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This Miata was purchased for $400 and was going to be my sons daily driver between work and home. |
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This Miata was purchased for $400 and was going to be my sons daily driver between work and home. |
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The car had over 162000 miles on the original stock engine, and it had no compression in the cylinders. |
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The stock four-cylinder engine appears simple, and had alot of room around it to reach in and disconnect engine parts. |
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It had looked like the previous owner had overheated the engine, and blew a radiator hose. The head gasket could have been blown during this time, which would account for no compression. |
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It was time to put the car on jack stands, remove the aluminum hood, and hook-up the engine hoist. |
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I can't believe it took me 4 hours to pull this little toy engine out of this car. At that rate, I should turn in my Craftsman Club Card. |
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At first I was going to pull the transmission out along with the engine, but disconnecting the engine from the trans was simple, and I didn't have any work on the trans, so it remained in the car. |
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The small size of the engine, made things simple to lift it up and out of the engine compartment. |
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In no time, we had it mounted on the engine stand and would start the next stage, engine disassemble. |
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Oil and brake fluid covered the inside of the bell housing and some work would be needed to clean out the engine bay. |