Monthly Archives: March 2007

So my new clutch hydraulics arrived from RockAuto today, and I got them installed with no problem. The bleeding procedure was the strangest of any I’ve ever done, but it was actually very easy. Total one-man job, unlike normal clutch … Continue reading →

The connector is destroyed beyond repair, and cannot be purchased separately. I have to replace the entire slave cylinder and accumulator assembly. RockAuto to the rescue – it’s on the way and will be here in a couple days. In … Continue reading →

A 1/16″ starter shim solved the starter problem. And though it cranks, it won’t start. While I troubleshoot this problem over at 60degreeV6.com, I’ve got another problem to deal with. This is the connector that attaches the clutch master cylinder … Continue reading →

Thanks to sams91se from clubgp.com, we’ve determined that the mystery pipe is actually for a vestigial smog pump specific to 1991-1993 manual-transmission cars that is no longer needed with the newer 1995 engine. Sweet! So with the last vacuum line … Continue reading →

So I’ve got this extra pipe whose destination is down low in the passenger side wheelwell by the alternator, but its origin is unknown – somewhere in the front of the car near the radiator. The lower black pipe is … Continue reading →

I confirmed that the pressure plate bolts were properly torqued, so I’m charging boldly ahead! I reinstalled the alternator and starter, bought a new battery and installed it, hooked up the battery cables, reinstalled the engine computer and connected the … Continue reading →

We got the engine in last night. Unfortunately, in the process I lost some needle bearings from inside the left side driveshaft tripod, so that will need to be rebuilt. I’m also concerned that the clutch’s pressure plate bolts were … Continue reading →

Today is looking like the day to put this engine back in. The last of the parts I need is vacuum lines for the engine. I went on a field trip to the junkyard to try to find a car … Continue reading →

With the cradle back in the car, I’m back to work on the engine. The three timing belt covers needed to be transferred from the old engine to the new one, and needed painting as they’d turned grayish-white from coolant … Continue reading →

So after deciding that the cradle would have to go in separately from the engine/transmission, Bob and I set to that task on Sunday. We began by getting the struts into the strut towers and indexing the studs to the … Continue reading →