R16 Engine pull; the truth

[impinhigh]

All,

Can a stock R16 motor be pulled from a 68 without removing the exhaust manifold? If you have a *yes* but "secret sauce" is required, please list secret sauce in post.

Much thanks!

exhaust manifold 2 Matt 0

[ambradley]

Do you mean without removing the exhuast manifold from the car, or without separating it from the engine? And more importantly, what are you trying to accomplish?

[impinhigh]

Adam/All
Ok sorry, I’m completely removing the engine and tranny and I was under the impression that you could remove the engine with carbs, manifolds and tranny as 1 unit. I after several fruitless attempts to remove as a unit, I had to remove the manifolds from the head to complete the job.

[SLOroadster]

Yes it can be done. You need to remove the carbs to make it clear the brake master, but it can be done. I pulled my engine and transmission out by my self in about 2 hours, half that with another person. Do you have headers, or the manifold. If you have the manifold, tht makes life much more diffucult. I think you might need to rock it to one side to clear the flange around the frame rail.

Will

[itsa68]

The engine (less carbs) and tranny as a unit usually pops out when rocked side to side during slight forward and upward lift.
(I just hate it when I forget to put a slave yoke assembly in the tranny end and its wacks the tranny after it slips off the X-frame.)

Installing the engine back in requires a little rocking to tilt the engine and get the exhaust manifold's factory designed dent to slip past the frame.
I support the tranny end with a rope thru the shifter hole to guide it onto the X-frame.
Once the rocking finds the g-spot of the manifold dent, and it pops smoothly into place past the frame, you can cease all swearing.

Ray B.

[impinhigh]

Ok thanks ALL!! Next time I'll keep rock'n & work'n it till I find the G-spot..