Ohh whats on them Iain? You got me interested now!!! lol
Cheers Adam

I was meaning make one manifold for one pipe, then when I fit a free'er flowing one, I didn't want to have to make another just because of that flange Done deal for the bits, ta muchly mate, the clutch was the bit I wasn't too sure about. Now all I need is a reasonable engine Random off hand question... could the B14 be lifted out and the 18ft lifted in? I live with a gravel drive at uni, and would be grand to do it here in between uni work.

EDIT: By lifted, I mean by as many students as required, as opposed to a hoist

Ah yes, very good point on the leaking gasket thing. My bad, egg on face, etc...

cheers

James

Dai, just seen your reply, thanks but I think I'm set on the turbo lump now, cheers anyway though mate.

Chris, I can only go by my experience over at Pete's place when we lifted the 2 litre lump out of his car. It took 4 of us, Will, Pete's Dad, Pete and Me and we only just managed to lift it and that was only for a few seconds. We also cut away the front panel with a hacksaw to enable us to slide it forwards and out. So basically I would say to install and remove you need a lift.

I certainly needed one to do the installations on mine.

Yeah, after a bit of thinking, I'm going to need to get underneath to do the clutch and prop stuff anyway, so thats out the window to doing it on the drive

No worrys.

Clutch is best done engine out. I had to remove and refit in situ.

I had to lift the engine off the mounts and move as far forwards as it would go. The exhaust is in the way to remove the bellhousing so take it out if you can. Doesnt take long.

hi Dai...

is this for a 1.4 clutch change? I need to do one on my J reg 1.4 but im hoping to work in the evenings at a friends garage with him on standby when I get stuck.

is the clutch change a bit awkward in situ... ive read that you need to remove the rear engine mounts and lift engine... mayb its easier to take the engine out completely....

thanks

shimon

Chris_C wrote:Random off hand question... could the B14 be lifted out and the 18ft lifted in?

18ft engine wont fit under a 3 foot bonnet m8

Been a while since I did this but from memory we didn't take the downpipe off. Big mistake cos it made the job twice as hard so remove the downpipe, and yes, the rear engine mounts need to be detached, simply because they are on the actual clutch bellhousing. You don't need to lift the engine, but you do need to take the weight using a trolley jack and a block of wood on the sump.

The other thing not to forget is the little flywheel cover plate on the front of the bellhousing. Can be easily overlooked. Then, when you do release it, the housing will definitely seized slightly onto the clutch splines. It will free off, but it'll need quite a bit of wiggling, and perhaps, gentle levering with a pair of screwdrivers, so make sure the car is securely supported.

Hope that helps.

the seized bit you describe is the clutch shaft sticking to the flywheel bearing. This is meant to be, there is a 1-time fitting ring between the shaft and the inner bearing ring. you should renew this if you open it up!

Greetings Wouter

Agree, in fact, IIRC Volvo provide one with their kits!

Certainly agree with Andy on the lifting on the engine, not easy!

It mades things sooo much easier removing the front panel, being a scrapper you can do such things! I'd go for a proper lift, as you can guarantee, someone will move wrong, or won't be able to keep hold of it, plus there is not a great deal to grab, we had trouble with the way it wanted to tip and so little to grab with an effective hold in the right direction. Poles as bearers to lift it supported with rope worked fairly well. There is also limited space, more than four and well, you're in each others way, plus we had literally everything else removed from the engine bay, so it meant we could stand in it for the initial lift.

I was somewhat shocked when you rang with what had happened Chris. Sad news, but as we've said, every cloud, and these silver lining things, might mean the new engine plan goes ahead sooner than expected!

Pete