The big experiment - amateur 3B shenanigans

[Knight Rider S4]

Good luck with your own project. Give me a shout if you need any... erm... eh.. tea and tracker bars?

[Nj]

haha. she's a keeper then mate.
I doubt any of the 3 of us will look at an engine now without having a paranoid examination for extra dowels.
Good luck with your own project. Give me a shout if you need any... erm... eh.. tea and tracker bars?

[K7ERG]

Alright Noel

Glad i could help even thought it was a learning curve for me. check for Dowels

as for the lady friend she got the tea and beers out just as i was out the shower result!!!

Time to get cracking with my own project.

Craig

[Nj]

ah well you live and learn eh?
Thanks again Steve. Hope your back wasn't too bad when you got home. Hope Craig's lady friend was understanding when he turned up like Al Jolson
Other Steve - we'll go a spin tonight if you like. You give me a push and make sure to bring an anchor so we can stop.

[Acidburn]

Not good about the dowel but good you checked the rack as its a pain to get to/inspect at a later date let alone change.

[Knight Rider S4]

embarrassing news - there was a friggin dowel on the gearbox and a matching one on the engine. This was what was causing the hassle getting the 2 together. I didn't realise they were removable. Just assumed they'd be attached to one or the other.

This is something that i will not forget in a long time 2 hours of my life wasted over a fecking dowel!!!

[Knight Rider S4]

Was going to say to you before you put the engine in, just inspect the steering rack whilst you have decent access to it.

Had that all off ......all in good working order

[Dubbedup]

Excellent work there Noelski...

When we going for a drive?

[Acidburn]

Was going to say to you before you put the engine in, just inspect the steering rack whilst you have decent access to it.

[Nj]

good news - engine's in
bad news - there was no memory card in the camera
embarrassing news - there was a friggin dowel on the gearbox and a matching one on the engine. This was what was causing the hassle getting the 2 together. I didn't realise they were removable. Just assumed they'd be attached to one or the other.

Massive thanks to Steve and Craig for coming down yesterday and helping me. Looks a bit more car like now. pics to follow (if I remember the memory card)

[Nj]

that's what I was hoping. If it works like a non A/C unit then I can just add the A/C bits later (if scotland suddenly develops a climate like spain)

[urquattro-island]

i

think it should.

[Nj]

is there any reason the A/C blower unit won't work in the same way that a non A/C blower works if I don't have the compressor, condensor etc fitted? What I mean is will the heater and fan still work without the A/C connected?

[Nj]

good stuff. i'll pm him too

where does the temp sensor in the air intake fix to by the way? mine seems to be sprouting flower like up the chute. And where is the water drainage channel/tube/thing that i've heard mentioned? Something worth checking before I rewire the dash perhaps? I had a good look about but couldn't see anything
cheers

[Acidburn]

Ok other person who's recently done it (I was fitting his old aircon unit to s2driveruk's car on sun) was james aka terrybullwon.

I'm sure one of them might be able to help you out.