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UK_Sub
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Mar 2022 :  14:44:24 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Hopefully I'll receive the new oil seal from John fairly soon, but I wanted to ask if it makes sense to also fit the water pump to the cover?

It would be a lot easier to do this on the bench, rather than when the engine is back in the car.

I'd also like to fit the starter motor too, but fairly sure this has to be fitted once the engine is mounted to the gearbox?

Woody
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Mar 2022 :  20:26:47 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Yes it is easier to fit the water pump when the timing cover is on the bench. Remember when you have fitted the seal and install cover to the engine to assemble the balance shaft pulley before tightening the cover bolts.
I have found it better to install the starter motor after the engine and gearbox are in the car, as it can stop sideways movement of the engine when trying to assemble the driveshafts into the gearbox joints.
Once the engine is settled in place, just jack up slightly to get the starter motor in place, and use a socket extension and a UJ if necessary to tighten the bottom bolt.
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andydeans3
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Mar 2022 :  23:53:18 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Mounting the starting motor, after the engine and gearbox are in place, is made much, much easier, if you temporarily support the engine with a jack under the sump, and remove the engine mounting on that side. Nice large piece of wood between the jack and the sump. You don't have to actually lift the engine, just enough to take the weight, to allow the engine mount to be removed.
For that bottom nut on the starter, 1/4" drive socket with very long extensions, to bring it out the front of the car. The 1/4 drive is nice and skinny, which helps with the tight fit under the starting motor. It's a 14 mm nut, and a lot of 1/4" drive socket sets only go up to 13 mm, so you may have to buy a 1/4" drive 14 mm socket separately.

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Edited by - andydeans3 on 25 Mar 2022 23:54:17
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