Well ... I finally got around to pulling the 4G63 this past Saturday. Started at 9:15 in the morning and had it on the stand by 3:00 with an hour lunch break in there. All in all I didn't think that was too bad considering this motor is new to me and I'd never pulled one before. After pulling several 420A's I actually thought this motor was alot easier to pull. The motor mounts are more accessiable and the wiring harness I didn't think was quite as complicated. The starter is a bear - the back of the block!, who thought of that? And the A/C compressor I didn't unbolt until I had the motor half way out the engine bay, but it's out nonetheless.

I discovered my OEM flywheel has some heat cracks in it. So whoever owned the car before me was beating on it I guess b/c I only got about 500 on the motor since I bought it and I haven't beat it. I'm trying to decided if I want to go right to a lightened flywheel now or just get a temporary OEM one until I can afford a clutch and do it all at the same time. I think I'll put a post up in the FS section and see what people have laying around. If any of you are like me I've probably got enough parts at my house to make at least one other complete car

1999 Eclipse GST 4G63

Pulling them out is cake compared to putting it back in. Do you have a load leveler? It makes it quite a bit easier.

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-Tony <--- NOT asian.
'06 Wicked White EVO IX

Yeah, I have a load leveler ... I used it to assist in getting the motor out. Why is putting it back in so much harder?

1999 Eclipse GST 4G63

The thing that got me was all those damn vac lines going everywhere. What a crock!

Yeah, I should've said, "hooking everything back up" instead of, "putting it back in."

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-Tony <--- NOT asian.
'06 Wicked White EVO IX

Ahhh ... gottcha ... yeah, funny you guys both mention that. I kept commenting Saturday how many damn vac lines there are compared to the 420A. I did take the time to label a few things with masking tape as I was going, but not everyhing. Oh well, I'll figure it out when the CEL comes on.

1999 Eclipse GST 4G63

or you could just eliminate most of them. I'll post up a link to the diagram in a few min.

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-Tony <--- NOT asian.
'06 Wicked White EVO IX

Originally posted by eclipzGST
or you could just eliminate most of them. I'll post up a link to the diagram in a few min.

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Wait. Why does the MBC go from the intake manifold to the WG and not just from the J-pipe to the WG? Am I missing something, here?

EDIT:
On the Galant, I've got it like this: J-pipe > MBC > WG.

Originally posted by DR1665
Wait. Why does the MBC go from the intake manifold to the WG and not just from the J-pipe to the WG? Am I missing something, here? EDIT: On the Galant, I've got it like this: J-pipe > MBC > WG.

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I use the j-pipe for MBC and intake mani for BOV. It ended up cutting out a bunch of hose and a T.
I'm glad you got those diagrams up so quick. I was going to do it as soon as I got to work and forgot all about it. lol

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-Tony <--- NOT asian.
'06 Wicked White EVO IX