Engine is out!
I’ve never felt so manly in my entire life. Seriously. In a few short hours I managed to pull an entire engine and transmission out of a car, and no one was killed.
I was sitting around wondering how cheap I could find a engine puller online, when I found an add for an engine hoist, load leveler and engine stand for $200 or trade for car audio equipment. The stuff was all from Freight Harbor and had only been used once. After a couple frantic minutes of digging around in the garage I had fired off some photo’s of old car subs and amps that had stacked up over the years. A couple hours later I was cramming a large pile of orange steel into the back seat and trunk of the Volvo. With some junk out of the garage, and only $100 lighter in the wallet I was ready to take on the world.
The actual task of pulling the engine was easy. Scary easy really. Once I got it all hooked up to the hoist, I quickly found out that the only thing that was holding the engine and transmission in place was the transmission brace. Two bolts later, the whole thing was ready to be plucked out. With a little wrestling I was able to get it all out with out much trouble at all. The load leveler was a real life saver. Once out, I split the tranny from the block and was pleasantly surprised to find a brand new clutch. Too bad I won’t be able to use it with the new engine I plan on putting in. With the engine bay much cleaner, it shouldn’t be too much longer until I am ready to send it off for soda blasting. Now if I only had the cash for the paint work.
Lumpy love
I have already admitted I have a bit of a thing for Volvo’s. Weird, I know. I think it’s because my first car was a Volvo, so now I have a soft spot in my heart for them. I have recently sold all of our cars (big surprise) and I was looking for a good cheap car to drive for the winter. A Lumpy. I found a perfect candidate in a 1989 Volvo 240 DL with 235,000 miles. Despite the age and miles it is in amazing shape, and thanks to some fine suspension tuning with a sawzall and a grinder, she’s looking even better.
