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Old May 8, 2015 | 05:11 PM
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So today marked day 1 of tearing the motor down for heads/cam. I pulled the radiator/water pump and then got distracted...

A buddy of mine came over and pointed out that with the AC condenser in place, there might not be enough room to pull the cam.

The write-ups I've seen seem to have the condenser still in place.

I'm curious to see if it's doable with the condenser in?
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Old May 8, 2015 | 05:26 PM
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Yes but you have to carefully lift it up and out of the way.
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Old May 8, 2015 | 05:37 PM
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its doable.. just gotta lift it up just enough to clear the cam.
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Old May 8, 2015 | 05:47 PM
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I see that now.

Although I'm starting to wonder if it's worthwhile just dropping the whole motor....
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Originally Posted by wayland1985
I see that now.

Although I'm starting to wonder if it's worthwhile just dropping the whole motor....
If you are only doing the cam, I would say don't drop the whole motor over it. If you have other things you are also working on and dropping the motor would help, then by all means, drop it.
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Originally Posted by Darth_V8r
If you are only doing the cam, I would say don't drop the whole motor over it. If you have other things you are also working on and dropping the motor would help, then by all means, drop it.
It'll be heads cam and clutch. The only missing piece is a lift or crane if I wanted to drop the motor

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You either need to bring it up, or down just enough to clear. I've done it both ways without a problem.
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