Little Mule Posted November 5, 2006 Author Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) Finally, I'm sure many of you probably know this, but I didn't. So I'll offer this help in removing studs to those of you who don't know. I had several studs from the exhaust manifolds stuck in the cylinder heads. I hit them with PB blaster several times over the last 2 days. Then to remove them, I placed 2 nuts on them. Then with a socket to hold the top nut in place, I used a wrench to turn the bottom nut. With a little umph, it turned the studs loose. :cool2: Pic of 2 nuts on stud: Edited December 3, 2006 by Little Mule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 5, 2006 Author Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) Pic of socket holding top nut and wrench turning bottom nut: Edited November 5, 2006 by Little Mule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 5, 2006 Author Share Posted November 5, 2006 Stud comes free: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 So here is the question. I assumed on a V6 engine, pistons 1,4,5 would all be at top dead center (TDC) when pistons 2,3,6 are at the bottom of the cylinder. However, when I got the cylinder heads off of the VG33e engine, piston #5 was down instead of TDC. I haven't removed the crank yet, but is this normal? So, does anyone have the answer to this question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 #1 TDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 #4 TDC when #1 is TDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 Thanks Casey, That looks like mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 thomas is right. only 1 & 4 are TDC on these. sounds like you've made progress and enjoy the new car.. but watch fer cops sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 Well, hit another bump in the road. My pathy had broken down shortly before I started, and I found out why. Looks like I'll be using the crankshaft from the new engine and having the end machined, or buying a new one. The harmonic balancer was loose on the crank shaft because the little protrusion on the crank was broken off in the pully. If you look closely at the end of the crank, you can see it missing plus it took a chunk of the crankshaft itself. Here is the balancer with the piece stuck in the groove: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 And here is the end of the crank: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Looks like the same thing that happened to mine :sniff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Sorry to hear that. I don't mind so much. Tell's me I'm not doing this for no good reason anyone. Its obvious my truck was dead anyway. Now I just have to make it stronger...faster... (Do you hear the background music?) Anyway, I think my mechanic that has worked on this truck has butchered it lately. So far I'm finding several things connected to nothing. Here is the first. Anyone have a picture of where this hose is supposed to be connected to? Mine was just hanging free. The one end is connected to the back side of the TBI. Anyone care to take a picture of their's for me? (This pic was taken from the passenger side.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Here is another picture of it. It is the one in my hand, NOT the one I am pointing too. I taped the end of it to label it "unattached". I appreciate any help. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 (edited) Rami sent me some vacuum line pics after I did my swap which solved my problems... I'll dig around and see if I still have them It really kind of sucked for me, because my old engine ran great, even after having a broken cam and 290K on it :sniff: Edited November 14, 2006 by RedPath88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hurray! NPORA is back. I was getting worried there. Anyway, back to work. Anyone got a picture of where this unattached throttle body hose is supposed to go? I'd appreciate it. I've found 2 wire harnesses unattached too (that don't appear to go together.) I'll be posting pics of those soon to see where they should be attached too if I can't figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 Almost forgot. Anyone have a phone number for Lee and Phil from lpperformance.com. They aren't too good about getting to the email at their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 someone posted the numbers not long ago. i think i have them. also, not too swift with TBI but looks like a line to the charcoal cannister. but i can't tell on yours too good . here's L & P's numbers: Lee McQuinn 812-236-5403 & Phil Dawkins 217-351-8316 L & P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissandoms47 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 so whats that vg33e out of? what are you doing with all the 3.3 acessories? i might be interested in some of them. please pm me with info. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Mule Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 (edited) Well, it only took 4 days (1-2 hours per day) to get the f-ing transmission drain plug out! :furious: It was stripped and frozen stuck. After trying many things, I finally drilled all the way through it, stuck a chisel in it, torched it for 10 minutes, hit it with a hammer, and took a wrench on the chisel, and a 3 foot lead pipe on the wrench handle and voila...that tranny plug is my beyotch! Edited December 3, 2006 by Little Mule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dr Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Ahhhahahahaha, that picture is priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter_xe Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Bahaha! hilarious.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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