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- Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:00 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Motor install
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1314
Re: Motor install
I only jacked the car up high enough to get the wheels off the ground , put a bottle jack on top of the trans axle to push it down a little . had the motor on a wooden dolly from H.F. with a piece of plywood 15x21 across it and rolled it under the car , i put a 2x4 under the front of the motor to an...
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:25 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Motor install
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1314
Re: Motor install
if you look again i said it was a 64 with power glide ? i dont think it matters but it is a convertible and the motor is not the original but is setup correctly to go in the car and i do have a manual but was looking for hands on experience in doing this . and what may seem hard for one person may n...
- Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:27 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Motor install
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1314
Motor install
I know this isn`t ideal to most Corvair people but i have to install a motor in a 64 PG , the trans axle is still in the car so motor only is going back in . anyone have any input to make this as painless as possible ? type of jack to use , angle of motor and trans axle as to mate up easily ? Thanx ...
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:34 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Torque converter seal and electrical question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 896
Re: Torque converter seal and electrical question
so if you have the motor out and even though the TQ hub seals looks good should it be replaced anyway ?
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:54 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Starter sometimes doesn't crank
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1348
Re: Starter sometimes doesn't crank
Thanx on mine it`s a car i recently bought and someone did not bolt the torque converter to the flex-plate that is why the motor isn`t turning over i will try and fix it tomorrow so i can check the compression and try to crank it . although i have a nice motor on the way i just bought , i will insta...
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:55 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Starter sometimes doesn't crank
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1348
Re: Starter sometimes doesn't crank
what if the starter is engaging and spinning the flywheel but the motor does not turn over is the crank some how broken from the torque converter or did someone forget to bolt it to the crank "?