Engine Rebuilding Project

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November 23, 2002

It took a while, but managed to get some help, time and most importantly, a hoist! Engine is coming out! Was a bit tricky getting everything disconnected in the transmission area. I had to lower it a bit to gain access to the torque arm brace bolts and what-not. I wish I had someone taking shots as me and my friend were working on guiding out the engine and transmission at the same time. Since it was almost straight up and down, once the oil pan would clear the front end, I grabbed the transmission end, lifted it up and swung it around while my friend pulled the hoist back. Tricky maneuver, but worked out great.

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Here you see the only proof that the transmission came out with the engine. This was immediately after lowering it to the ground. The motor mounts are resting on cinder blocks for the time being until the transmission was removed.

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Yuck, what a mess! Thank God for kitty litter! Actually, the wires look worse! Not to worry, I took a lot more pictures than what you see here. Keeping them as a guide in hooking everything back up.

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Ah, here we go. A bit different setup than the first picture (getting dark). The hood was placed back on soon after the engine was out.

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