[Shotimes] Question about swapping engines

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

Dave,
Before you do anything rash, make certain that it isn't your secondary
throttle shaft on the rear bank ticking.  I have seen this with several
SHO's and the best thing to do is just live with it.  You can check it by
applying pressure with a screwdriver to the mechanism in the center of the
shaft where the vacuum pot is located.  Apply pressure in both directions
and see if the noise disappears.
If that isn't the problem then start hunting around with either a mechanics
stethoscope or a long screwdriver using the handle against your ear and the
tip of the blade against various motor parts until you locate the source of
the noise.

Hope this helps,
Jim
'93 Red MTX 280K
'93 White MTX 130K
'95 White MTX 95K


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dave Garber
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:37 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Question about swapping engines


Hey gang, I've got a couple questions I was hoping someone with SHO
experience could help me with. I've got a 94 with 190k on it. The engine has
started 'ticking' from the rear bank (can't tell if it's a slave cam or
primary) pretty good, so it's obvious I need to tear into it and fix it. The
car also has a weak 2nd gear syncro/blocking ring that shows itself when
shifting aggressively.

A buddy of mine has a 91 with 150k on it that he'll sell me for $500.00.
Both the engine and the tranny are in good shape. If I were to decide to
swap the drivetrain from the 91 into the 94, what would be the best way to
go about it? The most I've ever done on a FWD car is change out a clutch on
a 93 Cutlass Supreme. If I want to swap the drivetrain from the 91 to the
94, would it be better/easier to do it from the bottom (as in, dropping the
subframe on each), or from the top the way we used to do RWD cars? It seems
to me that I could conceivably leave the engine/tranny bolted to the
subframe and just swap out/in the entire assembly?

Or, would I be better off fixing the 'tick' on the 94's engine? I know the
entire maintenance history of the 94, I know next to nothing about the 91.

All opinions welcomed and appreciated!


Dave Garber
Pittsburgh, PA
99 White, 77k
94 Blue MTX, 190k _______________________________________________
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