First attempt: engine out in two hours! Options

[thieuster]

Perhaps is can be done faster, but I wanted to do it properly. And with the help of the Pelican website's 'how to', the job went smoothly.

The clutch cable showed worryingly signs of wear, so I will have to replace that as well. Hell hole etc is solid as a rock. I will remove the isolation blanket at a later stage, but things look good at first sight.

The engine... well... let's say that the tins carried at least 7 lbs of sand! No signs of oil contaminantion. Just sand, sand, sand! The back of the gearbox is covered in sand + oil. I will have to attack that with a steam cleaner and degreaser.

Now the engine is out for cleaning and replacement of the pushrod tubes, it's the perfect moment to look at other parts as well:
- powder coating the tins,
- replace all hoses,
- have a look at the clutch
- have a look at the alternator
- replace the V-belt (see pic...)

A DPO (Dumb Previous Owner) must have noticed that the car had earthing problems. All earth wires were bundeled to a bolt with tape and a single wire ran from the bolt to the - side of the battery... Time to put that straight as well!

The battery of my telephone was very low, so I was able to take one pic... Says it all, I think...

So yeah, taking the engine out took two hours. Cleaning the engine (to start with) will take a lot longer

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[rhodyguy]

New plenolic spacers where the intakes meet the heads. New cork gasket under the oil fill tower. If the control wire for the cooling flaps was cut tight to the cross rod you'll struggle trying to reconnect. Much easier to put one in while the engine is out. New, muffler to heat exchanger gaskets, copper sealing rings for the he's at the heads, maybe new front engine mounts and trans mounts. Again, much easier to work on while the engine is out. fill the box and only pay shipping once. Shipping costs will nickel and dime you to death.