hoisting an engine

[87BrnRsd]

I recommend using the bolt holes on the front and back sides of the heads like mentioned by a couple others.

I have also puuled several engine and tranny togethers. Don't know why that fellow said it can't be done

Let me first say I agree with your first statement. I usually do it on the front and back sides of the heads.

Second, I didnt realize everyone would take the statement literally (I should have though, cause the way I posted it, I made it sound like its impossible to take the engine and tranny out together...re-reading my initial post..i see what yall are talking about) However, when he said hes "hoisting the motor" out of the truck, i presumed he was leaving the tranny in, and only taking the motor out. In that sense, the motor isnt going to come out if the tranny is still bolted in and the engine and tranny is still bolted together. I figured the tranny was staying in....thats why I thought it was odd when someone said "dont forget to unhook the tranny." My bad guys...what I posted....and what I meant to say came out differently.

As far as getting just the motor out without the tranny...Like someone else stated...I find its much easier with a 3' extention. The access panel under the t-case shift lever allows you to get to the top 2 bellhousing bolts quite easily. The 3' extention works wonders on the other ones.

I just wanted to point out that im not an idiot as it appears. Im also not just posting based on information that I have read on online forums...I have taken multiple engines out of multiple K5's as well as their tranny's and a t-case once or twice. You never really realize how heavy a 203 is until you have to move it once its out of the truck.
-Harrison

 

[fabjunkie]

I've always gone diagonally across the engine using accesory bolt holes on the heads.

Question for those using intake plates. Ever have problems with them stripping out the holes on ALUMINUM intakes? I've always been weary of picking up 600 lbs by four small holes in aluminum. Cast intakes I wouldn't worry about so much.

 

[SkysTheLimit]

I've always gone diagonally across the engine using accesory bolt holes on the heads.

Question for those using intake plates. Ever have problems with them stripping out the holes on ALUMINUM intakes? I've always been weary of picking up 600 lbs by four small holes in aluminum. Cast intakes I wouldn't worry about so much.

I had those same fears until I pulled my BBC with TH400 attached out of a camaro via a plate. It has an aluminum intake and I watched it like a hawk. No problem.

 

[y5mgisi]

I saw someone on T.V. (i think american hot rod) Lift a hemi with trans using the carb flange method with an aluminum intake. So im sure that any of us SBC guys would be super safe.

 

[diesel4me]

I hoisted too many...

Its easy to get the bellhousing bolts out,IF you have the removeable floor tunnel...I've yanked several motors out with the tranny still bolted on,but its a lot harder to do if you don't own a "tilter" so you can angle it enough to get it out!--and installing it with the tranny attached sucks,its a bear to get the splines started into the T-case..

I usually pull only the motor,unless I'm replacing the tranny too..taking the entire front clip off makes childs play of pulling a motor,but you need 2 people to do it at least..I tried using a strap and the engine hoist,and mucked the fenders up pretty bad when I tried doing one alone..

As for where to lift,I use the factory lift brackets--but bend the rear one away from the distributor more,so the chain hook wont squash the canister on the vacuum advance,or crack the distributor !..those carb plates work well,but I see no point in removing the carb if its not nessasary--they wont rip out the bolt holes in aluminum intakes if the threads are good,and you dont use cheap grade 2 bolts--I think the bolts are more likely to break,than pull out..always use grade 8 bolts for lifting a motor!..and dont get under it when its hanging off the hoist,for ANY reason!..

 

[sunnyc123abc]

Thanks for the advice guys. It will definitely make this process alot easier. I'm actually removing the motor from a guy that is parting out his blazer. So the front clip should be gone when i go to remove it.

 

[87BrnRsd]

Thanks for the advice guys. It will definitely make this process alot easier. I'm actually removing the motor from a guy that is parting out his blazer. So the front clip should be gone when i go to remove it.

It makes it a lot easier to remove the engine with the front clip out. I took my front clip out when I took out my engine. Its the only way seeing as the engine hoister I had wasnt tall enough to clear the clip with the engine attached.
-Harrison

 

[diesel4me]

Hi hoist..

We once pulled a motor from a C-60 dump truck --we had to put the engine crane in the bed of my pickup ,in order for it to be high enough to clear the hood opening!--had to strap the crane down to the bed,it wanted to pull a chinese wheelie ,due to having the boom extended so far!...I don't plan on doing that again!..even with several people,THAT was probably THE worst "engine removal" I've done so far !--only "ez" part was not having to yank on the crane to pull the motor--just got in my truck and SLOWLY drove away!..

it was not so bad at the junkyard--that Trojan forkloader made quick work of yanking a motor out of ANYTHING!--even busses!..