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  • 1.3 and trans are OUT!!!! What a good feeling. But still not even half way there, lol.

    This is my first ever engine swap
    Buck.
    -1993 Ford Festiva GL, ~200k, B6, Aspire rear, Rio front, 5-speed. '87 Prelude alloys. Happy to be back on the route!!!
    -1999 Toyota Sienna XLE, 346,000
    -1996 Chevrolet K1500 Z71, 350 V8, 198k, hauler

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    • Replaced the Right LCA and half shaft. The clicking got worse, so I'm thinking the left half shaft was the worse off. I remember seeing someone say they rebuild them. Anyone remember who that was?
      "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity." -Dwight D. Eisenhower

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      • What the crap? That was the second time the forum ate my post.

        Oh well, anyways I changed the oil with Supertech 5w30 with a Purolator Classic filter.

        Was solid black from a little over 3K miles, that included at least quart top up halfway through, so either the engine is really dirty or those STP filters are garbage.
        Last edited by TorqueEffect; 04-06-2013, 07:01 PM.
        1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
        2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
        1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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        • I cured my oil spitting. Yesterday I drove up into the mountains to Globe, about 35 miles mostly up hill. Got home found an oil mess all over under the hood. Oil was dripping off the hood. I tightened up the o-ring on the dipstick because oil was all over the front of the engine, thinking the dipstick had blown out. I pulled the oring, added heat shrink tubing to the groove, then reinstalled the oring. Nice tight dipstick now. Road tested up the mountain to Top of The World and back. No help, same problem, OIL! Today I R&R the VC siliconed the gasket and added 6 washers to the bolts on top of the old rubbers and sleeves. Back to Top of The World. Much improved, only some oil was spitting from the oil filler cap. I didn't have a flat oring that size so I added 2 thinner orings one inside the other. Monday it's 70 miles round trip back to Globe for the final test.
          '88 LX (VIN#30) one of the first Built 12/86
          '88 L (VIN#55753) Built 12/87
          '93 GL one of the last Built 5/19/93

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          • Originally posted by TorqueEffect View Post
            As for the axles, as long as they are not clicking when you turn or making any other sounds, you should be able to just get a new boot filled with grease put back on there, and you should be good to go.
            They are clicking! Its only a matterof time before it goes.
            I had an 87' Park ave. with front wheel drive that had a drive axle go on it when I was making a sharp turn. I knew it was going and drove it till it broke.
            1993 Ford Festiva L blue 170,000 miles
            1990 Ford Festiva L Plus white 190,000 Auto, currently waiting to have another engine put in.
            1995 Ford F150 XLT black 203,000 miles
            2002 Honda CRV silver 180,000 miles
            2003 Toyota Rav4 Sport black 94,000 miles
            2008 Sym Rv250 dark grey 30,000 miles. My scooter.
            1989 Ford Festiva LX black 233,000 miles. Sold to my better half's son.

            Mike

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            • Originally posted by muleskinner View Post
              They are clicking! Its only a matterof time before it goes.
              I had an 87' Park ave. with front wheel drive that had a drive axle go on it when I was making a sharp turn. I knew it was going and drove it till it broke.
              Yeah, was just saying if it hadn't already, it would be cheaper and easier to just replace the boot, lots of people have hell of a time trying to get the axles out of these Festies.
              1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
              2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
              1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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              • -Today I put in the drivers door I got at UPULL&PAY. I had to switch out my power mirror into the new door and put the new body panels on I got at the junk yard. Those door panels were like new!
                -I also put in the new switch on the steering colum for the headlight/turnsignal/wiper. Found out the wiring was all messed up for the headlights and fixed it. So I have a used BUT good switch for the steering colum.
                -Got my windshield washer working in the front.
                -I broke the rear windshield wiper arm re-ajusting it. It just broke apart where it bolts on.:nono:
                1993 Ford Festiva L blue 170,000 miles
                1990 Ford Festiva L Plus white 190,000 Auto, currently waiting to have another engine put in.
                1995 Ford F150 XLT black 203,000 miles
                2002 Honda CRV silver 180,000 miles
                2003 Toyota Rav4 Sport black 94,000 miles
                2008 Sym Rv250 dark grey 30,000 miles. My scooter.
                1989 Ford Festiva LX black 233,000 miles. Sold to my better half's son.

                Mike

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                • Originally posted by TorqueEffect View Post
                  Yeah, was just saying if it hadn't already, it would be cheaper and easier to just replace the boot, lots of people have hell of a time trying to get the axles out of these Festies.
                  I have a transmission guy thats going to do that for me ..... plus I'm going to get a new clutch put in too!
                  1993 Ford Festiva L blue 170,000 miles
                  1990 Ford Festiva L Plus white 190,000 Auto, currently waiting to have another engine put in.
                  1995 Ford F150 XLT black 203,000 miles
                  2002 Honda CRV silver 180,000 miles
                  2003 Toyota Rav4 Sport black 94,000 miles
                  2008 Sym Rv250 dark grey 30,000 miles. My scooter.
                  1989 Ford Festiva LX black 233,000 miles. Sold to my better half's son.

                  Mike

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                  • Originally posted by muleskinner View Post
                    I have a transmission guy thats going to do that for me ..... plus I'm going to get a new clutch put in too!
                    Nice, giving the car the whole nine yard, probably the best treatment the car has had since it rolled out of the factory.
                    1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
                    2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
                    1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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                    • Today I replaced my stabilizer bar bushings, control arms, and rear struts. Plus oil change and air filter change.
                      "DORIS": 1991 Festiva L Red: Daily Driver 71K Miles

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                      • Well, in the past week, I tore down the engine looking for the reason coolant was flowing thru the wrong parts. Turns out it was the intake gasket, so while I was in there I replaced every gasket/seal I could, even lapped the valves and replaced those seals.
                        And painted whatever engine parts I could.
                        And replaced the radiator.
                        And then the water pump.
                        And fixed the siezed wipers.
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                        Tomorrow will be finding a spot for some 6x9's, I'm thinking the cargo cover panel.

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                        • Clean your firewall!
                          ~Austin
                          Red 88 L (Ocho)

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                          • The color of your oil doesn't necessarily tell you anything. There are compounds in oils that 'burn' faster than others, etc and will darken despite the oil being clean and maintaining decent lubricity. You really should send a sample to Blackwell and have it analyzed.

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                            • pulling the original B3 with 284k that locked up and putting in an engine with 264k in it and installing a tach cluster that'll only roughly be 20k off but that's no biggie I suppose
                              Andrew Walker

                              Current Daily Driver:
                              89 Nissan D21 SE V6 5 speed 4x4
                              Projects in the works:
                              84 Mercedes Benz 300D(T)(Baby) currently awaiting transmission transplant/ full on restoration

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                              • At 264k, 20k could be the difference in tire sizing/wear and the OE variance in odometers... it makes no difference.

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