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pulled motor out of stanly last night!

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KeithN60

KeithN60

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Well Ive gone an pulled the motor out of the bugeye. Now what?The clutch went south so I had to pull it out but which direction to go with it? It had oil leaking from more than one place so I know some gaskets are in order,but what else should/could I do,OH Ive never pulled a motor before so Ive got a lot to learn.Well I guess Ill start with a good cleaning any sugestions would be great.948 mostly stock BE,thanks in advance KN
 
With the engine out and a good cleaning, it would be a good time to inspect the flexible clutch line from the metal line to the slave. Much easier to replace with the engine sitting outside the car. Also check your front motor mounts. Age and oil can ruin them. I'm sure others will have some additional suggestions, but these two items can get the ball rolling.

Mike Miller
 
A Bugeye did not originally have the rubber clutch line. They had a coil of the hard line.
 
If you have not yet opened the line to your clutch slave and it was working for goodness sake do not lose that.
One of the things that comes up here time and again is how hard it can be to bleed out the hydraulic clutch.
Easy for some people, terrible for others.
 
Keith, with the gearbox separated from the engine, check for any side play on the first motion shaft. The front cover of the gearbox has a scroll type oil seal. If there is any significant play, the chances are the oil seal is worn and leaking gearbox oil into the bell housing. The fix, if that is the case, is to replace the first motion shaft bushing inside the gearbox, along with the front bearing and the pilot bushing in the end of the crankshaft. You then must buy a new front cover with a rubber type oil seal as the original cover will be too worn to reuse. I got mine here, https://www.spridget.com/catalog/18.gif - item #25. Mine was $39.95 + shipping. you will need to return your original front cover to get the $50 core charge refund. Good luck and hope that's not the problem because it is a PITA to fix. :frown:
 
With engine out is now time to check bearings, valves, oil pump, etc etc.

How was compression when you checked before pulling. Or are you going to just redo rings and cylinders?

We need more information actually as to your intentions.
 
jack,did not check compression,it ran very well before I pulled it just leaked oil from several places. I belive its an older restoration maybe,looks like it taged curb or something at some point so... Im waiting on my brother-in-law to come in for thanksgiving,he is more mechanicly inclined with lbcs.Hopefully I will have more info in a few days.I think Id like to keep it origenal but maybe faster,I guess a lot will depend on how much the boss will let me spend!!!
 
Pan gaskets are not hard to replace and the cork end gaskets often leak when they get old and hard. Before clean up I think I would try to determine where the oil was mainly leaking from.

Kurt.
 
Change pan gaskets, Side chest gaskets, front timing chain gasket and crank seal, and do as I suggested to the rear scroll seal, see the WIKI.

Are a few other spots but not likely and they can be got at with the engine in.
 
My bad. Sure 'nuff looked at the Bugeye in the barn and it was all steel tubing to the slave. Looked at two Bugeye chassis', one in the barn and another out back and neither had the hose holding angle on the passenger side frame rail. When did the rubber hose make its debut? With the square body? Will look at an early 1/4 elliptic tonight at the house. Too late last night to check.

Looks like you're getting plenty of helpful suggestions. Good suggestion to try and find leak origination, but on LBC's with age, it's likely to be most everywhere.

Take care, and have a great Thanksgiving!
Mike Miller
 
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