[Shotimes] Swapping engines

[Ian Fisher]

Leigh
I agree with most of what you said. I was wondering
why you choose to have the PS pulley off? Did it hit
something when you were manuevering it in?

I am probably going to pull my transmission and drop
the subframe when I do my swap. I will need to pull my
halfshafts as I need to address a slow trans leak
which I think is coming from the halfshaft seals.
Doing the swap itself doesn't concern me, it's my lack
of a decent location to do it in that does! :(

Thanks for the info though. I take it this means that
your new 3.0 is up and running (without a hitch I
hope)?

Ian


--- Jason Hartberger <at3hartberger@mail.com> wrote:

> I think this would be good material for an article
> on www.shotimes.com...
> that's just me, though. Good, good stuff; I'm
> keeping this info.
> 
> //
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leigh Smith" <leighsm@comcast.net>
> To: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>; "Frank
> Costa"
> <SHOrage@brothersofmetal.org>; "SHOTIMES"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 10:45 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Swapping engines
> 
> 
> > A few thoughts for those of you pulling engines
> soon on a Gen II since I'm
> > almost done. If I were to do it again I would
> leave a few more parts
> hanging
> > on the motor. I'd suggest the following:
> >
> > Radiator - out
> > Front engine damper - off
> > Front motor mount  - off
> > Compressor - off engine - hanging in frame - still
> charged
> >
> > Water pump & timing covers - on
> > PS pump - on
> > PS pulley - off
> > PS reservoir - off
> > 2 Belt tensioner brackets - off
> > Balancer - off
> > Side damper - out
> > Battery box - out
> >
> > Intake - off
> > 2 heater hose pipes - use your discretion - or off
> > coil bracket - off
> >
> > Trans - in
> > Both halfshafts - in
> >
> > Rod shifter - out
> > Y-pipe - out
> > halfshaft bearing - unbolted
> >
> > Hood - straight up - carefully!!
> > I think that's it
> >
> > I took a lot more things off and it was really
> unnecessary work
> > Note the MTX trans does have to be lifted to clear
> the clutch, but can
> stay
> > bolted in
> > Helms says remove the pass. halfshaft, but I
> didn't, you just have to be
> > careful not to overextend the tri-lobe joint
> >
> > Lift - It pulls best from the side(!!), not the
> front, since you have to
> sway
> > the motor away from the clutch.
> >
> > Regards;
> > Lee
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