Engine removal, any advice?

[Bruce B.]

I am getting ready to pull the broken engine out of my 65 Coupe.
Is there anything I need to know beside removing the accessories (starter, water pump, alternator, PS pump) ,oil line, disconnecting the exhaust , fuel line, cooling stuff, etc?
It has an automatic trans so I will remove the flex plate to converter bolts and leave the trans in the car. Last but not least trans to block bolts and engine mounts.
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks.

[Edward J.]

Re: Engine removal, any advice?

Bruce, I done quite a few Mid years, support the trans. with floor jack( use block of wood under pan), I will add the fuel pump gets in way makes (small blocks)the job a little easier to remove. being its a Auto it makes the job easier, you can remove fan and all pulleys. If your plucking it from over the fender just make sure the fenders are protect blankets Etc. if your doing a chain fall with overhead makes it easier with engine tilter/

[Mark E.]

Re: Engine removal, any advice?

The Chassis Service Manual spells out the procedure.

[Richard G.]

Re: Engine removal, any advice?

Put all the bolts back in the holes they came out of. Transfer to the new engine when it is completed.
If its a bolt without a nut I usually have spare nuts to add to the fastener to retain it in place.
If the block is reused tag and bag. Unless it is a fairly new restoration I would purchase new nuts for the exhaust studs and the like in advance.

I hate chasing bolts.
When I turned wrenches we often assembled equipment others had taken apart.
Years ago I remember watching on of the mechanics literately throwing the bolts over his shoulder as he disassembled a pump.
When the unit needed to be installed you could always tell when Jack took it apart because you had to search in every widening circles for the fasteners and any specialized parts that went with it. No reason for this type of work and the likely reason I hate it so much.
Rick

[Gary R.]

Re: Engine removal, any advice?

As Ed mentioned use a tilter. I pulled SB with TH400 and Muncies as one. If you're going to do the engine why not look over the trans too?

[Patrick B.]

Re: Engine removal, any advice?

I would certainly remove the water pump, the fuel pump and all the front accessories. That and an engine tilter might let you get it past the fan shroud.

[Larry M.]

Re: Engine removal, any advice?

This may not be pertinent (or possible) to mid-year models, but before I removed the 350 from our 1972, I removed the radiator and core support as a unit. It gave me a huge amount of clearance to work with.

[Carl N.]

Re: Engine removal, any advice?

Agree with Larry, pull the radiator so if the engine slips on the hoist it doesn't bang into radiator. Also you can drain, flush and repaint radiator if desired. Be careful as sometimes this can lead to full body off !!