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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 26 2012, 09:48 PM (1,178 Views) | |
| sam | Jul 26 2012, 09:48 PM Post #1 |
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Fresh Fish
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Getting ready to pull the motor and rebuild out of my 95 metro, any tips? |
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| Memphis metro | Jul 26 2012, 10:11 PM Post #2 |
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Leave the engine in the car. Unless block needs machine shop work theres no need to pull it out. |
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| Bad Bent | Jul 27 2012, 06:49 PM Post #3 |
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Facetious Educated Donkey
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These are some of the rebuild threads... 98 Metro Rebuild Engine Rebuild Top and Bottom Detailed 1.0 Head Rebuild Guide Bottom End Rebuild Guide Rebuilding Hydraulic Lifters Engine Torque Specs Engine Rebuild Kit Thread eBay performance head gaskets Engine Rebuild Post #1 with pictures Engine Rebuild Post #2 with pictures/URL] How to clean a G10/G13 Oil Pump |
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| davegran | Jul 28 2012, 06:29 AM Post #4 |
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Old Fart w/Wrenches
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How about if I want to run a hone through it to break the cylinder glaze? How do you protect the crank? Can you get the pan off while the engine is in the car?
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| Memphis metro | Jul 28 2012, 07:04 AM Post #5 |
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I usually run the crank journals down and being careful you can hone them no problem. I also usually remove the two spring bolts from the exhaust manifold and the two nuts from the center section of the exhaust pipe and drop the front section of the exhaust. It makes everything easier on the bottom, but you really dont have too. The oil pan can be removed with it on. I have done it that way as well. Just in case you miss reading it somewhere, take note there is a small oil check valve on the left side of the engine block you want to take care not to lose and put it back in if you remove it. Look at post 144 here, http://geometroforum.com/topic/4464045/10/ |
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| idmetro | Jul 28 2012, 04:21 PM Post #6 |
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As mentioned the pan will come off with the engine in the car. I wrap the crank journals in paper towels, rotate them to the bottom of the stroke and then hone that cylinder, then rotate the second cylinder to the bottom of its travel and hone it, etc. Clean everything up really well when you are done. Some guys use various water based cleaners. I don't feel water has a place on the combustion side of my engine so I use petroleum based cleaners to do the job. I am fine with water based cleaners but on the OUTSIDE of the engine. Good Luck! |
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| Shinrin | Jul 28 2012, 04:40 PM Post #7 |
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Find and wrap the oil check valve in gold blocks or something less valuable than it is so you don't lose it. Don't buy the cheapest head gasket, they're junk. This is going around as supposedly the best available http://www.ebay.com/itm/270920776215?redirect=mobile |
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| davegran | Jul 30 2012, 10:01 AM Post #8 |
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Old Fart w/Wrenches
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What do you guys use for honing fluid these days? A million years ago I used to use kerosene.
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| paul11211 | Jul 30 2012, 10:17 AM Post #9 |
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I like to use sand for my honing it works great! |
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| idmetro | Jul 30 2012, 11:54 AM Post #10 |
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I typically use a light weight motor oil. I don't make any special provisions, just whatever I have on hand at the time... |
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