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Re: Pulling engine

To: Phil Nase <nase@ptd.net>
Subject: Re: Pulling engine
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:25:48 -0400
Phil Nase wrote:

> I can't seem to find Fank's email for pulling a BE engine. 

Drain and remove the radiator.
Remove the dizzy, gennerator, and oil filter from the engine.
Remove the carbs and intake (as 1 unit) and set it on the inner fender.
Tie the exhaust manifold to the steering column.
Now all the extra stuff is out of your way.
Unbolt the tranny, drain the oil, remove the speedo cable and ground strap.
Unbolt the 2 nuts from the steering column side of the motor mount.
Unbolt the 2 nuts AND the 3 bolts on the passenger side motor mount.
Place a thick rag or towel on the steering rack if you don't want to 
scratch it.
Place the floor jack under the oil pan with a piece of plywood on the 
pad so you don't scratch or bend the oil pan.
Jack it up until the pan clears the cross member.
Now is the time to remove the slave since you can reach it.
Roll the jack forward a bit and jack it up a bit more so the pan clears 
the steering rack.
Now the fun part, either balance the engine on the rack and pray for it 
to stay there, or have a helper hold it long enough for you to slide the 
jack out from the car. Now slide the engine over the rack. the towel 
helps with this too, and back on the jack. It fits between the rad 
supports with no filter or dizzy. It's out, roll it anywhere you want 
while it's on the floor jack.
I have used a jack stand under the tranny to help balance it while I 
relocate the floor jack.
I can have the engine out this way by myself before I set up the engine 
hoist. My hoist is 1/2 the size of a Sprite so I always have it 
dismantled and stored otherwise my 2 car garage would only hold 1 car 
and a hoist.
The engine weighs about 250 lbs, it's not that heavy.

And for you Square body Spridget owners....
Unbolt it all, Place a 2x8 on the bonnet latch cross member, climb in 
and stand on the shocks, grab the motor mount ears and lift it out with 
a grunt. Set it on the 2x8, climb out and slide it down another 2x8 
ramp. 2 guys makes this a piece of cake but I have done it myself more 
than once when I had a younger back


-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ




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