ok, so i am about ready to lift that bad boy outta there, but where do u guys normally hook the hoist to remove the engine??? im not seeing anywhere to do that...

 

Factory lift point next to the distributor..

 

i dont see it.... is mine gone? or am i missing something?

 

looks like yours was removed.

 

Couldn't you remove the 2 bolts to the right of the Distributor towards the center of the irons and put a lift point there?

 

i dont see why not, but i was hoping to lift it out pretty level... wouldnt lifting it by the front make it way off balance?

 

3 ratchet straps and a pole or 4x4. Comes out with 2 people or super easy with a third. Make sure to take out your radiator or the front pullys will mess up the fins on it. I know me and another guy on here both use this method. Should take a hour or less with two people from start to end to pull it. Another word of advice take your carb and intake off. The slightest bump can crack the lower ears on the intake.

 

use the bolt hole for the front eyelet (by the dizzy) and one of the tranny bolt holes diagonal from it. get some appropriate chain, bolts, nuts and large washers.

do NOT lift it out by the front only!

 

its a light engine, i usually use one of the bellhousing bolts and then maybe the alternator bracket or something for the other one.

 

i plan on taking the carb and intake off, but i left them on for now, since its "spring" here in Tennessee... that means rain, and lots of it. until i actually go to pull it, i will leave them and the exhaust mani on. and i have access to an engine hoist, so ill be using it lol...

thank you for clearing that up diabolical... is there a way to use the tranny hole with the tranny still in the car? i really dont plan on taking it out...

 

or would it be safe to use one of the bolt holes for the inspection plate??

 

no. you're not touching the tranny. I probably should have been a bit more clear. when I said tranny hole, I was actually referring to one of the holes on the rear housing (that the tranny bolts to) opposite the hole where the front eyelet (the thing that should have been there) is because that's where the rear eyelet would have been. I hope that makes better sense now. you'd have to separate them by hand first. if you lift the engine off the mounts, it will give you plenty of room to install the chain link, nut, bolt and washers.


EDIT: in the past, I've seen people use the hole at the inspection plate, but it made me nervous just watching. the tranny hole is better because once you bolt the chain to the housing (leaving no play) it just seems to me that the chain then takes the lion's share of the load. I may be wrong though. I just play a physicist on TV.

 

haha, gotcha. good. yeah i guess ill use a tranny hole. just jack up the motor enough to get the bolt and all in and go lol...

i like to get all my ducks in a row before doing anything, if you couldnt already tell by all the questions lol

 

You must be a Nuke! Can't start anything if the paperwork ain't right!

You're on the right track - ask lots of questions. These engines are really light and easy to remove. Prolly can find someone on this board somewhere that has spare lift eyes that may be willing to sell you cheap or even just mail to you. If I had some I would, but I had to use bolts into the threads where they go to lift the last two engines I pulled apart.

Good luck!

 

I just lift them out by hand. I don't have an engine hoist after mine crapped out. There not that heavy. Just lift with your knees and not your back.

 

lol i would just lift it out, i have another 12a sitting so i know how heavy they are, but i have access to an engine hoist from a buddy 2 houses down from me, so i figured i could just make it easier on myself lol

 

Yeah, go that route. I lift em with the alternator lift point bracket (that was taken off of your car) and the transmission lift point bracket (on the bolt of the transmission on the passenger's side, opposite of the bolt by the slave clutch cylinder). Check your spare 12a, it might have them still on it.

 

lol i never thought of that.... ill look tomorrow, but i already got it out haha.. hardest part was getting it separated from the tranny by myself to lift it out but it still wasnt that bad.

ill probably be taking it apart tomorrow to see what exactly went wrong. i will post up some pics of the aftermath when i get it apart.

 

I have taken the engine and trani out together, but you wiill have to lift from the front and have the car jacked up also to give the trani room to pivot at an angle you will tip the engine and trani at an angle and pull it out. Just make sure the radiator is out and oil cooler is out along with the intake and exhaust manifolds. Take the cooling fan clutch assembly off as well so it won't get in the way... also when you get ready to pull it together don't forget to drop the trani support out aswell. I hope I haven't forgotten anything.

 

i didnt pull the tranny... to pull the motor you dont even have to remove the radiator...

 

When pulling the trans with the engine, also make sure to plug the end of the trans where the drive shaft goes. You'll have a heck of a mess with trans fluid if you don't.

 

Still its better to be safe than sorry if you bump that radiator with the engine while pulling it it will cost a lot more than the time it would take to remove the 8 bolts holding the radiator in plus will already have the upper and lower hoses off for the engine pull. I work on cars for a living and have bumped the radiator before pullling an engine. Things happen and you learn from them. Just trying to pass on some wisdom. And yeh you don't have to pull all of it at once I thought from an earlier post you didn't want to split the engine and trani.

 

lol well i wasnt really worried about the radiator, im going to have to get a new one anyways cuz i busted it when i was cutting a belt off but there is one fb at the junkyard i may be able to get the one off it...