Removed Parts - Selling and Scrapping

I tried to sell off as many of the internal combustion parts as possible. I was actually quite surprised at how many parts I got rid of, and how much some people were willing to pay for them.

The turbocharger just after removal. I had replaced it about 40k miles earlier. It still has quite a bit of life to it.

The turbocharger was pretty greasy and needed a good cleaning.

This picture shows the oil inlet.

The turbocharger after cleaning.

Checking the bearing throwout.

Very little wiggle. Had it seemed excessive, I would have checked it with a dial indicator.

Another view of the turbocharger

Looking into where the exhaust exits the turbocharger

Mounting flange.

Intake is on the left, outlet is on the right

Custom oil supply line still connected to the turbocharger.

The small canister-like thing on the bottom left is an over-pressure release plunger. This prevents the turbocharger from over-spnning.

Spark plug cable clips. Still in a box somewhere I believe.

Idle set-screw, exhaust manifold cover, and a tube running from the pre-turbo air intake to post-turbo air intake. Not sure the purpose of this tube.

Starter. Sold for about $15 on eBay.

Fan blades. This went to the city dump since they didn't sell on eBay.

Mass air-flow sensor. I believe this one sold on eBay also.

ECU, electronic control unit. Sold for about $15.

Alternator. About $15 on eBay.

Turbo intake tube. I thought this would sell, but it didn't.

Oxygen sensor. This sold for about $10. It only had about 10k miles on it.

Ignition coils. About $15 on eBay. They were only a couple years old.

Distributor cap. I think it's still lying around somewhere since nobody bought it.

Oil pressure sending unit. It only had about 20k miles on it. Someone bought it for about $10.

In-tank fuel pump without sending unit. This went to the city dump.

Various parts off of the engine that went to the persons buying the block and head.

The engine block. Someone in Florida bought it for a fair amount. It was worth the trouble to tear down and ship. Probably one of the most difficult things I have ever packaged.

The purchaser was going to rebuild the engine. It had 204k miles on it, so it certainly needed a rebuilt.

 

 

Updated June 6, 2006



  1. Introduction
  2. End of Internal Combustion
  3. Dismantling
    1. Engine
      1. Labeling
      2. Parts Boneyard
      3. Removing
    2. Exhaust
    3. Gas Tank
    4. Heater
  4. Battery Racks
    1. Designing
    2. Building
    3. Installing
    4. Insulating/Heating
    5. Enclosure
  5. Driveline
    1. Motor Arrived
    2. Sending Transmission
    3. Motor Mounting
    4. Installing
    5. Cooling
  6. Electronics
    1. Cabling
      1. Crimpers
      2. Crimping Lugs and Terminals
      3. Installation
    2. Charging System
      1. House Wiring
      2. Charging Port
      3. PFC-20 Arrives
      4. Charger Control Board Revision
    3. Current Protection Devices
    4. DC/DC
    5. Heater
    6. Electronics Box
    7. E-meter
    8. Fuel Door
    9. Motor Controller
      1. Zilla Arrives
      2. Installing
      3. Liquid Cooling Version I
      4. Liquid Cooling Version II *
      5. Main Contactor
      6. Throttle
      7. Interfacing/Wiring
      8. User Interface
    10. Battery Regulators
      1. MK2
      2. PowerCheq *
      3. MK2B *
      4. Modular Chargers *
    11. Electronics Panel
    12. Tach Sensor
      1. Home-brew attempt
      2. Zolox unit *
    13. Gauge Interface *
    14. Miscellaneous Wiring
  7. Power Brakes
  8. Power Steering/AC
  9. Batteries
  10. Publicity/Displaying
    1. First-week Photos
    2. Utah State University Project Day
    3. Visits
  11. Appendix
    1. Preliminary Design Review: PDF PowerPoint Macromedia Flash OpenOffice
    2. Final Design Review: PDF PowerPoint Macromedia Flash OpenOffice
    3. Final Report: PDF Microsoft Word OpenOffice

* To be documented ... someday

Index updated November 25, 2006

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