Re: [MV] M38A1 Engine Swap - Troubleshooting

From: Jeffrey Smith MVP (mvpco@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 07:27:41 PST


Take the 4 bolts off that hold the Bell housing to the
transmission,(remove grill,rad. assy). disconnect
clutch linkage, etc.

Jeff Smith MVP

--- "Horrocks, Aaron" <ACHb@pge.com> wrote:
> MV Listers,
>
> I ran into a bit of trouble yanking out that engine,
> or at least trying to yesterday! I disconnected all
> the systems that connect to the engine, and then
> proceeded to remove all the bolts that connect the
> rear of the engine to the bell housing. (3 or 4
> bolts can't be removed because the body or something
> else is in the way). I thought all that was left was
> to remove the engine mounts... But now the blasted
> thing won't budge! I think that I might be missing
> something.
>
> SO, do I need to take the bell housing off the
> tranny to disassemble the clutch and all that just
> to remove the engine? If that's the case I might
> just need to pull the body off again. Or should this
> engine just slide right off now? Can I take a sledge
> hammer to it to break the block loose & pull it out?
> If you remember correctly the current engine's block
> in my jeep is already wasted from the inside, and it
> pretty much junk.
>
> Aaron Horrocks
> 1952 M38A1
>
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