we're keeping the car.

Picking up a spare motor and bringing her back to life!!!!

Thanks to Mike for the motor...pulled the short-block yesterday....I wasn't having fun (an I feel it today) but we're one step closer to bringing her back to life.

Pics in a bit.

I'm glad you are going to resurrect the car. 200k is pretty good. I am still upset about my second coolant seal dying at 199,087 (couldn't it have held out for another 913 miles?)

The car would start with only one bad seal, after the second one failed I couldn't get it running without towing it.

Keep us posted and I wish you the best (not the sore back, but the rest of the fun).

yeah, technically it died at 230K miles almost even too...Watch, next thing you know I'll be posting pics of both our 7s out and about.

THanks and wait till Mike posts the pics....

well i did pull another motor on sunday with Junpower, then we cut up the vert into 3 pieces and carried it away into a old delivery truck. its was awesome! And I am still tired from yesterday. Hey check out the pictures I posted in my Album. You can save them to your computer and post them if you want. Thanks again :)

Thank YOU! Was it easier than pulling your motor?

Did you take pics of the carnage?

Edit, saw the pics haha, nice ones.

nah I made pulling the motor at Junpowers place more complianted than it is hehe. LOL. I work slow. I have more pictures but I think it would be good to run them by you first. Whats your email. I send them over asap.I got pics of the choping of Junpowers vert on my phone. Crazy Stuff!

bet it was a blast too....PMing email

Finally started the work on the NA...
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1275355901


1. The manifolds were cracked and brittle! Dunno if it's the age (200K miles) and the heat but it doesn't seem normal to break them while breaking the seal.

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1275355901
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1275355901



2. The Pineapple intake sleeves were not in the proper position and one of them was damaged...

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...1&d=1275355901


Neither of the sleeves were seated in properly...Never seen this before.

I'll be draining the fluids soon and taking the dead motor out...wonder what it looks like inside.

I need an engine hoist, an engine stand and a flywheel removal tool to give Mike his flywheel back.

Oh wow, I've never seen an intake manifold beak like that before. I don't think it's related to mileage or age, I took my 202k mile engine down to a bare block before and didn't have any problems like that. That's crazy :o11:.