Pulling My Engine

[svx_commuter]

I have removed more than I had too. I am down to the ac compressor tying to do that without draining. Still have to pull the connnector on the speed sensor and the flexplate bolts are a pain. Anyone that has change valve cover gaskets on this engine has a lot of patience. It take forever to get the bottom bolts out.

[listed]

you pulled the motor just to replace the valve cover gaskets? I did it in an afternoon w/ the engine in the car. It was a little uncomfortable at times (100w bulb in a rough service light burnt the h377 out of me) but nowhere near the pain your going through. BTW for the flex plate bolts I just put a shallow socket on the end of a flexible wratchet and bam they were out. took less than 5 minutes.

[svx_commuter]

Your good! I am really gooing for the head gaskets. I have heard that some people do that without pulling engine also. I used a long, thin, 12mm box wrench to get the FlexPlate bolts out. I could not come up with any combination of socket parts to get the F-P bolts out. What is a flexible ratchet?

I got the engine out today. One of the heads is off. I think I see where the gasket was leaking.

[wawazat??]

Got your PM and responded to it.

Hope everything goes smoothly for you.

Todd

[listed]

Originally posted by svx_commuter
What is a flexible ratchet?

it's just a ratchet that has a head that is attached (not welded) to the handle allowing the handle to pivot near the head of the ratchet.

another way to get the bolts out is to hook a series of extensions and a universal up and route it from the front of the motor between the alternator and ps pump.

[svx_commuter]

I put a few pictures of the engine in my locker

[svx_commuter]

Originally posted by listed


it's just a ratchet that has a head that is attached (not welded) to the handle allowing the handle to pivot near the head of the ratchet.

another way to get the bolts out is to hook a series of extensions and a universal up and route it from the front of the motor between the alternator and ps pump.

Is that similar to a breaker bar?

I took the flex plate bolts out at the bottom of the engine????

[wawazat??]

Originally posted by svx_commuter
I put a few pictures of the engine in my locker

Looks remarkably similar to mine jsut a short time ago John .

Good luck with your repair job.

Todd

[svx_commuter]

I found my damaged head gasket. The link below goes to the locker.

http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/fil...muter/3713.JPG

Just a reminder, I did this damage when my exhaust pipes (near the exhaust header) hit the ground hard about a 15 months ago.
It just got a lot worse more recently when I had the cooling system down for 10 days while doing water pump, timing belt oil pump. I think the block corroded just a little more from the air that got in the engine, instead of the coolant. That was enough for the leak to get bigger and blow apart the radiator.

I also bent the cyclinder block. The outer wall of the block that would be the top of the engine when looking in the engine compartment is pushed up. I don't how far it got pushed but it isn't flat anymore. It looks very close to the .002 for flatness. I am not sure if it can be machined as an assembly. I really do not want to take apart the block assy.