ScottyDave wrote: Sat Mar 04, 23 2:05 pm
What's the plan with it Stu?
Fix the leaks, rear core plug is shot away for a start and sump needs replacing. Replacing the leccy fuel pump for a mechanical. Alternator upgrade. Fuel lines. Re-routing wiring under the fenders, lights upgrade and a trans upgrade. Decided to pull it all anyway as I’m planning to have the bay painted whilst I’m at it. The front has come off so I can refresh and paint the grille and sort the battered mouldings out. New bumpers and that’s about it, I reckon!
Last edited by Stu on Sat Mar 04, 23 7:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not…
you will get full set of core plugs and do them all won't you? even if they look ok, they rust from the inside out. they're so easy to do while the engine's out it would be daft not to.
neil.
Are you going to check the bottom end while you are at it, or are you worried about finding something that needs attention, so its "Out of sight, out of mind.."???
Of all the things to get stuck on today, the simple task of separating the intake manifold from the motor has run me out of time. couldn’t even separate it with the hoist, just lifted the whole lot and the stand. Sure I must be missing something.
24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not…
On the assumption that you do actually have all the bolts out (count them) then it is purely the stiction of the sealant twixt Manifold and heads.
On the Challenger, I have lifted up the whole car on a hoist using a strop on the manifold (not a lifting plate) trying to get the Manifold separated from the Heads. Yes, all the bolts WERE out!
All you can do is work around the sealant with a sharp knife and keep trying to separate the manifold.
