My first job was to drain the oil from the sump.
Seized solid, and the bolt head rounded off even though I used a 6-sided socket.
Bugger.
I took off the thermostat housing, to be stripped and prepared for the rebuild.
I am only re-using the coolant sensor.
I have a new stat and housing in my desk draw at work.
I was going to swap out the oil pump, thinking that this would allow the oil to drain.
The rotors came out, but the pump body was stuck fast.
Final task was to see how easy the exhaust bolts will undo. There are about a dozen of them in all, due to each combustion chamber having an exit pipe of it's own. Pipework wraps around the block like a 20ft long python.
The bolts (13mm spanner) are notorious for seizing and snapping.
Amazingly all bolts that I accessed were reasonably willing to be undone.
The only hiccup being that one bolt head was under-sized.
12mm socket instead of 13mm.
But thankfully it was not seized.
As usual the van got the better of me today, with little getting done overall,
even though it was the engine today that was fighting me all the way.
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I did try stripping the near side door, but little got done due to a seized screw in the check strap assembly, and
the thought that the glass is safer in the door, than stored loose.
I am awaiting the arrival of a battery drill, before I start to drill out rusted self tappers... and now the sump plug.
I take it yours never had side windows are you fitting them as well?
