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Location:
Brisbane QLD
Registered:
September 2004
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m series engine repair
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:11
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hey guys, here's the situation.
82' mteu. i need to replace the crankshaft, bearings and pistons. i just got another entire bottom half of the same engine. my head, valves, sparks, dohc, etc are running fine and weren't damaged. i need to combine my running head with the running bottom end. do-able....right? i've no idea how to get my engine apart or out yet...but i've got a ma61 manual on the way and borrowing tools necessary to pull it out.
i know i'm gonna have my fair share of headaches with this, as i really don't know what i'm doing, but i may as well give it a decent go before i give up on the old girl.
at the moment, my first problem is that i now have a bottom half sittin outside growing rust, and i need to keep the crank etc in good nick until i can put it in. i want to try and flush out the coolant chambers, they are heavily rusted up, does that really matter? i want to just clean it up firstly, kill any rust that is growing on the bolts and joints etc. how do i look after the crank while its exposed?
by the way, a massive shout out to wilbo who gave me this engine for nothing, great help man, thanks heaps!! 
brad.
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