Got bored on Sunday, so I decided to pull the car apart
Fitted some new wiper spindle bushes, because the old ones leaked like an old leaky thing.
While I was in there, I pulled the heater matrix out to see why the blower kept dying.
Turns out that the motor mounts were broken, so the fan was rubbing on the shroud.
A spot of drill action and some bolts, job done.
Had a look under the bonnet for an exhaust leak, and found it.
Manifold bolt completely missing.
The lesson being, if a friend helps you swap an engine, check that they've actually tightened everything.
Fitted some new wiper spindle bushes, because the old ones leaked like an old leaky thing.
While I was in there, I pulled the heater matrix out to see why the blower kept dying.
Turns out that the motor mounts were broken, so the fan was rubbing on the shroud.
A spot of drill action and some bolts, job done.
Had a look under the bonnet for an exhaust leak, and found it.
Manifold bolt completely missing.
The lesson being, if a friend helps you swap an engine, check that they've actually tightened everything.
