I'm going to hump you on Thursday when I come over. Fair warning.
STS Miata - Project: Stronger Faster Lighter
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I'm going to hump you on Thursday when I come over. Fair warning.
that's weird. i don't think i've bothered to send in results for about two years now, and they keep sending me parts. of course, when i did send in results, they never got posted, so whatever.
they are extremely helpful, if a little overworked, i think.
that they are for sure.
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Engine blew? Have not been following thread.
My miata engine will be at 180K+ before the start of next season.
165k+ mile
we've got an STS2 CRX with over 200k, and an STS civic w/ 250k on the clock
Awww...mine's just a baby. 103k.
...and probably in the worst shape of the bunch.
We can take a look... ONCE YOU GET THAT HEAD GASKET REPLACED!
Speaking of, Brett and I are going to start tearing the motor back down (because re-doing work's always fun) in prep for the correct crank. *sigh* funtimes.
We can take a look... ONCE YOU GET THAT HEAD GASKET REPLACED!
Speaking of, Brett and I are going to start tearing the motor back down (because re-doing work's always fun) in prep for the correct crank. *sigh* funtimes.
Yeah, I need to jump on that. Especially because Jenn said something the other day about letting me spend some money on parts. Not sure what's going to happen, but I'll make sure I at least get a good set of wheels and tires out of it.
and got everything back. After polishing and cleaning the crank was in great condition (had bearing material on the #4 journal where the main bearing went thermo after running w/o oil...), and all the oil clearances are correct. Now to bolt it back together... again... lol Unfortunately I think it may be next weekend before it's together. Not a huge problem though, as I'm still waiting on a few parts from Mazdaspeed to work w/ the correct crank (timing cog, mail bolt, woodruff key, and some new head studs that have nothing to do w/ the crank lol)
Alright, well after about a solid month of 3 steps forwards and 2 steps back, I FINALLY got this thing together for the most part. Really the only thing I can do now is install the timing belt and the timing belt covers and then I'm pretty much ready to pull the old engine out and get the new one in.
Here's where I started the day:
Had to re-do the front main seal since I managed to flub that up the 1st time, then got the main timing pulley on.
Then the head:
And finally the water pump went on pretty painlessly. I say painlessly... I was having some issues getting the bolts for the tensioner and idler pulleys threaded. Thanks to Kevin's suggestion, I took a little closer look @ the holes and found a bunch of leftover metal from the casting that was mucking up the 1st couple of threads. Apparently quality control on new mazda parts has been lax of late lol. Once I cleaned those up they went right in.
Here's where I started the day:
Had to re-do the front main seal since I managed to flub that up the 1st time, then got the main timing pulley on.
Then the head:
And finally the water pump went on pretty painlessly. I say painlessly... I was having some issues getting the bolts for the tensioner and idler pulleys threaded. Thanks to Kevin's suggestion, I took a little closer look @ the holes and found a bunch of leftover metal from the casting that was mucking up the 1st couple of threads. Apparently quality control on new mazda parts has been lax of late lol. Once I cleaned those up they went right in.
Keep it at the ready for if (when?) this one decides it doesn't want to live any more
. Basically from the old engine I'll need the water pump pulley, the alternator / bracketry, intake manifold and everything that goes w/ it (Throttle, injectors, fuel rail, etc), the header, the bolts for the transmission ('new' transmission going in as well), and a couple sensors and hoses. Speaking of, I need to order new hoses! lol (thanks for the reminder ). I won't need them until the motor goes in (about 2 or 3 weeks from now unfortunately), but I'll need them.Alright, after doing it totally wrong the 1st time, I went back and finally got the timing set right on the cams. Then I looked down and noticed that while trying to get the belt on the crank pulley, I apparently managed to rotate it a couple teeth... so pull the belt off again and... well you get the idea. In either case, I finally got the damn thing set right. Now I just need to clean up and install the timing belt covers, and then it'll pretty much be ready to go in 
1 step closer:
Pulled pretty much everything I could easily get to with a wrench or socket / unplug. So far I got the intake and radiator out, all of the major coolant hoses, the exhaust manifold, cat and cat-back, disconnected the neutral / reverse switches and speedo cable on the transmission, moved the breather hose from 1 engine to the next, installed the thermostat / thermostat housing on the new engine and cleaned the coolant off of the port on the back of the head and unplugged a bunch of stuff. Tomorrow I need to run to the parts store to pick up a bunch of oil, coolant, a couple of filters and some gear oil for the "fresh" transmission, and some delicious beverages for the folks who'll be helping out. Kinda lookin forward to it
Pulled pretty much everything I could easily get to with a wrench or socket / unplug. So far I got the intake and radiator out, all of the major coolant hoses, the exhaust manifold, cat and cat-back, disconnected the neutral / reverse switches and speedo cable on the transmission, moved the breather hose from 1 engine to the next, installed the thermostat / thermostat housing on the new engine and cleaned the coolant off of the port on the back of the head and unplugged a bunch of stuff. Tomorrow I need to run to the parts store to pick up a bunch of oil, coolant, a couple of filters and some gear oil for the "fresh" transmission, and some delicious beverages for the folks who'll be helping out. Kinda lookin forward to it
