Re: 1974 Monte Carlo engine & engine bay restoration.

by 74MonteCarlo Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:19 pm

JANUARY 8, 2011 - Tearing Down The Engine

Today consisted mainly of tearing down what's attached to the motor - with the exception of the heads - those will not be removed. Cleaned a few things in parts cleaner/wire wheel. It's hard to wrap our heads around how damn clean everything is inside the motor. No build up of anything, and hardly a thing in the bottom of the oil pan. There was a little, but hardly any considering the car is almost 40 years old. Anywho...picture time!

Intake is off!
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Clean as a whistle!
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NUMBERS MATCHING
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Clean...

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Oil pan. Pretty darn clean...
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***DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS IS?***
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Timing chain cover and intake cleaned of oil, and ready to be blasted...
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by Limey SE Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:06 pm

74MonteCarlo wrote:JANUARY 8, 2011 - Tearing Down The Engine

***DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS IS?***

Looks like a engine temp sensor that screws into the manifold

by 74MonteCarlo Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:17 pm

Nope, it was screwed into the back of the cylinder head on the left(drivers) side.

by Limey SE Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:26 pm

Put a pic of where it belongs, might help others say O yea thats what it is ..... and O yea it is looking good brother Kyle really clicking along before long it will be done and spring willbe here

by 74MonteCarlo Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:30 pm

Thanks - I can't wait until it's done!

Can't wait to show off the new engine and can't wait to drive my Plymouth again - it's a very fun car to drive!!

MY BAD...It's on the passenger side of the engine!! But there it is
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by Limey SE Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:48 pm

would it be the oil pressure sensor thats the only other thing I can think of

by 74MonteCarlo Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:50 pm

Nope....that's in the top of the intake. The hole this things screws into goes nowhere. Just a dead hole.

by Limey SE Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:53 pm

gotta be for the Idiot light for temp then that's all I got, I haven't seen anything there before kinda oddball thing you got there

by 74MonteCarlo Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:59 pm

You may be on to something about the idiot light sensor...never thought of that before.

by bigredlaguna Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:14 pm

What were the wires that were plugged into it go to?

by 74MonteCarlo Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:16 pm

Hell if I remember lol.

by 74MonteCarlo Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:14 am

Forgot to say...when we pulled off the intake, there was a tree seed helicopter inside LOL. How did that happen? Razz

by 1973montec Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:57 am

it is somekind of themo thing for the heater/a-c. it had a plug hooked to it with 2 yellow wires.. i dont know exactly whats its called or how it works.

by 1973 454 MONTE Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:19 pm

1973montec wrote:it is somekind of themo thing for the heater/a-c. it had a plug hooked to it with 2 yellow wires.. i dont know exactly whats its called or how it works.

i second that motion.

by IndyG3 Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:36 pm

I agree that it's probably one of the idiot light sensors. Probably temp.

by 74MonteCarlo Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:13 am

Thanks guys...that makes sense that that's probably what it is.

Cool

by 74MonteCarlo Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:47 pm

JANUARY 9, 2011 - Intake manifold blast and paint.

I was not home on Sunday(1/9) but my dad felt like doing some work on his own, so he sandblasted and painted the intake manifold - VERY happy with the outcome. He threw some paint on the original ignition coil, as well.

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by 1973 454 MONTE Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:50 pm

you should take the paint off the base for the choke also.

by 74MonteCarlo Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:37 pm

JANUARY 15, 2011 - Engine Prep & Paint.

Prepped and painted the motor today. We also got a new toy. A new blast cabinet Very Happy

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Old blaster:
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New blaster!:
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by Limey SE Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:28 pm

ok I will chime in I will take the old cabinet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Limey SE Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:29 pm

and be sending parts your way

by 1973montec Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:35 pm

i would love to find a little box like this.

by Limey SE Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:02 pm

harbor frieght has them Chris

by 1973 454 MONTE Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:38 pm

[quote="Limey"]harbor frieght has them Chris [/quote
yea we know,but dont want to buy full price.hehehehehehe. maybe you need to go there buddy Very Happy

by 74MonteCarlo Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:32 pm

We got both of those at Harbor Freight.

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