Help identifying parts: Engine of death :D

[Balloo2u]

Hi guys and gals,

Bust pulling it to pieces, have come across some bit that are not covered in the Haynes.

What be these??

The brown thing only has one pipe attatched, would this cause non start issues?? I think its an EGR valvue of some sort?

This sits on the left of the carb as you look at it with XG on top of it:

Me

 

[Balloo2u]

Doh just seen EGR in the flash of camera, !! Ok so if this pipe is missing where would/should it go to , all pipes seem to be married to something?

 

[Shaun]

hmm dont think i have seen that XG one before will head out in a sec and take pictures for reference....

 

[Shaun]

ok got pictures they wont be of too much help because i would have to remove my huge airpan to get a proper look
sorry here they are anyways...

and im fully aware i need to sort out this engine bay...

 

[Balloo2u]

Cheers for that dude, seems mine is different from yours

I have the parts off, but knackered after todays effort. My Lupus does not like it when I actually try and do stuff

Will load pics and google it to death tomorrow

 

[Shaun]

i actually feel sick of how nasty my engine bay is... thank auto god for bonnets! (Y)

 

[RTLkyuubi]

Sed5000 has a non ecc engine where yours is. When there is some light tomorrow after work ill take a load of pictures of mine which has all the ecc ####e still on

 

[RTLkyuubi]

Sed5000 has a non ecc engine where yours is. When there is some light tomorrow after work ill take a load of pictures of mine which has all the ecc ####e still on

Upon opening my eyes and actually looking at the pictures properly, them pictures are of an ecc engine :B

 

[Shaun]

ecc was on the late k10's right? so that is both of ours lol
i will be removing all the EGR stuff soon though

 

[Balloo2u]

Stripping it is coming along nicely

 

[Shaun]

wow! that is very empty!... wanna come do mine?

 

[Ed]

If you were to replace the engine its much much easier just to take it all out as one lump.

 

[Balloo2u]

Cheers Ed, were trying to find out what wrong first, if it's fixable I'd like to go down that route first.

 

[Balloo2u]

Photobucket keeps messing up the hotlinks:
cut and paste from so.com im afraid, im lazy

So with the help of the mighty HESH we set to work on it, stripping the engine and taking count of what state the car was in

Some bit's start popping up that are not shown on the Haynes manual so reseach begining:

Sod to remove head as most bits need to come off, but not bad for mornings work:

For a 23 year old car, she's in semi good nick:

But.........she has some bad bits, not too bad, but needs work;

Major issues so far have just been the odd seized bolt, but 90% of it has been pretty #### up free

 

[Balloo2u]

Question:
If I buy a 1987 K10 with manual box, I am hoping its a simple swap into the auto, but what unforseen hurdles am I likely to come up againts?

I have decided to keep the engine mods simple, with possible bike carbs helping with the extra oomph, but the 3 speed gearbox is the major hangup with the car.

 

[Ed]

You can swap block easily. That will work.

 

[Balloo2u]

Cheers Ed, thinking of getting a donor from egay and doing it at the end of the month.

Ref the Skyline, I'll be honest its a toss up between RSP and Fusion, sent Charlie a message to see if he will allow me to play with dyno for free or lots of Cider