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The Mud Pit => Wrenching => Topic started by: mallcrawl on December 27, 2007, 02:46:59 AM

Title: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on December 27, 2007, 02:46:59 AM: unfortunately I am guilty of very badly mistreating my VW diesel "sandy" (named after my sister cause she's a pain in my rear) and so she spat a rod through the side of the block.

good news is that I've found a donor car that seems to have a good engine but got all smashed up, and purchased it,and I own the big fat factory service manual for the car. bad news is I still need to get it up here from west of new haven and then do an engine/tranny transplant.

I thought I'd ask if anyone would be interested in helping me get the little *&^% fixed up so I can save my gas money for stuff like shocks and a front bumper and the like. will most likely have to do everything in my driveway in the cold so I can't promise it will be fun.

-Brice
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on December 28, 2007, 04:19:49 AM: find a might be easier toget AAA and become a platnum member for the unlimited towing.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on December 28, 2007, 04:24:25 AM: even AAA platnum won't tow a parts car to my driveway
and I don't do business with AAA if you want to know why ask me when I'm about half drunk sometimes
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: rocket on December 28, 2007, 09:07:14 PM: I've got all you need to do the engien swap, including the cherry picker and engine stand. if you can get both vehicles to/from my place, we can do it in a warm garage, else i can bring my equip to your place. should be a half day job, if you get all the stuff preped (disconnecting all lines, wires, etc from both, removing accessories that will get in the way). Just let me know what works. I don't go to work till friday.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on December 29, 2007, 02:56:01 AM: awsome, I'll definitly need to borrow that cherry picker at the least, and more hands are always welcome

I'm thinking it'll prolly be best to keep at least the parts car at my place where I can take my time stripping parts off it and choping it into recycler freindly size bites

kinda good/bad news in that my uncle called to day and let me know he'll be out here on the 8'th to help with it. So I'd be a jerk to get it done before he got here. in the meantime I'm gonna clean up my garage enough that I can get one car at a time to work on them out of the weather.

I'll get in touch towards the end of next week, when I have a better idea how the week of the 6'th will be treating me.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on December 29, 2007, 06:19:59 AM: word,

get yer crap together so we can figure this stuff out. ;D
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on December 29, 2007, 06:12:40 PM: breaking my jetta was not on my "liberty plan" for standdown
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Doball on December 29, 2007, 10:05:53 PM: LABEL WHAT YOU DISCONNECT!!!! And Bag your bolts, with labels!

A to A, B to B, etc.

Been there done that
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on December 30, 2007, 12:50:58 AM: *nods*
I learned that the first time I tore the dash apart
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on December 31, 2007, 04:45:45 PM: yeah, that suck when all the bolts look the same.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: rocket on January 01, 2008, 07:07:12 PM: masking tape, magic marker, and ziplock bags work great. not only do you know what bolt when where, you dont' end up losing one :)
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 01, 2008, 09:08:08 PM: echo all.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 02, 2008, 01:58:38 AM: looks like my uncle will be here on the 8'th so I'd like to give him a day to recover from the trip then take the day off on the 10'th and do the swap out, of course I have to wait for my LPO to get back from leave the 6'th to ask for the day off.

So long as I can borrow that cherry picker the two of us should have it well in hand, but company will be welcome either to assist or celebrate later in the day, and of course through that weekend I will be stripping parts off the donor and boxing them against future troubles, I intend to make the most use I can of the donor car before I call the junk man to come get the shell.

thats the plan for now I'll keep you'll up to date as it changes.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: reg on January 02, 2008, 02:04:12 AM: I have his cherry poper, i mean picker at my place. As long as it is cool with rocket, I'll help you get it to your place.

I'll help you pull yours if you help pull mine... :)
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 02, 2008, 02:07:21 AM: :o umm you mean engine right?

I should be free in the evenings this week and saturday shoot me a pm about when you want to pull it.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: reg on January 02, 2008, 02:11:00 AM: well... i have duty every three days starting tomarrow and I have a lot of stuff left on the yj. all small things I can do myself, but I need to get them done. It'll probally be next week before I will be ready to pull the engine.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 02, 2008, 06:51:26 AM: PULL/TUG whatever
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: rocket on January 02, 2008, 03:01:22 PM: It's cool w/ me. Hopefuly I wont' be pulling my engine any time soon (unless i win the lotery and can send the beast's body to the body shop :D
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: reg on January 02, 2008, 03:58:05 PM: Quote from: rocket on January 02, 2008, 03:01:22 PM
It's cool w/ me. Hopefuly I wont' be pulling my engine any time soon (unless i win the lotery and can send the beast's body to the body shop :D

rgr, brice give me a call when you are ready. 860-449-0189
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 02, 2008, 04:53:40 PM: well, if you win, you can pay them to pull it.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 09, 2008, 03:37:07 AM: so I seem to be all set for doing the large part of the work on this thing thursday

reg: you still got that engine hoist? if I can I'd like to grab it tomorow afternoon.
thanks again for offering to lend it rocket

I think I have the rest of the tools I'll need

tenative plan it to swing the motor from the parts car tomorow evening and toss it into the back of the van, then a check on the weather report to decide weather to do the swap in the driveway thursday or load the jetta up on the dolly and drag it over to the hobby shop. either way I'm gonna take off from work right after colors and should be getting busy about 0900

what time does the hobby shop open on weekdays?
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Axle on January 09, 2008, 03:43:54 AM: 1000?
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: reg on January 09, 2008, 04:00:34 AM: Quote from: mallcrawl on January 09, 2008, 03:37:07 AM

reg: you still got that engine hoist? if I can I'd like to grab it tomorow afternoon.

yup
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 09, 2008, 04:03:30 AM: wow, i will be at work till at least 1640/1745 ish
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Rebell Bull on January 09, 2008, 06:01:42 AM: so where is this work going on at and when, I'm off at 1500
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 09, 2008, 02:31:26 PM: if the weather holds it will all be in my driveway
29 Darrow ST; New London

should be spinning wrenches by 1600 today and again by about 1000 tomorow
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Rebell Bull on January 10, 2008, 12:26:16 AM: See you tommorrow when i get away from work.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 10, 2008, 01:04:56 AM: so far so good the engine came out of the parts car with a minimum of fuss, and no one has objections to me taking tomorow off so far.
shouldn't need too much help but if folks drop by I'll see that there's soda's and some kinda food.

I'll give fair warning that if ya want to drink here I'll insist that you stay a while I get real spun up at the thought of drunk driving.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 10, 2008, 10:19:58 PM: well today has been decent not moving along as fast as I'd like but moving along neverless

the engine is out of the little POS and the "new" one is set on the mounts and bolted down just have to re-connect all the bits and peices and pray that the "new" motor is in as good of shape as I was told.
anyone who cares to is still welcome to drop in we could use fresh motivation
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 11, 2008, 04:55:41 AM: if i can get out early enough, i will. but the ADM is in town and we still havn't discussed his C.O.C. coming up this march.

AL:

ADM= Admiral

C.O.C.= Change Of Command. old "ADM" leaves and a new "ADM" take his spot.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: albsvx on January 11, 2008, 01:37:17 PM: What the heck is an admiral?
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 11, 2008, 01:39:26 PM: no work tonight.
its board game night, and we've already missed three weeks

but my uncle will most likely have most of the little stuff hooked back up before I get off work anyway, so should just have a couple hours of stuff then testing to do saturday.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 11, 2008, 01:41:04 PM: Quote from: albsvx on January 11, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
What the heck is an admiral?

I'm not going to answer that on account of being a disgruntled sailor
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Axle on January 11, 2008, 01:41:34 PM: An admiral is one of the highest ranks in the navy. The numbers go like this...

O-1 to O-10 are used to designate officers from Ensign (O-1) to Admiral (O-10)

Enlisted ranks are designated E-1 to E-9.

The difference between an Officer and an Enlisted is that Officer's are white collar, and Enlisted are blue collar. Make sense?
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: albsvx on January 11, 2008, 01:50:24 PM: I was just being as ass.... make sense?
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: rocket on January 11, 2008, 01:54:59 PM: Quote from: albsvx on January 11, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
What the heck is an admiral?

LOL, Also the title given to ones wife (esp. wrt wheeling) LOL
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Axle on January 11, 2008, 03:11:47 PM: Quote from: albsvx on January 11, 2008, 01:50:24 PM
I was just being as ass.... make sense?

Nerd. :P
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 11, 2008, 03:45:01 PM: Quote from: albsvx on January 11, 2008, 01:50:24 PM
I was just being as ass.... make sense?

BOOM HEAD SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Kral4me on January 11, 2008, 03:48:21 PM: Quote from: rocket on January 11, 2008, 01:54:59 PM
Quote from: albsvx on January 11, 2008, 01:37:17 PM
What the heck is an admiral?

LOL, Also the title given to ones wife (esp. wrt wheeling) LOL

*Grins* we call Doball's wife The Admiral. LOL. :-*

Back to topic. Sorry for hi-jacking mall LOL.

How's the work going, and what's next?
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 11, 2008, 05:09:09 PM: Quote from: Kral4me on January 11, 2008, 03:48:21 PM
How's the work going, and what's next?

last status was posted right before the hijack began :)
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 11, 2008, 05:53:08 PM: wife/ A.K.A. CIVLANT, HOMELANT
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Gastank on January 11, 2008, 06:03:59 PM: Mine is COMSUBHOMEFLT... yeah that's right I'm a DIG-IT, i guess. Closet on though.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 11, 2008, 06:12:07 PM: oh yeah,

well what i meant to say was

COMSUBFORCOMCIVLANTDEVRONGOUPEHOMESPECOPGLOBALWARONTERRORIZM!!!
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 11, 2008, 06:12:31 PM: :D

;D
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: Gastank on January 11, 2008, 06:16:58 PM: Wow did you spell check that thing? ;D :D ;D
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 11, 2008, 06:49:43 PM: once you know all the short names for all the crap, they all just blend together.

since i am around all that jargin every day.

i had to post something astronomicaly absurd.
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: mallcrawl on January 11, 2008, 09:44:32 PM: well the mechanicals are mostly together and started her up; she'll be allright the cankcase shows a strong vaccume when she's running and she starts up fast without the glowplugs looks like I may have to swap the injectors and I definily need to replace some fuel lines and the like but I'll be driving by lunchtime tomorow. (lunch may be late)
Title: Re: neither jeep nor truck
Post by: HOT-ROD on January 11, 2008, 09:53:38 PM: sweet man. great to hear. sorry i am still at work.