Ok, so my engine is back together and running better than it has as long as I've had it! I was working with a friends's husband who is a professional mechanic, so I really didn't get a chance to take pictures, as he was working very fast. To give you an idea, he hasn't worked on a 22R in over 10 years, and only looked at the repair manual or instructions for torque and timing specs...
Here's the lowdown for anyone else looking at this project with the engbldr kit:
The parts were good quality, and included everything I needed except:
-Valve cover gasket
-Oil pan gasked (I didn't use it as my guides were not broken, requiring to drop the pan.
-New Oil/Filter/Coolant
-I replaced my radiator hoses (good idea to do all 3 [yes, there's 3])
-White Lithium Grease (to prime the oil pump)
-Gasket sealant
There were a few extra parts in the kit, including an extra water pump gasket and oil pump crankshaft seal.
The install took about 11 hours (including breaks for food and the like). We did also adjust the valves, which took about 30 min. All the pictures, instructions and the like you see online are pretty much spot on. There were a few tricks we used, and a few things you won't want to forget:
-My friend was confident that his air gun would break loose the crankshaft pulley bolt... It did not. The breaker-bar to frame and starter trick worked like a charm on the first flick of the key.
-You don't need to drain the oil before you start, but change it afterward.
-You don't need to drop the oil pan if the guides did not break off, however, if you go this way:
- Wad up some paper towels in the oil pan where it's open to keep
stuff from falling in
- Put the timing chain cover in the freezer at the beginning of the day,
this will shrink it just enough slide in between the head and the oil pan.
Be very careful not to damage the head gasket!
- Mark the distributer location at TDC to avoid having to have a timing light. Don't put it in backwards, or it won't start.
:
- Replace as much as you can of what you take off, what you don't replace (like the valve cover), clean very well and replace seals.
- If you adjust the valves, they do need to be done warm, so you will need to assemble the engine, run it, then take the cover off again to adjust. We tried adjusting cold, and it ticked badly.
Everything else was easy and just like we planned. The only bolts we had problems with were on the idler pulleys.
Hope this helps you on yours!
