| Author | Message | ||
| Mitchell Minh Le (Yelcab1)
New member Username: Yelcab1 Post Number: 36 Registered: 11-2001 |
OK I got it, The bell housing has to come off first, Then the intermediate housing covering the flywheel has to come off to in order for the entire length of the studs to be exposed. The tubes on the engine yolk may be a bit short but I can put on enough spacers to make it work, I think. Peter, why put the flywheel back on the engine (on the stand) when you had them off before you even took the engine out of the car? Mitchell | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 1588 Registered: 12-2000 |
Wow.  | ||
| Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
New member Username: Ricrain Post Number: 4 Registered: 2-2002 |
"any reason for the copper head gasket? Who made them?" They're to handle the 15 PSI of boost that was ultimately applied to the motor... hehe. I got them from Norwoods. They were a b*tch to get sealed, but ended up working great! Note the stainless O-rings in the tops of the liners. | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 1586 Registered: 12-2000 |
Ric, any reason for the copper head gasket? Who made them? | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 1585 Registered: 12-2000 |
I had the opposite problem, with the flywheel on the crank, it would foul on the the stand's mounting arms. I cut the tubes off the mount's arms and welded on longer ones (studs cleared through the tubes, with enough threading to bolt securely to the stand, yet have enough room for the flywheel). Tedious, but the least of my fabrications for that project. You have a simple remedy Mitchell, get your hacksaw out and trim down the yoke mounts. Congrats on the hoisting-out! Now the fun begins... | ||
| Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
New member Username: Ricrain Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2002 |
Are you rebuilding the motor? If so, the engine will mount to the engine stand once the block is separated from the transmission and bell housing. Of course, there is a fair amount of work to get to that point... :-) Here's a pic of one of my motors, partially assembled, on a conventional engine stand:  | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Intermediate Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 2009 Registered: 2-2001 |
Where is Peter GT4? I guarantee you he has the answer, since he recently pulled his engine in his 308 GT4. | ||
| Mitchell Minh Le (Yelcab1)
New member Username: Yelcab1 Post Number: 35 Registered: 11-2001 |
OK, so after a week of nightly work, and with the help of my three mechanic friend who even lent me the cherry picker, the engine came out of the GT4 tonight. 1. The engine sling for rocking the engine back is absolutely essential, as it allows for the engine to tilt back and the differential to clear the rear firewall. Now, I have an engine stand but I could not mount the engine to the yolk because the five big studs protruding from the engine are too short. What are my choices? How did people solve this problem? The engine now sits on a furniture moving dolly so I can push it around the garage. |