tr8er Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Oh shit. It begins. Moms will be elated! Use your manifold stud with a chain tab to bolt the chain to. Basically you need to get from a flat bar with a hole for the manifold stud, to a chain link. How you do this is up to you, but most rented engine hoists will come with it already on the chain per my experience. that thing in the middle is what you need. Don't use 22g sheet metal either. It may damage your ego. Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 By the way. I think this is a bad idea to pull the engine because of emissions crap. The snowball effect is inevitable when you are in a shared workspace, and you are young, therefore your life is generally too exciting to be messing with this crap every night Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 What do you mean about the emissions? I have no life other then that car. Mom is already not happy I have the damn car anyways XD Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Also the car has no emission controls at all it's from Utah. Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 That's funny- I got my '78 4x4 620 because the owner couldn't get it smogged in Utah... it had been de-smogged in Wyoming. 1 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 What do you mean about the emissions? I have no life other then that car. Mom is already not happy I have the damn car anyways XD Smog = Emissions in my comment. Seems like a trivial problem to risk open heart surgery. Many patients never leave the operating table with a pulse. Have you tried bribery? A couple hundred dollar bills might get what you need. And it's less expensive than what you are about to endure. No life other than that car? Well, I can relate. Mom will generally fail to recognize the lessons inherent in the restoration and upkeep of a car. It's nothing to resent, it just is her perspective. Which, thankfully differs from yours. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I just want to check the mains and rods. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 That's funny- I got my '78 4x4 620 because the owner couldn't get it smogged in Utah... it had been de-smogged in Wyoming. I know it never left the city it was bought in. I have the original title and dealer papers. Quote Link to comment
scooter Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Pull the intake and exhaust off, get l16 exaust manifold, set of side drafts, done! 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 While this sounds like something Hainz would say it won't get you through a smog test, which I assume he is trying to do, and it isn't the cheapest way to go either. Quote Link to comment
EastBay521 Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Xlr8r is selling stuff in the classifieds says he has a L20b smog engine maybe check with him for what you need? Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Clutch is down to the rivets and the fly is glazed to hell. Going to machine it soon. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Out of money at the moment. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Clutch? What clutch? Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 What is the size of the bore on an l20b? Quote Link to comment
scooter Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 With ur carb problem check to see if your secondary linkage is hanging up leaving the secondary oppen a crack. Mine does this once in a while, it's like ghetto cruise control lol Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Clutch? What clutch? It's well worn but still in good shape. You should see what some worn clutches look like. What is the size of the bore on an l20b? The bore is 85.000mm to 85.050mm from the factory. Its very difficult to be that exact and rather than throwing away otherwise good blocks they are graded into four? over/undersize and you may find a number stamped into the block beside the cylinder. Pistons are the same, very expensive to throw away ones that are slightly too big or small so they are also graded into four size ranges. During assembly if a bore is a #3 oversize a #3 oversize piston is mated to that cylinder to give it the perfect 0.009" to 0.018" side clearance. (or very lose) This saves waste and reduces costs. Your L20B piston/cylinder WAS a perfect fit at one time but there is going to be some wear on the walls and clearance for the rings may be above the minimum. Yes, sometimes you can get away with a hone and re-ring but it should be carefully measured or you will be disappointed in the results. If over boring your block for oversize pistons, give them the the machinist so he can measure them exactly and bore to perfectly fit them. Just saying they are 20 over isn't really enough. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Where would these stamps be? Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 So should I just get the stock rings? The bore looks fine I don't think I have to hone it out. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 What size rings do I get? 85? Or 85.014? I couldn't find any marks on the side to say if it's over or under. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Anyone know where I can get a gastank sending unit? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 So should I just get the stock rings? The bore looks fine I don't think I have to hone it out. If you are NOT going to an over size then the stock 85mm rings will do. You will still have to hone the walls to roughen them up. The new rings will wear in to them and make a good seal. Honing is similar to roughing them up with sand paper. What's wrong with the gas sender. The gauge doesn't read??? Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Already honed them with my honing tool and drill. Has gauge doesn't move and the temp won't either. I took the dash out and sent some signals throw the prongs and the gushes moved and there's nothing missing from what I can tell. I checked the plug on the sender on the gas tank and it was plugged in. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Temp and gas gauge both not moving is a clue. Both are powered buy a small voltage regulator. If the regulator quits then both stop working. As you can see solving the problem first is cheaper than replacing things like the sender... which wouldn't have fixed it anyway. I don't have any FSMs for the A10 so check all the fuses. One of them powers the gauges. This might fix the problem. If not the volt regulator is likely in the gauge cluster. It can usually have the contacts cleaned and it will work. Quote Link to comment
Andres131313 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 All the contacts look clean. Quote Link to comment
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