ok got the motor in

[mercuryfreak200]

so we got the motor in lastnight and it went pretty smooth i didn't go down wothout a fight but we wrestled it back in place my next task is to put the intake on bolt the tranny mounts and what not any pointers for me out there i want this to go smooth i going to have about 8 hours to get it going today so hopefully all goes well

 

[wardog]

First of all good job on droppin the engine in. Vaccume lines and grounds are critical dont forget about them.Did you wire up your harness while the engine was out?

 

[hvyman]

watch the knock sensors if you havent put the harness on yet.

 

[turbo87targa]

watch the knock sensors if you havent put the harness on yet.

watch the sensors when your putting on your starter too, it's real easy to break the back one.

Hope you have like 15-20 inches of extension cause the top 3-4 bolts (tranny and starter) are a PITA

 

[hvyman]

yes they are. i really didn't find it all the difficult but i have small arms and can fit my hands in tight spaces. about 2 ft of extensions and a universal swivel and a 14mm swivel make things a lot easier. for the starter i was able to reach my arm front the bottom to the side where there starter is and hold a short 14mm wrench on the bolts while using a combination of swivels and extensions on a ratchet to loosen/ tighten them. there is also a spot to get the short 14 wedged to make ratcheting easier just got to be careful not to get it stuck when tightening.

 

[mercuryfreak200]

yeah i got all the electrical connections put together i'm having problemswith the vaccum lines though there is so many i wish iwould have labled them now i though about it when i was taking them out but i didn't ohh i feel stupid now lol

 

[Kevin]

tsrm has the vaccum diagrams

 

[Another MkIII]

The label under the hood should have a vacuum diagram as well, assuming the hood hasn't been replaced from an accident or is a CF hood.
-AM3