On Father's Day, Ian and I decided to drop the engine with the help of my good friend Mark. None of us ha any experience removing and engine, so it was interesting to say the least!
We jacked the car onto jack stands, jacked a wooden trolly under the engine, supported the tranny with another jack, removed the bell housing bolts (at least we thought we did), remove the horizontal bolts on the engine support and voila, a loose engine. Surprisingly easy.
Unfortunately, when we pulled forward and dropped the engine, we didn't realize that the lower studs on the bell housing, while the nuts where removed, were not cleared. This resulted in bent studs. Add that to the list of replacements. I didn't see any case damage, so that is a relief.
Oh yeah, after feeling quite manly removing an engine, we decided to test out my new smoker and smoke a chicken. Good Father's Day all around! :)
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| Engine is out and on the trolley |
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| Ian power! |
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| On the engine stand |
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| Another view on the engine stand |
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