OK
so for some reason the rear engine mount was playing silly buggers for over an hour yesterday and i need to get that off my chest the fuuuuuuuuuucking thing lol
so now i have that over with lets start with a useful update...
Timing belt refitted with manual tensioner reset with all lines an notches meeting TDC
New heater hose in place after the old one DID NOT want to come off
Tegiwa brake stopper fitted HOWEVER the bolt supplied was too short!!?? FFS
so we made our own :geek:
Engine was then ready to be fitted which took a lot longer than it should which is explained very well above
We also wanted to try and improve the angle of the manifold exit as it was pointing slightly north and not straight so the vice and a bit off heat was used to do some gentle persuading?
all ancillaries are now refitted all pipes back on, Rad in, harness clipped back in ready for a refill and hopefully NO leaks and long runs next week!!!
we did have some issues:
the alternator i got from someone off here has a 4 rib pulley whilst the Euro crank pulley is a 5 rib which when i got the part number for the Prelude belt this was also a 5 rib so god knows what alternator i have got here??? anyway we took the stanley knife to the belt and removed a rib or two (for now)
also with the alternator the top securing bolt head snapped off whilst fitting
it is in far enough to hold this alternator in place however removing this should i ever need to is going to be a major arsehole lol
also with the alternator we cannot find the lower adjustment securing bolt/bracket
IF ANYONE HAS ONE CAN YOU PM ME A PRICE POSTED PLEASE....We also broke the sensor clip on the air temp sensor
so again if anyone has one can you PM me a price posted.... or if you know if this is not needed? i am sure it is what i may do is once its running put a blob of glue on there...
ok i think that is the end of the update/moan and tapping here are a couple of pics of were we left it yesterday...
cheers all