In my New Member post a couple of weeks ago I mentioned the car I bought had a blown engine. This is a winter project for me and I will be taking my own sweet time doing this. The car is a '99 SLK230K.
The garage I'm working in does not have heat so I will not be out there for long periods doing things. The garage also does not have a lift. A floor jack and stands will have to do.
Two days ago I went to a recycler (a breaker for you in GB land) and bought a used engine. Today I started taking odd bits off it that I will be replacing with parts from the engine I'm pulling out or with new.
Well, I found that the recycler had stored the engine outside and the spark plugs were not installed. Nor was the top cover drawn up tight. I found water in all 4 cylinders.
So now the engine swap is postponed until I pull the head off and inspect the cylinders and the rotating assembly.
Don't you just love it when a plan falls apart.
The garage I'm working in does not have heat so I will not be out there for long periods doing things. The garage also does not have a lift. A floor jack and stands will have to do.
Two days ago I went to a recycler (a breaker for you in GB land) and bought a used engine. Today I started taking odd bits off it that I will be replacing with parts from the engine I'm pulling out or with new.
Well, I found that the recycler had stored the engine outside and the spark plugs were not installed. Nor was the top cover drawn up tight. I found water in all 4 cylinders.
So now the engine swap is postponed until I pull the head off and inspect the cylinders and the rotating assembly.
Don't you just love it when a plan falls apart.