85Chief
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- Central, Illinois
First off, I want to say thanks to eveyone who helped me through this very transformation.(I plan to apply for membership soon!). I'm not sure as to where this should fit, topic wise, but I did modify the Jeep, and want to show what I did. Sooo here it goes. (feel free to move to different topic).
Started out about 2 months or so ago searching for a 93-95 camaro engine to replace my 2.8 with 183,XXX. I found one on the east side of Indiana (6 hour drive away). Anyways, I got an engine with 70,XXX miles for $550 shipped. I figured it would come in a semi or something of that nature, but 2 guys drove up in an S-10 with the engine strapped down without a crate or anytning. I figured it up and the company lost money delieverying it themselves. From here I new things would go smoothly for me. :bs:
I had about a week to stare at the 3.4 before I could really do anything major so I decided to clean it up and spray on some Chevy orange. Why?..well..why not?
So I take out the 2.8 one weekend fighting every tranny bolt, and engine mount bolts etc. I begin to tear into the engine removing pullys, oil pan, etc,
(Note: I have school and a few part time jobs, so I had little time to do this project, thats why it lasted so long)
After several weeks of things breaking, or needed tools for this and for that, I finally had the engine ready to drop in. Just a note to anyone that does not already know this---Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong....no matter how big or small. It seemed like this whole project never wanted to cooperate.
I finally got it dropped in, bolted up, and spent many hours slapping myself for thinking I could remember that vacum hose -A- goes here, and the red wire goes there. After many, many, many cold nights in the garage, We got it fired up.....and then it leaked antifreeze, oil, and transmision fluid. :anon: I then fixed those leaks after finding where they originated from, and I was ready to go. From there I drove it for 1 day and the starter went out, went through 3 fuel pumps, and 1 battery. :doh:
So after too much $$$, a lot of swearing, sweating, and smashed fingers, I had something that lived. I must say that before now I had no idea about working on engines, but am glad to know that I can do it....with some help of a few friends.
Here are some pictures of the process
New Engine arrives:
New Engine Clean and Painted (before swaping everything from 2.8 over)
Old Engine (coated in an inch thick of oil)
New Engine Installed
The engine is a big inmprovment, and I am glad I did this. (although I haven't totalled up the reciepts for fear of a heart attack).
A few things that were helpful/to take note of
1). The old engine being so coated in oil that I needed no breaker bar to release any bolt because it was already lubbed up.
2). It helps working on getting the tranny bolts unbolted when it is lifted. Would have been hell if I was still sitting at stock.
3). Make friends with anyone who knows what they are doing with an engine (that is if you were in the same boat as me)
4). Make sure you have twice as much money as you plan to spend for those little things.
What guide I followed- http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Project_XJ/Project_XJ.htm
Thanks for everything
85Chief
Started out about 2 months or so ago searching for a 93-95 camaro engine to replace my 2.8 with 183,XXX. I found one on the east side of Indiana (6 hour drive away). Anyways, I got an engine with 70,XXX miles for $550 shipped. I figured it would come in a semi or something of that nature, but 2 guys drove up in an S-10 with the engine strapped down without a crate or anytning. I figured it up and the company lost money delieverying it themselves. From here I new things would go smoothly for me. :bs:
I had about a week to stare at the 3.4 before I could really do anything major so I decided to clean it up and spray on some Chevy orange. Why?..well..why not?
So I take out the 2.8 one weekend fighting every tranny bolt, and engine mount bolts etc. I begin to tear into the engine removing pullys, oil pan, etc,
(Note: I have school and a few part time jobs, so I had little time to do this project, thats why it lasted so long)
After several weeks of things breaking, or needed tools for this and for that, I finally had the engine ready to drop in. Just a note to anyone that does not already know this---Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong....no matter how big or small. It seemed like this whole project never wanted to cooperate.
I finally got it dropped in, bolted up, and spent many hours slapping myself for thinking I could remember that vacum hose -A- goes here, and the red wire goes there. After many, many, many cold nights in the garage, We got it fired up.....and then it leaked antifreeze, oil, and transmision fluid. :anon: I then fixed those leaks after finding where they originated from, and I was ready to go. From there I drove it for 1 day and the starter went out, went through 3 fuel pumps, and 1 battery. :doh:
So after too much $$$, a lot of swearing, sweating, and smashed fingers, I had something that lived. I must say that before now I had no idea about working on engines, but am glad to know that I can do it....with some help of a few friends.
Here are some pictures of the process
New Engine arrives:
New Engine Clean and Painted (before swaping everything from 2.8 over)
Old Engine (coated in an inch thick of oil)
New Engine Installed
The engine is a big inmprovment, and I am glad I did this. (although I haven't totalled up the reciepts for fear of a heart attack).
A few things that were helpful/to take note of
1). The old engine being so coated in oil that I needed no breaker bar to release any bolt because it was already lubbed up.
2). It helps working on getting the tranny bolts unbolted when it is lifted. Would have been hell if I was still sitting at stock.
3). Make friends with anyone who knows what they are doing with an engine (that is if you were in the same boat as me)
4). Make sure you have twice as much money as you plan to spend for those little things.
What guide I followed- http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Project_XJ/Project_XJ.htm
Thanks for everything
85Chief
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