I finished her yesterday - hooray! My wife and I pulled the motor/trans on the car in mid-January and I thought I'd be done in February. It took a bit longer, but I did considerably more than was my initial plan. The clutch was making a squealing noise I thought was the throw out bearing. That turned out to be the spigot bushing (behind the flywheel). A B friend suggested I put in new crankshaft and rod bearings, which made sense. That let to a new timing chain and new gaskets on the front/rear of the motor.
I actually had it in last weekend, only to discover during the clutch bleeding, that I had put in the release fork backwards. That was the most disheartening discovery I've ever had. So, out came the motor and transmission (about a four hour job). I spent Thurs-Fri & Sat correcting that and reinstalling the motor/trans. It is easier a 2nd time.
Yesterday was rainy so the test ride had to wait for today. No leaks or problems, she ran like a champ. I also polished & waxed the car. I had grease literally everywhere, floor walls, garage sink so we painted all the walls yesterday and put in a new cabinet beside the sink. Today, the floor got a good scrubbing.
This was the largest motor undertaking I've ever done. I learned some things during the process including a few lessons in patience. It feels pretty satisfying to accomplish it ourselves.
Hopefully the sunny weather returns and we'll be ready for some fun.
How it all began in January.
I actually had it in last weekend, only to discover during the clutch bleeding, that I had put in the release fork backwards. That was the most disheartening discovery I've ever had. So, out came the motor and transmission (about a four hour job). I spent Thurs-Fri & Sat correcting that and reinstalling the motor/trans. It is easier a 2nd time.
Yesterday was rainy so the test ride had to wait for today. No leaks or problems, she ran like a champ. I also polished & waxed the car. I had grease literally everywhere, floor walls, garage sink so we painted all the walls yesterday and put in a new cabinet beside the sink. Today, the floor got a good scrubbing.
This was the largest motor undertaking I've ever done. I learned some things during the process including a few lessons in patience. It feels pretty satisfying to accomplish it ourselves.
Hopefully the sunny weather returns and we'll be ready for some fun.
How it all began in January.
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