Recent content by david decker

Unfortunately I ran out of time to work on it. The car is in Idaho and I live in NY. Its my son in laws. So we'll continue in the spring. The problem (besides the top transmission bolts) is a large front bumper and winch which prevented me for being able to reach the center of the engine to lift...

PS I should introduce myself. I am new on the forum. I've been in and around road racing for years, had a shop rebuilt engines and transmissions (manual) and now teach pipeline gas engine and compressor theory and maintenance at a small college.

this is not my first engine job by any means but it sounds like getting the engine out is a bear. I'm trying to help my son in law out by doing the rebuild (water in the cylinders) we have a 1.5 ton rated hydraulic engine hoist to work with. Just how heavy is the engine and transmission...