Winner of the Bugger Award & Iwasn't even 4wding.

[Hunno]

Monday night I was Driving up Bells Line of Road. As I started to climb Mt Tomah just before getting to the gardens THUD, Shaking, Smoke, loss of power, splashing noises & so on, at first I hoped I'd caught a tree branch in the drive line but new deep down what had happened. But you can't help wishing.
The answer well it was a CONROD through the engine block. Ya it wasn't a tree branch.
I think it was damaged when the engine hydro locked swamping it at Newnes a little over a month ago. question

1) Is there any tricks I may need to now when doing an Engine swap?


I know something was not quite right as It was using more fuel than normal.

[Steve F]

Should be pretty straight forward, I think there are some torx bolts on the top of the gearbox bolting it to the engine though but I'm not 100% sure on that or the size, trying to find out myself as I'm about to pull the auto. Oh, and bad luck on that

Cheers
Steve

[rupicon]

sorry to hear that mate

[Hunno]

Got the ZJ home today, Replacement motor already sourced & sitting here ready to go. Tomorrow's the big day. Fingers crossed all goes well & I can drive home tomorrow night.
Couple of photo's
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...9&l=62d5096896

[Hunno]

The BUGGER got bigger. The gearbox case was split as well.

[stevet]

Did the auto work out for you??...................................

[Hunno]

Once sorted out the leak & missing bolts in the pan we got it in & running well. Thanks Steve. As for the ring around was not possible today work was flat out. Booked of tomorrow so I will chase it then.
Thanks once again
Chris

[Jaffas]

hope you got it sorted mate!

[Hunno]

Up & running. Bit rough Idle but I think that is cause by the broken dissy mount that we bodged up a clamp like on the old Holdens & Fords. Other than that runs smooth as & has 30,000 less km the the original.

[marcus]

great to hear you up and running again