolly, 2 jacks, takes 10 minutes to lower. Little longer to raise because of lining everything up.
Wine???? rolleyes.gif Uh 12oz. blue can with pretty mountain pictures. beer.gif

I love this one slap.gif

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jun 7 2004, 08:13 AM

QUOTE(Lawrence @ Jun 7 2004, 05:26 AM)
Take this crap over to the 911 board, or I'll have to close this thread.  ;)

-Rusty  :toke:

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Posted by: maf914 Jun 7 2004, 08:24 AM

QUOTE(Lawrence @ Jun 7 2004, 03:26 AM)
Take this crap over to the 911 board, or I'll have to close this thread. wink.gif

-Rusty smoke.gif

Hey Rusty, I picked up some killer Rocquefort (blue cheese) recently. This stuff is so smooth and rich. Man, its addictive. It should be for $20 a pound! Plus it goes great with a nice glass of vino!

Yeah, I said it. Wine and cheese! laugh.gif

Mike

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