Quick engine removal checklist
Thread Starter
Launching!
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 253
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL
Quick engine removal checklist Hey guys, anyone have a quick checklist I could use to make sure I got everything when I drop the motor? I'm dropping the whole engine/k-member/tranny out the bottom. It should be pretty straightforward, but a double-check is always better than missing something and breaking it.. Anything that stands out as easy to forget about?
Thanks...
Thanks...
Re: Quick engine removal checklist there is a wiring harness that goes through the passenger side cowl (firewall,) about 3 connectors i think. need to unplug them from inside, behind passenger kickpanel.
disconnect steering shaft @ rack/pinion.
disconnect brake lines @ abs pump motor (i think just the front ones.)
i'll write more if i think of anything.
disconnect steering shaft @ rack/pinion.
disconnect brake lines @ abs pump motor (i think just the front ones.)
i'll write more if i think of anything.
Re: Quick engine removal checklist Joey,
Give me a yell if you could use another set of hands. I'll be out of town most of this weekend, but I'll be back Sunday.
BTW I still have the lugnut I borrowed. I'll get it back to you soon before I forget.
Mark
Give me a yell if you could use another set of hands. I'll be out of town most of this weekend, but I'll be back Sunday.
BTW I still have the lugnut I borrowed. I'll get it back to you soon before I forget.
Mark
Thread Starter
Launching!
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 253
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL
Re: Quick engine removal checklist good thing you remembered... 'cause I had already forgotten... I was a bit riled up when I picked the tires up from you at the spot last Saturday... I didn't appreciate the comments from the peanut gallery over the girl I was with...
I'll hit you up on that offer of an extra set of hands... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> I'm planning to get eveything disconnected and set Saturday.. Then see if I can get my Dad to come down and give me a hand with the actual removal..
I'll hit you up on that offer of an extra set of hands... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> I'm planning to get eveything disconnected and set Saturday.. Then see if I can get my Dad to come down and give me a hand with the actual removal..
Staging Lane
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 93
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas USA
Re: Quick engine removal checklist Lessee... off the top:
Front brake lines from ABS unit. You'll need to remove a sheet metal cover to get the brake lines free from a plastic clip that secures the brake lines to the fender - sounds simple but it pissed me off!
Steering linkage from steering rack.
Braided ground wire on drivers side from fender to block.
Obviously all wiring connectors on top of motor (injectors, coil pack cluster connector, TPS, ECT, IAT, MAF, etc, etc...), but also the MAP sensor on the back of the intake, the vaccum line at the back of the intake, AIR hoses to the exhaust, and don't forget, there's a couple of ground connectors on the back of each head.
Down low, you need to disconnect the O2 sensors near the control arms, disconnect the crank timing sensor (located just above the starter motor), the oil level connector, the power connector from the alternator, ground cable to passenger side tranny mount, ignitions switch wire and power wire to starter motor (I simply pulled the starter out), and all the tranny connectors. If it's a manual, disconnect the clutch hydraulic line from the slave cylinder.
Take the A/C compressor off, it's easier than disconnecting the A/C lines and then re-charging the system.
Guess I can't think of any more off the top... take it slow and easy, in case you forget something, you want to spot it before you rip it apart.
Front brake lines from ABS unit. You'll need to remove a sheet metal cover to get the brake lines free from a plastic clip that secures the brake lines to the fender - sounds simple but it pissed me off!
Steering linkage from steering rack.
Braided ground wire on drivers side from fender to block.
Obviously all wiring connectors on top of motor (injectors, coil pack cluster connector, TPS, ECT, IAT, MAF, etc, etc...), but also the MAP sensor on the back of the intake, the vaccum line at the back of the intake, AIR hoses to the exhaust, and don't forget, there's a couple of ground connectors on the back of each head.
Down low, you need to disconnect the O2 sensors near the control arms, disconnect the crank timing sensor (located just above the starter motor), the oil level connector, the power connector from the alternator, ground cable to passenger side tranny mount, ignitions switch wire and power wire to starter motor (I simply pulled the starter out), and all the tranny connectors. If it's a manual, disconnect the clutch hydraulic line from the slave cylinder.
Take the A/C compressor off, it's easier than disconnecting the A/C lines and then re-charging the system.
Guess I can't think of any more off the top... take it slow and easy, in case you forget something, you want to spot it before you rip it apart.
Re: Quick engine removal checklist </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I didn't appreciate the comments from the peanut gallery over the girl I was with... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I do apologize about that. Had I known that everybody was going to act like middle schoolers I would have met you elsewhere. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> I should have been more forcefull in getting them off of you about that. Did Marty say anything about the races that night? That one vette was pretty fast, I could not pull anything on him. The first race I spun so bad that he put at least a couple of cars on me and I could not get them back. Then the h/c red SS that quit as soon as I hit fourth and starting pulling hard <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Now that I have totally side tracked your thread. Back to engine pulling ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Mark
Now that I have totally side tracked your thread. Back to engine pulling ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Mark
