Swapping engines

[LoneWolfGal]

Crank locked at TDC and bank 1 exhaust cam locked down. Well... the cam's almost locked down — a drill bit is holding the lock in place until I can obtain the appropriate bolt. Anyone happen to know the specs on the bolt I need?

I didn't have a 24 mm open-end wrench to turn the crank with, so I used a large metric crescent wrench. (I own a lovely matched set of metric and SAE crescent wrenches.)

[LoneWolfGal]

The hydraulic tensioner under the air conditioning compressor has been torqued so much I couldn't break it loose with a breaker bar on the 32 mm socket without the engine moving on the lift table. The engine is positioned exactly where I want it; I don't want it to move. Tapping the breaker bar with a heavy rubber mallet tomorrow should break it loose. I call that an "old-school impact wrench." I've marked each tensioner and its housing with matching numbers — 1-1, 2-2, 3-3. After the tensioners are removed, I'll stuff plastic wrap in their respective holes to keep stuff out.

Then it will be time for sacrilege: defacing the crankcase by cutting a notch for the oil fitting on the Solution's IMS flange. Talk about an invasive procedure! However, I acknowledge the necessity. There seems to be a variety of methods for creating the notch, but I plan to use the LWG method, which involves tungsten-carbide burr bits, my new Ryobi, and eye protection.

[elgyqc]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Crank locked at TDC and bank 1 exhaust cam locked down. Well... the cam's almost locked down — a drill bit is holding the lock in place until I can obtain the appropriate bolt. Anyone happen to know the specs on the bolt I need?...

It is the same bolt that holds the pressure plate to the flywheel. Since you are not supposed to reuse these you should have some available.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by elgyqc

It is the same bolt that holds the pressure plate to the flywheel. Since you are not supposed to reuse these you should have some available.

Thanks, Grant. Good idea. But the pressure plate and flywheel are attached to the old engine, which I haven't dropped yet.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Thanks, Grant. Good idea. But the pressure plate and flywheel are attached to the old engine, which I haven't dropped yet.

The bore scoring inspection? Locking up everything, including me of the unecssary steps/personal preference? God didn;t gift you with OCD for nothing. Don't be wallowing in your regret a year from now with " shuld haves". Just do it. All. Cover every base. Listen to your OCD.

Now... from where did you purchase the set of SAE/metric crescent wrences. I have the SAE, but after spending several hours looking for the metric... zero. Thanks.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Now... from where did you purchase the set of SAE/metric crescent wrences. I have the SAE, but after spending several hours looking for the metric... zero. Thanks.

I've been searching high and low for left-handed wrenches, myself.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by piper6909

I've been searching high and low for left-handed wrenches, myself.

Bed, Bath & Beyond also had a huge selection of those, but they sold out pretty fast.

[LoneWolfGal]

My old-school impact wrench loosened the tensioners with no trouble. Now I'm ready to perform the sacrilege on the crankcase. Can't happen until I have the Solution in hand, however. I need its flange in order to precisely mark where the notch will be. The alteration is sacrilegious, true, but it shall be done with precision, and not like the one below, which looks like it was done by someone who got carried away with nibbler pliers. Once material is removed from the crankcase, it ain't comin' back.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by Starter986

The bore scoring inspection? Locking up everything, including me of the unecssary steps/personal preference? God didn;t gift you with OCD for nothing. Don't be wallowing in your regret a year from now with " shuld haves". Just do it. All. Cover every base. Listen to your OCD.

Now... from where did you purchase the set of SAE/metric crescent wrences. I have the SAE, but after spending several hours looking for the metric... zero. Thanks.

Actually, I don't have full-blown OCD, I have a much less severe version called OCPD — obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. It's OCD-lite. I strive for perfection, but if perfection is unattainable for some reason, I'm practical. I can say the hell with it. However, you're probably right that I should just bite the bullet and remove the sump cover and scope out the bores. I'll save it until last.

I picked up the set of metric and SAE crescents at Bed, Bath & Beyond, in the Beyond department. Alas, they closed all their stores in 2023, so you'll need to find another source.