Stripping down a block - what next?

[mandarinvx]

I bought a spare block last week, but really need to strip it down into manageable (read lighter!) chunks to keep it in the house (I don't have a garage down here ) - also needs to be carried up a set of stairs

I've posted this on the VX forum, but in hindsight it's probably more appropriate here

So far it's been self explanatory - sump, flywheel, rods, pistons; but now what

Am I safe to seperate the bottom third from the rest of it without causing future problems, or would I be best leaving it out in the elements with a cover over it

If I do seperate the bottom to remove the crank, which of these sets of bolts do I need to remove (I'm presuming the crank is the massive weight that's left behind, and there isn't anything else I could take off to make it much lighter?)

Can I remove the crank by just undoing the ones circled in red, or can I remove the ones circled in green and bring it away as an assembly, or do I need to remove all of them?

(I should point out that I've never stripped an engine down before - looks like I'll need to buy a decent torque wrench too, some of the bolts were incredibly tight to undo!)

 

[mandarinvx]

Well, it's nearly apart now

 

[vocky]

remove all bolts

 

[mandarinvx]

It's all in bits now

If anyone need any pics let me know

 

[slindborg]

is the crank posistion sensor wheel in the block or external?
if its internal can you get some piccies and also count the teeth etc

 

[mandarinvx]

Looks like this is the crank sensor hole on the right, located in the upper part of the block, but the sensor is obviously missing from this block

Looks like the switch to the left of it is either oil temp or pressure (this is a Vectra engine)

There are 7 positions on the built in trigger wheel, but one of those positions has two slots notsure.gif