Essex smokey hokey cokey

[autofive]

i was asked to assist with an engine change on this Scimitar GTE

 

video of the smokey essex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqqjjO8S ... LofBGfHcJg

 

 

it was running a front sump-bowl pre-72 essex with the lower BHP, and a serious back-pressure problem, i supplied an low milage engine from a 1979 se6a Scimitar, then the fun began

 

Tuesday: remove all ancillaries, drop exhausts, remove radiator and pipework, remove old engine

 

wednesday: attempt to put replacement engine in

engine refuses to mate-up with the gearbox

 

thursday: reposition straps, use more trolley jacks and brute force, try again to mate-up engine and gearbox

 

friday: get really pished off with it, ring scaryoldcortina and pester him to manhandle it

 

scary arrives, immediately announces the clutch fork needs to be strapped up or the engine wont go in, kick myself, kick the car etc etc

 

friday lunchtime: after much heaving, lifting, levering and with scary straddling the engine and lifting it into place - yes he really did lift an essex by himself

 

saturday: replace the parts removed before the engine swap and try to get it started

[Bren]

The essex V6 is a heavy old bastard of a lump, and to be fair a bit of a boat anchor - not very powerful, and with quite a few foibles. However, it makes plenty of torque, almost on a par with a stock Rover V8.

 

Some of my mates used to be into MK1 granadas, they were always wary of V6 cars as they told me that between them they had never had a good one - there was always major faults with the motors (maybe they just bought shit ones?), they liked the 2.0 instead.

[scaryoldcortina]

Autofive likes his V6, I prefer a 2 litre

 

Not got it runnng yet then? I fixed the 4i/cossie hybrid - some plank had plugged the engine loom into the header tank level switch

[autofive]

 

Not got it runnng yet then? I fixed the 4i/cossie hybrid - some plank had plugged the engine loom into the header tank level switch

 

 

nope

 

dopey arse forgot to buy exhaust manifold gaskets, and oil

 

finishing off tomorrow (if it doesnt finish me off first)

[tonedepear]

I fixed the 4i/cossie hybrid - some plank had plugged the engine loom into the header tank level switch

 

[autofive]

on backshift this week, just got home

 

chucked the smoky engine in the back of the granada and back at scarytowers this evening took a closer look;

 

 

head gasket failure

 

 

piston looks undamaged though, no residue of rings in the sump, or valve damage

[Lufthansa-Terminal]

Autofive I know its off this topic but will the 3 wheel Transit be back on your yourtube site? You had some good stuff on the 1st account.