Engine Installation Issues

[kidthrifty]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone may have ideas.

A friend of mine and I are trying to install an engine in my 90 accord LX, and we are having many problems.

When we manage to get the engine mount hooked up, the driver side mount, and front mount wont line up, and the transmission will get stuck under the fender. And the same goes for everyone we try to get the engine started up and mounted on.

I was wondering if anyone may have some ideas.

Thank you.

[NorcoAccord]

As it been in a wreck or anything like that?

[kidthrifty]

No, nothing like that, the engine that is going in it, is the exact same engine that was pulled out of the car, the only thing that is different is the transmission. It was a 5 speed, but it was changed to an auto.

[NorcoAccord]

you are useing a 5 speed tranny mount right?

[kidthrifty]

No, we managed to get the 5 speed off, and I am going to weld an auto bracket on for the auto mount.

[NorcoAccord]

I think you have to redrill in for it to line, I mean I think you have to drill new mounting holes for the 5 speed cant remember.

[kidthrifty]

That's all good and everything, the engine is ready with the automatic transmission on it and everything. My friend and I are just having problems installing the engine into the engine compartment. Once we get it aligned in one spot and try to get it ready to mount up to another, it doesn't want to co-operate. I was wondering if there is an easier way to go about this.

[91h22cb7lx]

people told me it was impossible but i pulled my h out the last time by pulling off the rad. support and just lifted it and turned the motor and out it came by myself in about 20 min. just try the reverse, i didnt have any clearence issues with the fender when i removed it this way. the other way is the old fassion drop the subframe and lift it from under the car. did that one with a buddy in about 45 min ill try and find a pic i know i got one cuz some kid came into my job and told me you couldnt pull it out the front

[defjamon22z]

kay wait.. this guy had a 5 speed transmission.. and swap it to auto.... why??? and he having hard time putting it in the car. i'ma going to be swappin my tranny tomorrow.. to manual.. am i gonna have the same problem as him? i knw i'ma need transmissin mount and front mother mount and rear motor mount but someone said drill.. wtf?

[kidthrifty]

Want to know why? Because the other car that was being used as a parts car had an auto in it. And the manual transmission already had plans to be used on another car. There was no drilling required on my part. Everything was interchangeable. And I highly doubt you will have the same problems. The 5 speed transmission is smaller. But when you do swap, you best hope you know how to weld really well, or buy an auto to 5 speed converter mount for your transmission for it to fit properly on the bracket.

[defjamon22z]

the fuk man.. weld?!?! c'mon!!! everybody told me it's interchangeable and it'll fix like a .... like putting DVD in a DVD player. now u makin it sound like i gotta grind the circle more bigger in order for my DVD to fix! c'mon! i dont want no surprise.. i just swap everything from auto to manual ALREADY the last thing i need is a transmission now ya sayin it like i'ma have problem. i'm too tired man. that's hell..