[V8] Engine direction of rotation

[Ron Wainwright]

Radek, I forgot to mention that you need to remove the 2 10mm bolts holding the AC drier to the rad/headlight support as well.

 Ron


--- On Tue, 10/28/08, Radek <radek at istar.ca> wrote:

> From: Radek <radek at istar.ca>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Engine direction of rotation
> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 10:14 PM
> OK, I get it.  I was trying to remove just the centre frame,
> leaving 
> headlights on the car.  Will take a second look after the
> snow storm.
> Thanks.
> 
> Radek.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Wainwright"
> <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> To: <radek at istar.ca>
> Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Engine direction of rotation
> 
> 
> > To remove the front end of the car you need too......
> >
> > Remove the 6 bumper bolts... after you remove the 2
> inner ones toss them 
> > in the woods! Once the bumper is off you can remove
> the chrome trim, 4 
> > phillips screws on eather side of the fender, snake
> the HL wiper hose out 
> > of the Black channel @ that point you will see a bunch
> of 10mm nuts.... if 
> > you loosen the ones that attach to the HL wiper
> brackets you can pull the 
> > trim off complete. Remove the alt cooling tube,
> > Drain the coolant & remove the top, bottom &
> rez coolant hoses.
> > remove the oil cooler from under the rad & let it
> hang, remove the trans 
> > cooler lines & tie them up out of the way, remove
> the 4 AC condensor bolts 
> > & let the condensor hang, remove the rad fan &
> put it to the side.
> > There will be 4 bolts that hold the front rad support
> to the frame rails, 
> > 4 phillips screws on eather side of the tops of the
> fenders, & 2 bolts 
> > holding the fenders to the HL supports.
> > Then just pull the entire front off..... HL's,
> rad, ect.......
> >
> > Not sure these pics will come up... but here are some
> pics I took while 
> > doing a 90 V8 5sp T-belt.
> > let me know if you can see the thread with pics.... if
> you can not I will 
> > send them to you privatley.
> >
> >
> http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16399&highlight=rare+bird+fly
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 10/27/08, radek at istar.ca
> <radek at istar.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> From: radek at istar.ca <radek at istar.ca>
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] Engine direction of rotation
> >> To: V8 at audifans.com
> >> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 6:17 PM
> >> Thanks to all of you, gentlemen.
> >> The car has been sitting in my garage for the last
> three
> >> years or so
> >> waiting for a new TB, front brakes and an assorted
> number
> >> of other
> >> small issues.  Until last summer  I would start
> and run the
> >> engine
> >> regularly, until it started leaking gas from a
> line under
> >> the body.
> >> That was the previous summer.  Sitting quietly
> since.
> >>
> >> About a month ago my 16-year old talked me into
> getting to
> >> work on it
> >> (I wonder why, anything to do with him taking a
> >> driver's licence test
> >> next month, perhaps)?  Right now I'm
> dismantling the
> >> front to get to
> >> the timing belt and want to rotate the engine
> after putting
> >> some oil
> >> into the cylinders.  If things look OK, I'll 
> do the
> >> TB, replace brake
> >> lines, clean calipers, install new fuel lines
> ..... etc.
> >>
> >> I can't move it because it's on axle
> stands.
> >> Actually, here's a
> >> question for you:  to remove the radiator support
> frame, I
> >> need to
> >> remove two bolts near the top, on the front, that
> are
> >> covered by the
> >> wire/spring thingy that acts as a lock for the
> hood.
> >> I'm having
> >> trouble with it.  Do I need to remove the thingy
> or can I
> >> go around it?
> >>
> >> Cheers;
> >>
> >> Radek
> >> 91 V8Q 5-sp.
> >>
> >> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] Engine direction of rotation
> >> To: Tony and Lillie
> <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
> >> Cc: v8 at audifans.com, Radek <radek at istar.ca>
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <150513.88735.qm at web65507.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >>
> >> Definatley clockwise.
> >>
> >>   Just put the car in Nutral, pull the rad fan
> & the
> >> push the viscous
> >> clutch fan shroud to the pass side to get a socket
> &
> >> ratchet on the
> >> crank bolt.
> >>   I'd all so pull the d-side t-belt cover to
> make sure
> >> the belt
> >> tension is still good..... not to mention you can
> see the
> >> operation of
> >> everything spinning visualy.
> >>   All so, I'de pull the coil wires & turn
> the car
> >> over via the ign key
> >> to get the oil circulating.
> >>
> >>   How long has the car been in storage?
> >>
> >>   Ron 91 V8 5sp 4.2 AKA Black Betty Bam-A-Lam
> >>
> >> --- On Sat, 10/25/08, Tony and Lillie
> >> <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> [Hide Quoted Text]
> >> > From: Tony and Lillie
> >> <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
> >> > Subject: Re: [V8] Engine direction of
> rotation
> >> > To: "Radek" <radek at istar.ca>,
> >> v8 at audifans.com
> >> > Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:01 PM
> >> > clockwise, as you look at it. As if you are
> tightening
> >> the
> >> > crankshaft bolt.
> >> >
> >> > Tony
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- From:
> "Radek"
> >> <radek at istar.ca>
> >> > To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> >> > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:03 PM
> >> > Subject: [V8] Engine direction of rotation
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Hi guys;
> >> > >
> >> > > I know I'd asked this before, but
> what is the
> >> > direction of rotation of the > engine? 
> I'm
> >> getting the car out of
> >> > storage and
> >> > want to give the engine a > few turns by
> hand.
> >> When I stand in
> >> > front of the car,
> >> > with a 27-mm socket > on the crankshaft
> bolt, do I
> >> turn clockwise or
> >> > counterclockwise?
> >> > > Thanks;
> >> > >
> >> > > Radek
> >> > > 91 V8Q 5-sp.
> >> > >
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