I got the engine out of the back of the van and onto the bench, I feel the easy part is accomplished!
- Onto the bench.
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And have also been busy taking pieces off the van, to see what exactly I am going to have to deal with.
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I got a bit fed up though with having to keep moving the van backwards and forwards to do anything, as when we moved in to the new house all the stuff we didn't need straight away, was placed in the garage.
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So I spent a day finding places for everything and having a bit of a tidy up.
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Now I have room to work without feeling like some sort of Houdini type contortionist.
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Notice the bucket in the fore ground, I said earlier that I thought I had cleaned the car well for US customs, all of that has come out from under the front wings and front end of the van. It has worked a bit like underseal, as when ever I have done an oil change in the past I have sprayed the old oil under the car and it has formed a thick oily dirty goo. But it is time for it all to come off!
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My youngest Daughter Abbi, helped with the clean up after School.
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I have also created some space for engine dismantling, I need to obviously replace the Crankshaft, as it is in two pieces, and living on an Island in the Caribbean! (I didn't think it worth bringing it back for exchange!)
I am thinking that while the engine is out I might as well take it all apart and clean and replace whatever needs cleaning and replacing, as I have said before though is that I have never attempted an engine rebuild before, so if any of you have any comments or suggestions as to how best to tackle a rebuild, what needs doing and what should not be tackled. Then please let me know. There was a lot of sludge in the sump which I have now cleaned out, and I am also concerned how the CS managed to become two CS's in the first place.