Questions about a Mark VIII Engine swap.
#22
No problem. I will also give you another application where it's incredibly useful. It's height is a disadvantage, but it's also an advantage. I used it to lift the body of a 98 Cadillac Seville up to about 5 feet in order to drop the engine cradle out the bottom. Just unbolted subframe and lifted the body off the frame, then set it back down when I reinstalled.
#23
Ok, junkyard trip was successful. Found a 97 LSC with it's motor intact. Took me alot longer than I expected, but I got it pulled in about 5 hours with my Dad's help. Next stage is going to be switching the wiring harness over, switching the oil pan/pickup tube over, flywheel and clutch.
#24
Status update. I have swapped the oil pan and pickup tube over, had to repaint my GT pan due to scrapes. I have the upper wiring harness lengthened and installed save for the second coolant sensor, I am still trying to figure out where the heck it is on the new motor. The flywheel is swapped over as well. I had to rebuild my motor mounts and they will be installed shortly along with the lower wiring harness.
Items that are still need to be done:
New clutch is required as my old disc is down to about 25%
Fuel lines need to be changed over to the Mark VIII ones.
Throttle cable
Exhaust manifold
Vacuum hose routing.
Reinstall.
If my freaking posting rights would come through on Corral, I could get alot of parts that I need for it. As it stands I have waited for four damn days and I still haven't been approved. Bout ready to just pay a little extra and order the **** I need from retail.
Items that are still need to be done:
New clutch is required as my old disc is down to about 25%
Fuel lines need to be changed over to the Mark VIII ones.
Throttle cable
Exhaust manifold
Vacuum hose routing.
Reinstall.
If my freaking posting rights would come through on Corral, I could get alot of parts that I need for it. As it stands I have waited for four damn days and I still haven't been approved. Bout ready to just pay a little extra and order the **** I need from retail.
#25
Both Coolant sensors should be on the coolant crossover tube.
If I remember when I signed at the coral it toke a few days. But the Idiot to Knowledge factor is great over there compared to MF. MF 90% idiot 10% knowledge
Coral 90% knowledge 10% idiot
If I remember when I signed at the coral it toke a few days. But the Idiot to Knowledge factor is great over there compared to MF. MF 90% idiot 10% knowledge
Coral 90% knowledge 10% idiot
#26
Been 5 days now and I still can't post. Dunno what gives. I mainly want to get on the classifieds there, I found some cobra manifolds, but I can't contact. Either way, I should have this sucker running by next weekend.
#27
yeah it takes a couple days to get privileges on corral. where in dfw are u? im about 25 minutes east of dallas in forney. im going to do a 5.4 swap and have no experience so i figured if u need some help or something u can send me a pm. i can get some experience doing a swap and u can get some help lol. just send me a pm if ur interested and we can talk about it.
#28
Only one is in the cross over tube. I may wind up having to thread my GT one in somewhere.
Been 5 days now and I still can't post. Dunno what gives. I mainly want to get on the classifieds there, I found some cobra manifolds, but I can't contact. Either way, I should have this sucker running by next weekend.
Been 5 days now and I still can't post. Dunno what gives. I mainly want to get on the classifieds there, I found some cobra manifolds, but I can't contact. Either way, I should have this sucker running by next weekend.
#29
yeah it takes a couple days to get privileges on corral. where in dfw are u? im about 25 minutes east of dallas in forney. im going to do a 5.4 swap and have no experience so i figured if u need some help or something u can send me a pm. i can get some experience doing a swap and u can get some help lol. just send me a pm if ur interested and we can talk about it.
Not in this motor, I dunno what gives, but there is nothing in the coolant crossover tube on this 97 motor. I will check my sister's 96 Mark and see if it's there. There is a 3 wire plug that goes under the intake on the back of the motor, but I am not sure what it is, I guess it could be a coolant sensor.
#30
i know for a fact the 93-96's have it in the crossover tube, i just replaced mine last sunday in my 95 mark 8. i checked All-data (an auto repair site that alot of shops use, lol thanks college!!) and the wiring diragrams show the 1997 mark 8 as having the sensors in the crossover tube.