On this section, you will be able to follow a step by step engine swap, including: water pump, bleeding, hoses, cleaning.....and so much more..... (text will follow guys, am a bit tired.....)
New engine (New engine from Busdepot and AVP, thanks Ron......)
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 Well, that look complicated..... but it's not, one part after another one, slowly, surely and carefully.... |
 Syncro frame, kind of scary and heavy.... |
 Just to remember some wire color and special step.... |
 JP and me, well, we work fast.... we want no one around us when we do serious work... |
 I said serious.... |
 Am a "model" of mechanic...ha ha ha ha... |
 Yeap, Larry is really working removing that big Sycro frame |
 Here isour major coolant leak, head gasket did blow out..... over pressure problem..... |
 Still removing the chassis |
 OK, time to get that coolant out, the drain screw is between pushrod on each head....Allen screw.(red arrow) |
 Not clear but roadhaus is missing one of the 2 main rear motor mount screw, resulting in a twisted and broken rear braket. |
 Your DA men... |
 Readyyyyyyyyyyyyy.... |
 Go.......... |
 flow, flow, flow..... |
 Kind of a cool picture |
 The final touch, one good jack, 4 guys is the safe way to go. |
 Of course i don't like the clutch bearing condition, we are also missing the left upper main screw (red arrow) |
 Your out bro, time to drink.... |
 Looking at some damage parts$$$$$$$$$$ |
 No comments |
 All the parts removes |
 Same |
 Head gasket problem... |
 Same.... |
 Same |
 Ok, lets open that baby... |
 The working patch, a longer pushrod.... |
 Don't do that at home....Having fun, why not.... |
 Eyes close.... |
 Looking inside, head are not that bad....... |
 Well, not so good.... but that doesn't explain the very low compression on #1 |
 Pistons have no heavy damage... |
 The matting surface of the outer head gasket is nice, maybe too nice..... |
 Look like a speaker... |
 Outer head gasket is really in a bad shape.... |
 The strange but good fix made in Oregon.... a longer pushrod |
Well, i don't see any heavy damage for now, the #4 cylinder exhaust lifter is finish but the rest are somewhat ok, the cam lobe on this one is cooked.... Pistons look ok, no major damage, but i can see that #1 is going away... #1 head is quite pitted, but it doesn't explain the very low compression on #1, ring must be cooked or close to it.....whatever, if we care right now....one thing is for shure, both outter heads gasket are cooked, i don't even understand how he made it here....
| Fear is the engine of community........ (By Ludovic from Montreal) (day 3) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hey, 2 nd & 3rd days, mostly
cleaning parts and working on the new engine.... no one else but me is
touching that new engine.... Larry, moveeeeeeee out of the way......
the deal was to swap engine.... now it's an overhaul work job, not in my 0$
contract........ Friday night will be the big day, starting that AVP/
Ben engine.... A few locals have join us to have
a beer & talk, but AJ from NH (the one with the beard) made the drive
just to be with us.........what a nice men.
| 18 juin.......01:12am, engine is in and we are tired......noisy lifters, one coolant leak but the rest is close to perfection..........we are happy....more Friday.......... | ||||||||||
19 juin.........IT'S
ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..............AND WORKING WELL........ No
time to take pictures....lot's of concentration was needed.....but here
is a
few shots and one video to show how we felt......
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Go Roadhaus......your all set to go...live fully, live happy........tell us more story's..... (Now.....get the heck out of my house........)