Rebuilding a Ford 2.3T (v. Pictures)

Scott Manley Wrote:
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> Paddy the only thing not metric on that motor is
> the turbo oil drain fitting in the block.


You have no idea how happy this makes me. For some reason, I had it in my mind that the body was mostly metric, the motor mostly std, and I only have metric hardware here.

Out of curiosity, what is that big drain fitting?

Adjustable spanner sized.

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Grant Hughes

1-1/16" if I recall... NPT into the block so it's pretty tight.

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www.rallyrace.net

1/2" NPT into block. Oh and maybe the oil feed lines to the turbo aren't metric. I can't remember. It's standard brake line. Don't know if that counts at the oil feed comes off an adaptor on the head.

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Scott Manley
Spokane, WA
86' XR4Ti
37

Damn, that crank pulley did not want to come off! Liquid wrench, torch, ended up needing some big tension from the 3 jaw and a few whacks from the BFH...man the small basement shop fills up quick!

Well at least it's harder to lose things.

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www.rallyrace.net

Paddy- You don't know how closely that picture resemebles my basement!

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Scott Manley
Spokane, WA
86' XR4Ti
37

So how's it coming along?

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Kirk Coughlin
Woodbury, MN and River Falls, WI

Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est.

All apart, contemplating whether to just rebuild it as stock, or work a bit more and drop in some real manly pistons and rods. Besides, with the nice weather we've been having here as of late, it's been mostly bodywork season...