I got a bit of stuff off the sc engine today. I started with the intercooler and radiator. I was a little confused how to remove the intercooler tubing. The top was easy enough, a few bolts and nuts, a pry bar and pop goes the weasel.
Now, that lower tube that feeds the cooled air to the intake.....
not so easy. It's attached at the intercooler, intake manifold, the power steering pump, and at the block. So, sure, four nuts and a couple capscrews and it's out of there, right?
Uhm....no.....
To remove the lower tube, the capscrew that bolts to the block needs to be removed. You can't get to it with the power steering pump in the way. It's bolted from underneath. The t-bird has settled down in the ground from sitting in one spot for so long, so no coming up to it from below.
Well, ok then, i'll just take the ps pump off and get to it......
No, no I won't "just" take the ps pump off.
In order to get the pump of, you need to take the pulley off to get to the nuts holding it on. This was the most fatiguing part for me today. That pulley really wanted to stay where it was. Though, in the end, I conquered it like Conan the Barbarian.....now where's that serving wench with the mead......
As soon as I got home I used a little laquer thinner and paper towels to wipe off the lower tube. It was disgusting.
I had to pull the alternator as well to get the ps bracket off. NBD there. I wonder about this alternator, is it 3G, 4G?
@jrichker ?
I pulled the edis6 module off too. Other small things like the coolant overflow, wiper fluid, etc. too.
Took off the air box and what i'm guessing is the MAF?
I was going to take the a/c compressor off, but i forgot my disconnectors for the lines.
Here's what the eb looks like right now.
It's kind of nice to finally see the valve covers at last.
You can count on me going to the car wash prior to putting the engine in my garage. I'll just need a couple cans of Gunk cleaner too. It's a dirty bastard.
In the end, one more trip and I'll pull the engine. I'll probably pull the sc off before yanking the engine itself as well.
Look at this pulley system, there are three separate belts with a tensioner for each one.
As for the rest of today, I'm cooling off a little, drinking beer and watching college football. My son is at the OSU-TCU game, so i'm watching that for now. When I cool off a bit I'll go out to my garage to set up my new shelves and rearrange things for the sc engine. I got a bunch of stuff to get and keep organized now.
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