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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

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?

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.

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

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.

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