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Tag Archives: 6m-ge
Assembly – Timing Cover
Cleaned Timing Cover with new water pump, seals and hardware. To installed this weekend hopefully without over-torquing the gasket this time.
Block – Assembly
So today I attempted for the second time to assemble the engine block. The first time I tried I broke a piston ring meaning that I had to order a whole new set of the things. The 2 most important … Continue reading
Cam Covers – Painted
This is the initial result of painting the cam covers. It will need a little touch up to be perfect. First I cleaned the covers with a wire brush and then sanded them down. Then I prep-washed with 3M Wax … Continue reading
6MGE – Reconditioned
Got the engine back from the engineering shop today. Ready to be unwrapped, cleaned off and reassembled.
6MGE Crank Pulley / Harmonic Balancer – Rebuilt
Sent my harmonic balancer to Precision Parts in Wagga Wagga and they rebuilt it for me. Originally it wasn’t looking so great.
Engine – Disassembly – Part 2
Continued disassembling the engine. Pulled the head off, everything looks good Disassembling the head getting it ready to take to the machinists. Valve lifters removed and stored in oil.
Engine – Disassembly – Part 1
Worked on disassembling the engine today. Got up to the point where the next thing to do is remove the head.
6MGE Crank Pulley / Harmonic Balancer
The Achilles heel of the 6MGE motor is its harmonic balancer / crank pulley which is prone to chipping.