My M60 swap

[jalopi]

Yes, a few drops of ATF would be a good idea, just make sure to crank it over for a few seconds without the spark plugs in. As long as you throw some shop towels over the holes you won't make a big mess. If not that shit will go EVERYWHERE. Like 'how the fuck did atf get on my wall that's 20 feet away' everywhere. your friend would look like he just walked out of a violent crime scene. lol.

[Jack89i]

It will blow violently out of the spark plug holes!

Sweet in that case ill have a friend stand over the cylinder heads "to make sure everything is ok" ;D

[dirty30]

Cool thanks for the tip. I guess it will just come out of the exhaust ports?


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It will blow violently out of the spark plug holes!

Might want to put a few drops of ATF in each cylinder before you run that thing.

[Jack89i]

just to be safe, before you crank it over for the first time i would remove all spark plugs. Then crank it over for a few seconds. This is a good, safe way of getting liquids out of the cylinders.

Cool thanks for the tip. I guess it will just come out of the exhaust ports?


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[jalopi]

just to be safe, before you crank it over for the first time i would remove all spark plugs. Then crank it over for a few seconds. This is a good, safe way of getting liquids out of the cylinders.

[Jack89i]

So I guess the guys at the salvage yard did a compression test on the engine before they sold it because the plugs for cylinders 1 and 5 were missing. I guess they thought it was ok to pull the plugs out even though the wells around them were filled with water too..jackasses. I had to get a big syringe and some vinyl hose and suck it all out. On the bright side, the rings didn't let any by..


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[Zacm829]

Im just trying to make it to the vintage. How is yours coming?

Your making great progress, should make it no problem. I've been caught up at work and lack the time to work on it. Still need to modify the oil pan. ;D

[Jack89i]

Thanks! Yea it might be a little too much red in the bay..I guess I'll find out.
Irrelevante30, the bolts were M10X1.5X 50mm. But the two on the top are different, smaller. I had these bolts laying around from my m20 trans I think


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[jalopi]

These valve covers should give me at least 5 more hp to the wheels right?

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5hp each. I swear, kids these days...


Seriously though they look good. Not sure how they're gonna look in the red engine bay but they look pretty kick ass on the block.

[Jack89i]

Im just trying to make it to the vintage. How is yours coming?

These valve covers should give me at least 5 more hp to the wheels right?


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[Zacm829]

Moving quick and making me jealous.

[Jack89i]

Update:

Doing some cleaning and painting. Got the correct pilot bearing and mounted everything up





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[Jack89i]

Modified the throttle linkage and got the e34 cable in





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[Jack89i]

Engine came from a 740 '94. Those caps look like a good solution. I know one of those ports is for cooling that autobox and I'm assuming some go to heater core.
Got the flywheel mounted and cleaned up/painted the timing covers.


Ran into to a small hiccup when I was about to mount the clutch and PP

The pilot bearing is way to small for the trans input shaft..I guess I should order one for an e34 530i ?


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[jalopi]

What car did the engine come out of? I remember some of the seven series cars had water cooled alternators.

If you don't have access to cheap (or yourself) aluminum welding you can always pick up some bypass caps. Most parts stores can get you an assorted box for under $10. Dorman makes the kind I used on my car. Big ones are 3/4", next size down is 5/8.