Just picked up a 800 F8B complete with Auto off a 1983 hatch. I want to slip it right in after I attend to the Carby that looks filthy but was told it did run fine, (that's what they all say if the motor hasn't turned over in almost three years!) Still, I was amazed how quickly we, or he, whiped out the engine and box. I even got the auto radiator.
The car was located in a rural shed and the engine was full with what looked like clean oil and the auto was full with tranny oil. The engine I was told had been done a year before it went into a 3yr hibernation and I have no reason to doubt it, as the gasket goo looks clean and fresh.
I am planning to give the carb a good clean out and am considering leaving my mb 500 auto box and just swapping the engine, as there is nothing wrong with my auto and the 800 hatch auto looks a little different.
Firstly the auto box on the mb 500 (1986) has stamped on the top part of the box "TYPE D" whereas the hatch 800 auto does not. Secondly the hatch auto has something that looks like a mechanical oil pump that takes the oil from the radiator cooler near the selector mechanism on the box, the mb 500 auto just runs in direct. Thirdly the auto sump on the hatch looks like it has a different shape; though, it could be the way i've looked at it without the crossmember there in situ.
One final thing unrelated to the auto is the 800 does not have a stove pipe running from the exhaust manifold to somewhere near the carby inlet manifold.
Is it a pain in the butt changing the enginge alone leaving the gearbox in situ??
I agree! I forgot it was on a grey background! I think I've changed it.
