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    My B3 rebuild

    So today me and a couple friends decided to pull my engine and find out what was causing the low compression and excessive blow by. Just as they had thought and I feared, I had two cracked pistons and a really bad scared head. So I will be rebuilding my B3.

    I will try to post pictures as we go. Due to our work schedule, we are only going to be able to do this on the weekend, but lucky for us we have a long weekend coming up, so hopefully I will be up and running right in a few weeks.

    Here are a few pictures so far. Hope you enjoy!!!




    the help!!

    more help!!






    they are lost!!!

    I'm the reason they were lost!!


    '89 Ford Festiva LX :fred:
    '12 Ford Focus
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  • #2
    Nice, and you have help too. Im jealous, I never get any help. Good luck !!
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    The Don - Midwest Festiva Inc., Missouri Chapter

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    • #3
      You used an engine hoist? I use a 2X4, 2 coat hangers, and one wife
      Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
      Remember, FestYboy is inflatable , and Scitzz means crazy, YO!
      "Like I'm going to suggest we do the job right." ~Fecomatter May 28 2016.

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      • #4
        you must have a strong wife!!
        89 Festiva L Carby 4 Speed... RIP. Evicted and Scrapped. I HATE MY FAMILY
        94 aspire 3 door Red -- Former BP, V6 KLDE swap underway! RIP... Rotted and Flooded out...
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        • #5
          Originally posted by scitzz View Post
          You used an engine hoist? I use a 2X4, 2 coat hangers, and one wife
          I'm a firm believer of "working smart not hard". The first time I had to pull the engine, me and a buddy had lifted it out ourselves and halfway threw it he informed me he had a hoist.

          '89 Ford Festiva LX :fred:
          '12 Ford Focus

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Nerd Racing View Post
            you must have a strong wife!!
            And she can weld.
            Definitely a keeper!
            '93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
            '93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
            '92 Aqua parts Car
            '93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
            '90 White LX Thanks to FB71

            "Your God of repentance will not save you.
            Your holy ghost will not save you.
            Your God plutonium will not save you.
            In fact...
            ...You will not be saved!"

            Prince of Darkness -1987

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            • #7
              Every man should have a strong wife who can weld!

              "Honey, can you pull my engine out and I'll bake you some cookies? Please????"

              Karl
              '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
              '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
              '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
              '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
              '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Safety Guy View Post
                Every man should have a strong wife who can weld!

                "Honey, can you pull my engine out and I'll bake you some cookies? Please????"

                Karl
                Naw. she bakes as well

                Yeah, I am lucky, I think.....

                Actually, she is fairly strong, but the B3 weighs so little! I think I remember that I pulled the head off first, as well, just to be sure of a light load.....

                Still, I don't think that lightened it too much. The 2X4, resting across the fenders, 2 people, one on each side, can crouch with a shoulder under the board. Stand up, and remove engine
                Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
                Remember, FestYboy is inflatable , and Scitzz means crazy, YO!
                "Like I'm going to suggest we do the job right." ~Fecomatter May 28 2016.

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                • #9
                  It seemed like Christmas today. I got my head back from the machine shop and a few hours later I got my rebuild kit from Rock Auto. Hopefully the weather will stay nice this weekend so I can put it all back together and be back on the road. I will post pictures as we go along.

                  '89 Ford Festiva LX :fred:
                  '12 Ford Focus

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