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Re: [Spridgets] oil leaks MAJOR at rpm

To: Frank <spritenut@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] oil leaks MAJOR at rpm
From: Hal Faulkner <frog.aye@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:46:47 -0800
Frank,
I take it that reassembly is the reverse of disassembly?
Hal

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Frank <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:

> Leo S wrote:
>
>>  Is it possible to pull the motor without removing
>> the bonnet?
>>
>
> YES
>
> Floor jack method.
> Undo the motor mounts, remove the carbs, exhaust manifold, starter, dizzy
> and oil filter.
> Unbolt the motor (or motor and trans if pulling both)
> Put a towel on the steering rack,
> Use a floor jack to jack up the engine so the fron pulley clears the cross
> member, pull forward a little, it's now loose.
> Jack it up so the pan clears the cross member and just like the playtex
> living bra, lift & separate.
> Slide it over the towel on the steering rack, have an assistant balance it
> on the rack, pull the jack out to the front of the car and put it back under
> the motor.
> Pull it away from the car.
> I have done it many times, and I have done it without an assistant but
> balancing the engine with one hand while lowering, and moving the floor jack
> gets scary.
> It all slides out right between the radiator supports.
> Oh yeah, you have to remove the radiator too.
>
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
>
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