Engine is out...rebuild begins
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Engine is out...rebuild begins
The engine came out of my 87 TII last night...took about 6-7 hours of work to get everything off the engine and to get it out. I'll be pulling it apart this week, specing everything out (I already know it has a blown coolant seal), and ordering the parts I need. I'm looking at this as a great chance to get the car looking like a show car under the hood. Which is considered the best place to get internals from...Rotary Aviation or Atkins? Pics coming...
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i havent begun my rebuild, but when i do im going rotary aviation. its only $180 for 6 apex seals and springs. and $1xx for the other seals. total amount spent with shipping is prob under $300 and they claim to be better than hurley.
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i just did excatly what you except im getting it rebuilt for me cuz i honestly dont have the time or space. but it took me about 6-7 hours as well. im sure now i can do it alot quicker as i know about more of the hidden stuff and somethings that would have sped up the process. and it took me about a day to strip the engine marking everything and taking pics, and what not . im not really rushing this as its almost winter and i want things done right. im happy to say that the only thing that broke besides the old gaskets is the 4 way vaccum thing for the oil injectors. (buy or get a junk 14m wrench for the housing ones) i did that ,, shaved the wrench down to fit between the housing and the overlap on the injector and it worked well. but the strip down was actually fun and i learned alot about my engine
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Originally Posted by alwayssideways
i just did excatly what you except im getting it rebuilt for me cuz i honestly dont have the time or space. but it took me about 6-7 hours as well. im sure now i can do it alot quicker as i know about more of the hidden stuff and somethings that would have sped up the process. and it took me about a day to strip the engine marking everything and taking pics, and what not . im not really rushing this as its almost winter and i want things done right. im happy to say that the only thing that broke besides the old gaskets is the 4 way vaccum thing for the oil injectors. (buy or get a junk 14m wrench for the housing ones) i did that ,, shaved the wrench down to fit between the housing and the overlap on the injector and it worked well. but the strip down was actually fun and i learned alot about my engine
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Run a search for Reted's site for what should be replaced. Costs is dependant, how far do you want to go? And do you have the necessary tools? Brand new rotor housings for example are $1000 a pair or more. I've already spent over a grand in tools and accessories alone so far just for the rebuild. Thats not counting my other tools too.
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