So I'm taking this week off to finish putting the motor in the car. I follwed every how-to I could find (Thanks Westcoaststyle for the clutch/flywheel install. I hope I torqued down the flywheel properly:noes.

Anyhow, I'm not gonna fire it up until later today or tomorrow. All I have left is the clutch linkage and the axles. I changed the oil plan and everything underneath looks REALLY clean.

Is there anything I should do before I fire it up? I have no idea how long the motor was sitting. Should I lift the valve cover off and pour oil over all of the lifters? Or is that dumb? :hsugh:

I would really appreciate comments from anyone who has had experience with this.

 

make sure you have all your fluids filled, and fire that fucker up.

 

make sure you have gas. h:

 

I don't know what I would do without you two cacs.

 

Aye guys. Where can connect my fast idle control vavle. I have cold air intake, and can' remember where it was connected to. Is it connected to the lower opening on the valve cover?

Thanks again.

 

yea i think it is

 

fast idle vavle is coolant connected only....I am confused what you mean........shoot me a pm if you have specific questions.

 

I hit you with a pm on this . It sits right under the intake manifold where the air goes in. I have the IACV all straight on the back. But where does that sucker right there go? It's an air issue, no? Not a coolant one?



Guys... I fired up the car, and it started within seconds. I couldn't believe it. :yay:

My only issues are

The rear engine mount needs the bolt to go ALL the way through
My axles don't seem to want to go in all the way. They should sit flush with the tranny right?
I have to bleed the cluth line

I have to say that I'm completely proud of myself. I've never in my life done an engine swap, and I did EVERYTHING by myself. From taking it out the old one, to getting a hoist and lowering in the new one. It took me a week to do it (my paid vacation) but I did it.

If it wasn't for HAN, I would have never had the balls to do it. I'm humbled by you guys for all of your help.

 

Thats baddass

 

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