Re: Help me double check my Eng. swap to do list, Pls

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

I personally would replace the timing belt and all engine seals- oil pan gasket
(you'll probably do it if you have the pan off, I assume), front main seal,
intermediate shaft seal, cam seal, rear main seal (and carrier gasket), maybe
even valve cover gasket, although we all know how easy that is to replace at any
time. Clutch?
I've taken an engine out of a Golf and put another one back in in approx. 9
hours before- I bet you can do it in two days, what with replacing all of that
stuff. Maybe you might want to clean the engine while it's out, too, if you
care. I might even take the exhaust manifold off and get all the studs that
broke drilled out while it's easy, and then replace all the studs with new ones
so that it would be easy to change the crappy single outlet manifold to a dual
outlet or a header when the time came.
Just my $.02
    -Josiah
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

TBerk16@aol.com wrote:

> Hi people,
>
> I'm going to plug my '84 GTI's engine (longblock) into my '81 Scirocco some
> time over the next week or two. I've been absorbing tips & tricks over the
> last year but now events can't wait for that Audi bottom end. So, here is a
> quick and dirty list of things to do when the engine is out, It's kinda off
> the top of my head, Pls add any omissions;
>
> 1. Replace the tranny seals, refill with Redline.
>
> 2. Pull the pan and clean out the sludge.
>
> 3. Replace water pump as needed, Oil pump almost automatically.
>
> 4. Replace Eng. mounts, all.
>
> I'd just as soon not crack the head to block seal unless there is some
> compelling reason. Any?
>
> Suspension is tolerable for the moment, any must dos?
>
> Phase One is prep the 'Roc and make the space ready, recondition the long
> ratio tranny w/ new seals and synth fluid, clean and slap some preventative
> stuff on any rusty spots, clean up a few wiring booboos.
>
> Phase Two is, over the course of a single weekend (right?), yank the GTI 1.8
> and drop it into the Scirocco. I have an A-Frame & second and third pair of
> hands as necessary, Is this a probable timeframe? Can I reasonably pull and
> reinstall a long block into an empty engine bay in two days? (of course I
> can.)
>
> tia,
> TBerk
> Spending Sunday watching the Niners and pouring over my Bentley.
>
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