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finally got the new"er" spi dropped in, a bit of a pain but it was alright, i lost 5 pounds in sweat, i had to pick the HOTTEST day of the year of coarse too...
the only problem was boltin the torque converter...ya its standard... :( but its wut the girl wanted..
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Wow ... good goin'
I've changed one engine in my life and it was a PITA, never again ... but of course a new lawn mower isn't all that expensive, so chances are I won't have to.
You didn't mention whether or not it's actually running ... and wouldn't a torque converter be with an automatic?
Anyway ... good job.
howie321,Aug 2 2007, 07:43 PM Wrote:finally got the new"er" spi dropped in, a bit of a pain but it was alright, i lost 5 pounds in sweat, i had to pick the HOTTEST day of the year of coarse too...
the only problem was boltin the torque converter...ya its standard... :( but its wut the girl wanted..
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God, I remember the one time my dad did it years ago. It was an old Bonneville and the huge honking V8.... Even with an engine hoist he borrowed for the job I learned some great swear words :P
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My dad and I swapped out an engine in the old Buick Skylark.
Wow...My dad could swear a sailor to his knees.
The oil pan was fun too. I remember him having a shoebox of left over parts when he was done too! He didn't know where they went!
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now i know who to call to install my engine in 5 min.
didn't u blew your engine like last week? and today u have another one in?
very quick!
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I did one in an older Ferrari with a couple friends and one of there dads...........the only hard part was going to Ferrari every day and ordering a new tool.
I drive a 2010 Golf that growls at people when it goes over 3000rpm.
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Well done! Hopefully you've replaced enough parts to allow you to attend the BBQ next weekend :D :P
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Its not hard if you got the right tools...hoist, air tools, etc.
You just gotta make sure you have room and everything is disconnected. I was surprised at how easy it was once you got going. Mind you....its pretty clean under my car, so I dont deal with to much rusted out crap!
The hardest thing for me was getting the fluids to land in the bucket and not on the new floor. :blink: :lol: