Swanny!

[Swanny]

Well after some fun down at the brodeo and a few weeks of cruising around home the damn engine is causing some issues. Driving home from work it died taking off from a traffic light. Pulled over on the side of the road and noticed smoke when cranking and wouldn't idle unless throttle held open. Feels like something is causing high internal friction :( guess it's time to tear down and start over

[thatphysicsguy]

wow yeah dodged a bullet right there. Sketchy workmanship to use non-FI hose for that. If you were driving on a hot day and didn't realize it, your engine bay could've pulled a cheech and chong and gone up in smoke!

[Swanny]

Ran through some stuff on Saturday and got new rotors and ceramic pads for the front installed.
Figured out the random oil leak coming from the oil filter housing wasnt just the gasket to the block but also the pressure relief to the oil cooler which was an interesting job. Not hard but frustrating as soon as oil coated tools and parts and made keeping tension on the spring frustrating.
Looks like there's a tiny leak from one of the seals in the transmission. Must have been installed incorrectly or had some grime interfere with sealing since it was all new upon reinstallation but that's one of the minor issues to resolve.
Finally got to install a 5 channel amp for speakers and the impending install of my luke box. Just didn't want to hog up the trunk before I embark on the brodeo trip. That thing is going to stuffed with tools just in case....





Because this shit happened last night!

Pop goes the weasel cause the weasel goes pop.

Somehow some non fuel injection hose was used and it finally ruptured. So good thing it happened then and not while driving south.

[Swanny]

https://vimeo.com/166795336

Some ignorance after helping f34r get his header and studs repaired. Looked like he wanted a few rocks in his shoes so I had to oblige.




Got seats back together. Dye kit did well but overall the driver's seat was pretty much shot. Took the seats out and did a thorough scrub with some odoban and oxygenated cleaner to hopefully finish clearing up the mouse stank.

[Swanny]

Oil pressure addressed as well as the transmission mysteriously empty. Topped that off with gear oil instead of ATF to see if the thicker oil will avoid the mysterious drain.
Was having some fun with cluster issues but out it was a combination of the speed sensor and internal connections so just need to try another speedometer that has a working odometer or just repair the known working one.
Biggest thing now is just to tidy things up like get all the interior cleaned and seats redyed, bypass the stock amp that died, and get the air dam back on.
Car won't be pretty but at least it'll be whole for the first time in a few years

[Swanny]

Must have tach and oil pressure

[F34R]

Must cruise.

[Swanny]

So drove for about 2 hours last night. Even without a fan the engine temp stayed right on point (helps to have gutted the ac system) idled great at all stops, and generally behaved quite well.

Things to address:
-Tach is reading way higher than actual engine speeds (bad splice perhaps? It is fun to see it push well through the printed numbers and into the econometer)
-Oil light stays on until higher rev. Possibly the pressure sensor is to blame
-OBC and econometer are both off (wiring harness differences)
-Blower fan undoubtedly a mess from rodent invasion (loud and almost only runs on high)
-Radio turns on but no sound output (probably just redo everything and install the luke box thats been sitting for 2 years)
-Purchase and install electric fan
-Cruise control seems to surge
-Passenger window not rolling down

Other than that I just have an interior to switch out and some deep cleaning to look forward to.

[Swanny]

New parts solved the idle issue. Got a basic cone filter for the afm for the time being as well as got the tach wiring spliced into the harness. Transmission tunnel brace and fuller hangers are next on the easy to do list tonight. Mechanically speaking its all set to break in the clutch and see what I might need to double check. Going to go grab some fresh gas and put some miles on it before weather and salt trucks start showing up.

[Swanny]

And she still runs! Chip, afm, and injectors installed. Seems to be a bit peppier and more throttle response. O2 sensor and new intake boot should be here tuesday so we'll see if that takes care of the loopy idle. Still need to get the tach wired back up but started the day off slow with some sweet time laying next to a toilet...anyway, PROGRESS!

[Swanny]

What did you end up doing with the rear output shaft?

I got a early model Trans that I'm going to replace with a later model and I run into this problem.

Switched the flange. I bought a deep socket then ground the sides down to fit in there. Was a bit of work but much cheaper than trying to find the correct size thin walled deep socket that you'd only ever use for this purpose.

Check out the threads detailing the differences between late and early model transmissions and do a side by side check before throwing anything back in the car.

[efficient]

Well more hurdles to jump. Output flange from the old transmission is this:



New is this:



Which I believe is leading to a huge gap between guibo and flanges:


Also:



Damn late model CSB. My car is an 87 but must have one of the straddle months where there was some cross over of parts.

Anyone have a tip on getting the flanges swapped? Looks like it needs a thin walled deep socket...

What did you end up doing with the rear output shaft?
I got a early model Trans that I'm going to replace with a later model and I run into this problem.

[Swanny]

Man this was one of the first build threads I read on r3v back in the day. Glad to see its still going. I love how the car looks with those wheels. Everything just goes together perfectly.

Thanks! Definitely have been taking my sweet time. Got a 15375 belt (10x952) and fit perfectly. Started and ran a bit to see how everything idled and sounded. Will need a new muffler as I have a stock cat back and its a little rattle-y. Going to switch everything over for the chipped ecu and see how it handles that tomorrow.

[stonea]

Man this was one of the first build threads I read on r3v back in the day. Glad to see its still going. I love how the car looks with those wheels. Everything just goes together perfectly.

[Swanny]

Now hunting down a slightly smaller alternator belt as I must have mix and matched pulleys during the swap. Also searching for an oil level sensor because (again) early and late models are different. I'm checking out the pinouts and might just wire my own connector up if nothing pops up over the weekend.