KADE to KADE

[Barnacles240]

this weekend im swapping new KA into s13 coupe any tips on swapping out and in, or if anyone could offer a hand that'd be great......im just looking to find out and tricky things that could come up in the swap

[zcrew]

do you mean KAE to KADE or a straight swap?

edit: i see you've got a '93... nothing too tricky with a straight swap make sure everything's disconnected and pull the tranny with the motor. maybe buy a chilton's manual to help walk you through it if it's your first.

[ThatS13Guy]

straight swap, hes takin out his crappy ka and putting in a fresh(er) one for ka-t....

[Barnacles240]

yeah....so i have to pull tranny too?

[hellfire]

Yep. Pull tranny too.

Here are the steps. I'll type out fairly quickly so if I miss anything, I apologize..

Pull intake.
Drain Coolant
Pull Radiator
* Wiring Harness
* Tranny Harness (Undo from Fusebox area. Much easier)
Undo PS pressure line.
Undo PS feed line.
Undo throttle cable.
Undo Brake Booster hose.
Undo Vaccum Lines.
Undo Engine ground.
Undo Heater Hoses.
Jack up car.
Drain tranny.
Undo driveshaft at the diff.
Undo carrier bearing mount.
Pull driveshaft.
Undo tranny mount bolts.
Undo motor mount nuts.
Undo exhaust.
Take off AC Compressor.
Wrap chain around intake and exhaust mani.
....
Pull motor.

I'm pretty sure thats it, I might have missed a few things. If you need any help, or have a quick question, don't hesitate to call. :)

Tyler

[flip]

Thanks tyler... I'll be droppin a KA in my coupe in the next few days so I'm right there with this guy. Only thing is my coupe doesn't have a motor in it right now :).

[hellfire]

No problem. Good luck!

Tyler

[Beez_S13]

if your changing a/c compressers, dont forget to recharge it. which reminds me. i need to remove all my ac lines. my car came without the compresser. oh well. but if you arent changing compressors, dont disconnect the lines if you can, or you'll have to recharge it.

[suprabrit]

Flip, when you puttin the motor in the coupe? I'll come help! :) I'd like to see that car alive, lol

[ThatS13Guy]

flip has a coupe lol? jk good luck with it

[hellfire]

if your changing a/c compressers, dont forget to recharge it. which reminds me. i need to remove all my ac lines. my car came without the compresser. oh well. but if you arent changing compressors, dont disconnect the lines if you can, or you'll have to recharge it.

Ahh yes. I forgot about the A/C Compressor. I don't have those in my cars. I'll add it to the list.

Tyler

[suprabrit]

flip has a coupe lol? jk good luck with it

Yeah it was a roller he bought from me. :)

[Barnacles240]

well i am far into the swap, woek up early this morning and went ahead and bought a cherry picker.....pulled motor and tranny...fixed my power steering line, new distributor cap and rotor button on new engine, as well as PCV valve....the engine is very clean inside and out...ordered clutch will be in tommorow and will finish up swap...and post pics

[turboedsileighty]

soundin good brandon, prolly a good thing to get a new clutch rather than using an old one

[Barnacles240]

yeah, i figured it would save alot of work down the road...i appreciate the hook up chester

[turboedsileighty]

yeah man no Prob!

[Barnacles240]

so i have a problem, the engine turnsover, but will not crank...any suggestions...i know its getting spark,and air, so that would leave gas but im not sure that its not getting gas?....any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[DAsquintz]

^does it have any gas? did you check your fuel lines/fuel pump/fuel filter? if you dont have that much gas in it... i'd go and put some gasoline in there.
oh and when you started it, did you press on the gas too that tends to help...

i had that problem when i put my SR in. It wouldn't turn over but it'd spark, so I went and bought like 5$ worth of gas and poured it in, and the car cranked right on up.

[Barnacles240]

well it had half a tank, then when i tried crankin it went to a quarter tank, i even poured gas into the intake

well its definately getting gas, i took the hose that leads out from the fuel filter off at the fuel rail and it when i turned the key it was pourin gas, it must be timing, but i have no way of getting it set because i guess the only way to set it is get a huge socket and turn the engine to top dead center and then put the rotor button on cylinder 1....but i have no huge socket, anyone know what size it is?