Re: Motor/transmission removal and reinstall, 48 coupe

Posted by austinsailor On 2016/12/22 18:44:46

Well. I just got the motor out. What fun that was. It came out nearly nose stright up. That loop over the radiator is quite a problem. I expect I'll go the route of drilling out the spot welds and putting in bolts.

There is no way I could have gotten it out with my regular roll around engine hoist. Wouldn't go high enough, and it I extended it out it wouldn't have handled the weight. The skid loader was pretty high by the time it cleared.

I can now see the problem with the crack in the block. It had about an 8" to 10" crack where it turns back into the cylinder, I expect it was welded at the same time as the one at the top. Looks like the weld leaked, then had a liberal coating JB weld or something similar that started leaking.

It's pretty sad, really, as he changed the motor back about 20 years ago when it was restored. I guess that was all he could find. In 1996 the internet wasn't quite as handy, today a good motor, not in need welding, could have easily been found. But then, if the motor had been good and it was running, it might have been out of my price range.

In the next day or two I'll strip that block. I'll get the clutch and pressure plate rebuilt, maybe resurface the flywheel, get a new throwout bearing, get the water pump and fuel pump replaced or rebuilt. Probably a bit of paint, make it look nice.

I think this is going to come together nicely.