"winterlegacy, here 'till the end" (winterlegacy)
11/27/2019 at 14:57 • Filed to: engine swap
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"winterlegacy, here 'till the end" (winterlegacy)
11/27/2019 at 14:57 • Filed to: engine swap | 5
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Craigslist motor acquired. Now comes the fun part of stripping off all the four year old tattered a nd battered components.
Progress is slow and my mechanical ineptitude is at the forefront, but it's happening... slowly.
Sovande
> winterlegacy, here 'till the end
11/27/2019 at 15:11 |
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Wh at are we looking at and what’s it going in?
slipperysallylikespenguins
> winterlegacy, here 'till the end
11/27/2019 at 15:12 |
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Well that’s how you become competent. I did my first solo engine swap on a Jeep Cherokee in a single stall apartment garage with an unknown Craigslist engine. Took a couple weeks working in the evenings and waiting for parts. Still running strong 5 years later. Good luck.
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winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> Sovande
11/27/2019 at 15:13 |
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A EJ25D with some of the components removed from it. It’s going into my ‘99 Legacy Outback, which has an EJ25D itself with good accessories/hoses/belts/etc, but the motor itself is toast.
Michael
> winterlegacy, here 'till the end
11/27/2019 at 15:16 |
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Those components are FOUR years old?
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winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> slipperysallylikespenguins
11/27/2019 at 15:16 |
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I’m hoping I can have it in the car over the weekend, at least to the point where all I need to do is install a few accessory components.
It’s trial by fire at this point.
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winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> Michael
11/27/2019 at 15:17 |
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Correct. It’s been sitting in a dry barn. The engine itself is fine, but the con sumable components themselves do not inspire confidence.
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slipperysallylikespenguins
> winterlegacy, here 'till the end
11/27/2019 at 15:22 |
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I had to install and remove the new engine twice for various problems. I found out after I tried the first time that the Craigslist engine was from a Grand Cherokee, which has slightly different accessories and a different flywheel. Had to pull it the second time because I didn’t seat the torque converter properly.
It was so incredibly frustrating, but totally worth it when you turn that key and hear your car again.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> winterlegacy, here 'till the end
11/27/2019 at 16:27 |
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Dude, my slant6 is 33 years old and has never been inside a garage and looks newer than that!
PyramidHat
> slipperysallylikespenguins
11/27/2019 at 17:34 |
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I’ve seen a few instances of folks doing some major work in apartments....but isn’t there something in the rental agreement that forbids it?
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slipperysallylikespenguins
> PyramidHat
11/27/2019 at 20:06 |
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Yep, but they can’t complain about what they can’t see
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winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
11/28/2019 at 12:18 |
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Oxidization is a hell of a thing.