Fargin won't start

Post by **Calimus** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:44 am

If it is, I think it should make it's maiden voyage out to my place so the owner can sit down and have some brew. That or I might be willing to make the trip out to the owners neck of the woods.

So what do ya say Brian? How about I furnish the beer this time?

Post by **Briano1234** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:02 pm

Calimus wrote:If it is, I think it should make it's maiden voyage out to my place so the owner can sit down and have some brew. That or I might be willing to make the trip out to the owners neck of the woods.

So what do ya say Brian? How about I furnish the beer this time?

Well we might just have to do that, if I get it running, had a late start today, had a bunch of chores to do... Hopefully i will get the tranny on but am just getting started on it....

But the maiden cruise might have to be a 45 mile trip of discovery?

Post by **Calimus** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:41 pm

Sure why not. Shouldn't the maiden voyage have a sence of adventure? Not to mention that ender dire circumstances, it could be rescued.

However, knowing that you might not like that idea, thats why I offered to head out your way

You've made a few trips to my neck of the woods, turn-about is fair play right?

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:04 pm

c'mon!
i did my motor swap 100 miles away from home - that made for a nerve racking test drive....

Post by **Calimus** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:07 pm

now that would be a tad bit daunting. KNowing your had better have done your shiz well enough for it to hold up for 100 miles right off the bat. My hats off to ya on that one.

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:17 pm

yeah, daunting is an understatement
was too cold in late october to drive with the top down, but i drove along the concrete highway divider with the window down the whole way, just waiting to hear noises....

Post by **Briano1234** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:16 am

Well mark this down Kiddies, the Bentley dosen't tell you what the clearance is between the Torque perverter and the bell housing.....And since my Torq perverter fell off I needed to know... Well from the Haynes, there is 1and about 1/4 inch gap between the Torg hub and the edge of the Bell housing. Actually 30mm or 1 13/64 ... It took me two hours to get it in line,,, and secured....

Ten as the tranny was ready to slap home I realized that I had forgotten to remove one of the tranny bolts that hold the Front mount on, I had used it to stabilize the engine, so with that said the tranny is going in tomorrow.... Seems my whole morning was tied to Insurance agents, and Kiddies ...... So any way I did make progress...Just not as much as i wanted to.

Post by **Calimus** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:31 am

any progress counts man. Back when I was rebuilding the crabby cabby, I would count just looking at the car as progress since the project was dragging on for so long

PDX Cabby · Post by **PDX Cabby** » Fri May 05, 2006 1:51 am

phew
you had me sitting here confuzzled a bit...
"torque converter... bell housing... clearance... wtf is he talking about?!?"

wish i coulda helped ya out on that one... but outside of K-cars i dunno nuttin about automatics....

sounds like a fun day...

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Fri May 05, 2006 8:58 am

but outside of K-cars i dunno nuttin about automatics....

LOL!
i know how to take them out and throw them as far as i can... which ain't far cuz they weigh a friggin' TON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **Briano1234** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:29 pm

Well the tranny is 3/4 in, the lower motor / tranny mount bolt is home, and the drivers side mount is on and bolted.... I just had to rock the tranny to get all the bolts started. With that being said, I am taking a break, lets hope I remember to cut the strap holding the torque pervertor on......

Stay tuned for more episodes of as the tranny turns..

Post by **Calimus** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:32 pm

Keep it up brian. Once the tranny is all in a bolted down, it's only about 2 hours work to get everything hooked up and ready to test fire.

Post by **Briano1234** » Fri May 05, 2006 2:40 pm

Calimus wrote:Keep it up brian. Once the tranny is all in a bolted down, it's only about 2 hours work to get everything hooked up and ready to test fire.

Two Hours? loloolololollllllllll It takes that long to get the Starter back on.......Then I have to replace the Accell cable that I broke, and other shit..... Then I REally need to connect the Exhaust back before the test fire and add a quarts or 3 of Tranny fluid.....

I counldn't find the demension to tell me the torque pervertor was home, Not in the Bentley or the Chiltons. They pay lip service to the Automatic.....But here is where the Haynes came in handi. It had the Pic and the Mesurement Otherwise I would of just been guessing.

For all that want to know the Automatic has 3 splined shafts, you can turn 2 of them but the big un you can't... So to get the Torque Pervertor in you have to have all 3 shaflts lined up....or you will not get the 1 13/64 clearance between the edges of the bell housing and the Nipple (sorry) end of the torgue pervertor....

So on then twist push back off and repeat till you get the clearance clarence.

it is 5:00 pm, The tranny is in, and bolted on, the Torque Pevertor is bolted to the flywheel.....

So with that being said, I am in the process of bolting on the Alles, and attaching the starter.....

Then the exhaust....

Then time it and install the battery some oil and rock and roll.....

Stay tuned for further episodes of as the Crank turns.....

Post by **Briano1234** » Fri May 05, 2006 9:42 pm

I decided to do the topside stuff as in set the timing, and the airbox all the cables, run the new accelerator cable, and put on the Skid Plate, and torque all the bolts.

Tomorrow, Axles Starter and exhaust.... then Fill with oil and give it a go.

Then I have to reassemble the interior...

Post by **Calimus** » Fri May 05, 2006 10:06 pm

still gotten a lot done. Kepe it up.