Before I could take the engine out of the car, there were still a few more things I had to do. First I had to take off the other transmission strut. Next I had to disconnect the transmission from the engine block. I also had to disconnect the torque converter from the transmission. Finally we were ready to get the engine out using an engine hoist. After we had the engine out, I had to remove some parts from the old engine so that we can reuse them on the new engine. I took off the flywheel, both of the exhaust manifolds, the belt pulley, the motor mounts, and the distributor cap. I also removed the spark plugs, but we will not reuse those. After I had removed those parts, I replaced the torque converter back onto the transmission. I am looking forward to continuing to make progress on the car.
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I began work on the engine by taking off the air conditioning pump. Next, I jacked the car up. This made it simpler to get underneath the car to work on it. After I had jacked up the car, I got underneath it to take off one of the transmission struts. I also removed the starter. So far, it has been fun learning the names of the different types of tools and what they are used for. It has also been interesting learning how you are able to tell what type of tool and what size of tool has to be used in different situations.
The first thing I have to do in order to put a new engine in the car is to take the old engine out. In order to start work on taking the engine out of the car, I had to remove the hood. This made accessing the engine of the car easier. Since this car hasn't been driven in over twenty years, it will be interesting to see how easily the parts of the engine and the actual car come off. After we start getting some of the parts we want to reuse on the other engine off, we will have them cleaned, and even some of them painted. As I continue to work on the project, I am excited to learn about all of the different parts on the car.
I am making progress on different aspects of my senior project. I finished up my rough draft of my research paper. I made corrections on the rough draft and turned the final paper in on October 24. Last weekend I started working on my actual product, my Roadrunner. I began by getting the engine I will be putting into the car out of the shed. Next I cleaned and polished the engine and engine stand. I will meet with my mentor soon to begin working on taking the old engine out of the car.
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