hatdragracer

Sorry for posting such a stupid question...but I am all done with a header install..bar getting the dipstick back in.

I have wasted a lot of time today and am a little PO'd

Any tips some of you might have.

This is for a friends 2000 TA.

Tally TransAm

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have one guy on the top of the car feeding it down and one guy underneath guiding it into the oil pan

2001NBMZ28

Yep, takes a friend to help.

Lithium

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I said the same thing at first...but really it can be done by yourself really fast. Just feed it in then go under the car and feel where it goes in at. Then just feed it in by hand. Make sure it goes in good - give it a good push from the top to make sure it is in all the way.

Z28LS1camaroguy

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yeah it was a pain in the *** to get in but i had a friend on the bottom, had to really push that SOB to get it to pop into the slot. but once you get it in you will feel it and know its in.

hatdragracer

Do you have to remove the starter to give the friend underneath the access?

Lithium

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negative

Michael55123

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I don't remember it being bad. Feed it around where it needs to go, get underneath and shove it in. I then pushed it in from the top. Took 5 minutes.

magius231

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same here, it fed in real easy for me (much easier than my LT1!!)

LawmanSS

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Definitely need a friend! I agree with magius231, though, it's much MUCH easier than an LT1!

TheBlurLS1

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I put a little bit of grease around the 2 that i've done to help it slip back in. Be careful!

The first time i ever tried to remove mine from the car, the tip of it broke off inside the block. After about 3 days of cursing, i finally got it out. I could have pulled the motor TWICE in the time i spent trying to get that bastard out.