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IGNORE Urgent: Engine Removal

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Subject: IGNORE Urgent: Engine Removal
From: Chris Pappathopoulos <ctpappathopo@students.wisc.edu>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 16:58:45 -0600
Sorry about the last message. I just got the engine out.

Chris

Chris Pappathopoulos wrote:

> We're in the process of removing the engine from my 74 Spitfire 1500, but 
>we've
> run into a problem.
>
> We don't seem to get the engine far enough forward to disengage the 
>transmission
> input shaft from the clutch because the oil pan comes up against the front 
>frame
> cross member. We think we will damage the clutch/transmission shaft if we 
>raise
> the engine high enough to clear the oil pan (about 4 inches). The transmission
> has been jacked about as high as it will go.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> Chris Pappathopoulos


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