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| JohnWPB 1986 GT Fastback worklog (Page 61/71) |
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exoticse
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APR 10, 12:43 PM
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John your work is killer. 👍
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Alex4mula
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APR 10, 04:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by JohnWPB:
.. I would see all of these engines being rebuilt, and installed into cars, and just imagine what it would be like to have an engine that looked like that in my car! I know it sounds kinda crazy, but it was something that just seemed beyond a normal persons means doing something like that...
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That is the easy part. The hard part is keeping it looking like that over time. 
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JohnWPB
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APR 11, 06:28 PM
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Last night, I re-assembled the Throttle body, putting all the sensors, springs, butterfly and such back together. Today, after work I installed the throttle body adapter. I had to Google some pictures, as I was not sure 100% how it went. It came with a gasket, and a tube of silicone.
The gasket goes between the adapter plate and the throttle body, and the silicone between the intake and the adapter plate.
Next I installed the newly assembled throttle body to the adapter plate:
I also put on the new oil pan and gasket:
All installed and good to go:
Now, on a last note, there is a sensor in the oil pan, that I probably for low oil indicator. The end that goes inside the pan has a piece of plastic on the end that is loose. I can not tell if it is supposed to be like that or not from examining it.
The piece that is loose, and wobbles around is highlighted in yellow:
Can anyone tell me if that is normal, or do I need a new sensor?[This message has been edited by JohnWPB (edited 04-11-2016).]
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Napoleon_Tanerite
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APR 11, 08:37 PM
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It is normal, but even if it was broken, don't worry about it. You are correct that it is the oil level sensor, but unless you plan on installing the DIS from a donor car, the sensor is useless to you. It would probably throw an OBD code if you were really interested, but the harness builders I have talked to say they usually don't even wire for the harness and tune the code out of the PCM.
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JohnWPB
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APR 11, 10:50 PM
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Good to know, and thanks for the info! It's just one less thing to have to worry about
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tshark
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APR 12, 08:48 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by JohnWPB:
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What is that behind the sensor, with all the scratches?
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JohnWPB
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APR 12, 10:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by tshark:
What is that behind the sensor, with all the scratches? |
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That is the old oil pan. It was pretty dented and banged up, so I just went ahead and bought a new one to replace it. It did not appear to be hitting the cam shaft, but I did not want to take any chances.
As a teenager, I hit something and dented up the oil pan on my mothers car. The cam shaft was hitting it, and shortly rubbed a hole in the pan and all of the oil drained out. Luckily my father was a mechanic, and ingrained in me that if the coolant light or the oil light EVER came on, to pull over safely & immediately to investigate. That life lesson pretty much saved the engine in Mom's Buick
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JohnWPB
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APR 30, 02:18 PM
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JohnWPB
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MAY 12, 11:18 PM
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An interesting development......
I had a new neighbor move in a couple months back, and a few days ago we got to talking. He, it turns out, is a mechanic. I brought him over to show him the car, and th3 3800SC I have been building. He speaks broken English by the way.... he looks at the engine, at the car, and back at the engine.... looks at me and says it does not come from factory with this. I giggle and nod and before I can say anything, he tells me the wiring harness will not work, and will need a special one with a programmed computer. I show both to him. He says the motor mounts will not work, again, show him the new motor mounts. Then he says he does not think the axle will work on the passenger side. I show him the one that Mustangsbeware made for me. This goes on for some time, and he really seems to know his stuff.
I tell him that I would like him to take out the old engine, and install the new one. He says he will get back to me.
Today he stops me when I get home from work, and says he can take the ole one out, put the new one in, and finish so I just turn the key and go, $700. I say DEAL! Then, here comes the part that caught me off guard.... he says I will take the engine out minyana. Tomorrow???? He says yes. this seriously pushes up my time line! I have 95% of the parts, but am scrambling to get the last pieces. The A/C lines from Chuck in Orlando, get a new A/C compressor ordered, plugs, wires, oil filter, oil, coolant..... and tons of other stuff I am sure I am forgetting.
We agreed, he will get the engine out, then I will have as much time as I need to get the engine completed, and the engine bay cleaned up and such before he outs the 3800 in.
I have never moved quite so quickly on something before.... Oh, I just removed my new GT tail lights and placed them in the spare bedroom wrapped in a down comforter
So I am sure there will be tons of photo's forthcoming.......
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JohnWPB
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MAY 13, 09:23 PM
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Well, the swap is underway! In a matter of 5 hours we had the 2.8 out and started to attach the FieroFlyer wiring harness to the 3800. I have a laundry list of items to locate and purchase tonight. I will do most of what I can through Amazon, as their prices are usually better on 90% of any car parts I have ever purchases, as well as I get free 2 day shipping 
Tonight's List of parts to order:
- Belts
- Spark Plugs
- Spark Plug Wires
- Fuel injector rebuild kit
- Thermostat and gasket
- Oil filter adapter gasket
- Oil filter/oil (Probably get lcoally)
- temperature sensor
- Cam sensor
- Temperature sensor
- PCV valve
Engine out, YES!
Starting to hook up the wiring harness. It looks like the wrong plug was attached to the harness for the IAC, but I do have the correct plug off the original 3800 harness. I just need to figure out how to make sure the wires are hooked to the plug with the correct polarity, as the wires are different colors.
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