ok installed engine today POPS happened to come outside while i am putting my shiny new RB oil cooler lines. he told me put them on really tight. well i did i cracked the front cover where it goes . YAY YAY YAY. this means i know get to jack up the engine remove the oil pan, remove OMP, remove front eshaft bolt, pop off broken front cover. order new gasket, install front cover my old engine, install main eshaft pulley and nut, reinstall OMP, install oil pan. so much fun. as you can tell i'm very pissed right now. this sets me back atleast a WHOLE day getting the car running...... :(

HAHAHAH that sux

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR damn!

That sucks!

i'm gonna try and fix it tomorrow. we'll see what happens. i need a 19mm 1/2" drive to try and break the eshaft nut loose

boy at work cracked his 12a the same-pulled off had welded for spare. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/BURNOUT.gif

crack is like 1" long though. i'll see if it can be welded who knows atleast i have a spare to swap in

yea it pays to have some spare parts still a bitch changing it in car :o

we i have a spare engine.... so parts aren't the problem. changing it is. i wish i broke the damn thing while it was outside the car! my life would have been so much easier. oh well

That's the first time I ever heard of that happening. Are you sure that you can handle the FPR? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/rolleyes.gif

yeah yeah. pops ghetto fixed it. we'll see what happens. i have a feeling its gonna spew oil everywhere

ahhh yes, that was the perfect way to end a long, lot, sweaty, dirty day....

"hey Jay, we have a problem"



yeah, life is good. Well atleast we got the motor in, and my custom radiator mount is working. Whatever your dad did to fix it I hope you atleast used the copper washer, I heard him saying to leave it out, but you can't! :(



Anoher fun day to add to the Vosko files!

yeah. always amazing at my house. we'll see what happens..... if it doesn't work tomorrow becomes rip apart front half of the engine day https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR

i just remembered something. we never took off the lock bolts on the front eshaft OOPS!

yeah yeah. pops ghetto fixed it. we'll see what happens. i have a feeling its gonna spew oil everywhere[/quote]

I always like to keep copper washers and teflon tape handy. You may have noticed that I have quite a few spare copper washers. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

yeah yeah. pops ghetto fixed it. we'll see what happens. i have a feeling its gonna spew oil everywhere[/quote]

I always like to keep copper washers and teflon tape handy. You may have noticed that I have quite a few spare copper washers. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png[/quote]

yeah. tomorrow is d-day. that front cover is going down !

Whenever you need to be cheered up, just read a thread by Vosko.

Well that blows the big one my man. But **** happens, and mostly when you least expect it. I think I used a 3/4 deep socket on the front bolt, since I had one lying around. Don't feel bad, I broke off a piece of my brake line tubing on my Jeep and had to buy a double flaring tool and remount the stanking thing. It worked out good, and now I am pretty good at making a double flare.

yeah yeah. pops ghetto fixed it. we'll see what happens. i have a feeling its gonna spew oil everywhere[/quote]

I always like to keep copper washers and teflon tape handy. You may have noticed that I have quite a few spare copper washers. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png[/quote]

yeah. tomorrow is d-day. that front cover is going down ![/quote]

Be careful this time. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

yeah yeah. just remember this my toy car :P

yeah yeah. pops ghetto fixed it. we'll see what happens. i have a feeling its gonna spew oil everywhere[/quote]

I always like to keep copper washers and teflon tape handy. You may have noticed that I have quite a few spare copper washers. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png[/quote]

yeah. tomorrow is d-day. that front cover is going down ![/quote]

Be careful this time. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png[/quote]

yeah, i learned my lesson, don't have any more spare housings :bigok:

Vosko you're shattering my illusions about you.

delusions of grandeur ?

delusions of grandeur ?[/quote]



Yeah I was here thinking that everything Vosko did worked perfectly and he was an RX-7 god, then find out he broke something!?



What hope do mere mortals like me have?

delusions of grandeur ?[/quote]



Yeah I was here thinking that everything Vosko did worked perfectly and he was an RX-7 god, then find out he broke something!?



What hope do mere mortals like me have?[/quote]

nobody's perfect. i learned that a long time ago. including me https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

I'd replace the cover or you will always be wondering if the weld held.



Don't forget to address that O-Ring Mazda O-Ring Problem 86-92

turborotor showed me that link