jason Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Took me about six days (lots of BIG mistakes and trips to the parts store), but the new motor is in. There is a strange intermittent chatter coming from what sounds like the front of the oil pan. It's definitely internal, and way to loud to be an exhaust leak. Sounds like metal on metal. After about six or seven seconds of running properly (aside from the noise), the engine idle drops down to about 200 RPM's, barely able to keep itself going. Also, it smells similar to what we experienced when we ruined the clutch when we forgot to tighten down the pressure plate. Ouch. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) did you prime the oil pump? and i'm sure you will get all kinds of smells/smoke from grease/oil whatever on exhaust parts and gaskets "burning in" but the noise is definitely a problem Edited September 10, 2009 by unccpathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 No, I didn't even know that was necessary. I will consult the manual. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Could it be the pulley hitting the timing belt cover? How complete was the "crate" motor? Did you have to swap oil pick up tubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 No, all we had to swap were the fan, alternator, engine to transmission brackets, throttle cable housing, and remove some extra stuff. There was a spacer pressed into the back where the transmission shaft goes in that gave us some trouble, too. Nothing internal, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Could it be the pulley hitting the timing belt cover? How complete was the "crate" motor? Did you have to swap oil pick up tubes? Had that thought as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 No, all we had to swap were the fan, alternator, engine to transmission brackets, throttle cable housing, and remove some extra stuff. There was a spacer pressed into the back where the transmission shaft goes in that gave us some trouble, too. Nothing internal, though. The pilot bushing?? They are different for manual and automatic trannys... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Yeah it was the pilot bearing. We overlooked it the first time, then took everything back apart and removed it, and replaced it with the MT pilot bearing. That quieted the noise from within the bell housing. Put the new clutch kit in while we were at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 So after a lot of headache we finally figured it out. I had several mechanic friends come over to listen, each one offering a different opinion. In the end, someone recommended letting it run for a few minutes. This thought never occurred to me because I was too scared that more damaged might be caused. I guess it just wasn't getting oil yet. All of the noises and problems vanished... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Good News! How does the crate engine run now that your comfortable with letting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) It idles a little rough, but decent on the high end. It's noticeably quicker, I just have to tune it a little I think. Edited September 30, 2009 by jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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