Feb 27, 2019 – reassembly continues

Spent a couple more hours today. First I installed the new factory oil cooler hose clamps that David Hume sent me – looking great!: Next I got the gear shift cable and lever connected. First was the lever which is actuated by a rod – this actuates the fore/aft movement of the gear lever and […]

Feb 26, 2019 – Reassembly Continues

Took a couple of days off since installing the drivetrain and got back to it today. Just a couple of hours work, but lots of progress. I got the heater hoses, the wire bundle and the lower (passenger side) radiator hose hooked up. Here is a shot of the radiator hose hooked up at the […]

Feb 22, 2019 – Reinstalling the drive train!

Before installing the drive train, I decided to do a test install of the fuel injection rail and intake plenums just to see how they look on the cleaned up engine. First the injection rail and manifold: Then the intake plenums in place: And adding the gold colored cold-start /air-mixture duct that spans the two […]

Feb 21, 2019 – New Oil Cooler Hoses, Thermostat & Transaxle Fill

Before dropping the drive train back in the car, I installed new oil cooler hoses. The originals are known to fail with age, spraying hot oil all over the engine compartment and sometimes resulting in fire. Here are the old ones: I’ll clip off the ends of the old ones as they can be reused […]

February 18-19, 2019 – Final cleaning of drivetrain before installation

Spent some time polishing the lower section of the engine (i.e. the oil pan) in prep for installing the engine the last couple of days. I think it is ready for re-installation. Here is a photo of the oil pan part way (rear half of the driver’s side) after cleaning- you can see the reflection […]

Feb 11-12, 2019 – Fuel Injection & Manifold Prepped For Installation

The package that arrived from David Hume a few days ago contained the intake manifold with injectors & fuel rail as well as the associated wiring harness he rebuilt for me earlier last year. First up was to understand the wiring harness. Originally (nearly 50 years ago) the individual wires in the harness had little […]

Feb 7, 2019 – Engine & Transaxle Reunited!

With the transaxle all cleaned up – time to move on to the motor. Before occupying my engine hoist with the motor, I needed to get the transaxle off the engine stand. This also let me do a thorough cleaning of the inside of the bell housing. Next was to lift the motor out of […]

Feb 1-6, 2019 – Drivetrain Prep for Reinstallation

Spent a good number of hours doing some final cleaning, buffing and polishing of the drivetrain parts before I do the reinstall. First up I cleaned up the accessory drive coupling – in the center of this picture (between the oil filler and distributor) is the yellow zinc-plated backing plate on the shaft after cleaning: […]