<VV> engine repair question (no corvair)

[Frank DuVal]

Being a manual, the transmission has to be moved back from the engine to 
clear the input shaft, so it might as well be removed completely. And 
since a new clutch is a good idea as long as you are in there, the 
bellhousing also comes off. This leaves the engine all by itself. And 
the fan will not hit the shroud, as all that stuff on the front is 
removed to remove the timing chain....

SO, is there enough room to jack the engine alone into air to remove the 
oil pan?

I have done this in place crankectomy on a 72 Chevelle small block and a 
78 Buick Century 231 V-6. I would pull the engine on any future projects 
like this... Too old and stiff to work under the car like I used to.

Frank DuVal

Lonny Clark wrote:

> I agree with Ed. I used to have an '89 Chevy 4wd K2500 automatic with 
> a 350
> engine. I'm not sure how much different the manual would be, and you 
> didn't
> say if it was 2wd or 4wd or which model. On mine, I don't think you could
> even get the oil pan off with the engine in place. If you were 
> thinking of
> jacking the engine up from the motor mounts, there was only about 1 1/2
> inches of clearance between the transmission and the tunnel so that's all
> the extra clearance you could get under the engine. I don't think you 
> could
> get the crankshaft out of the block with only that much clearance, but 
> you
> maybe could get to most of the rod bearings and you could also 
> probably get
> to some of main bearings if you only wanted to replace the half that's on
> the bearing cap. No way you could remove the crank with the block 
> still in
> the truck.
>
> Lonny
>
> On 1/24/07, Cash Case <cash.case at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Sorry guys- Not Corvair content, but this is the largest group that I
>> know of that might have the answer. At least it's a Chevy.  ;op
>> I have an '89 chevy pickup truck. It's got a V8 in it and it's a
>> manual. The crank has a killer know in it. It I start it again I
>> expect it to wreck itself.
>> My question is this. Can one replace the crankshaft and bearings in
>> this motor/truck without taking the engine out?
>> I only ask because I live in an apartment.   ;op
>> -C
>>
>>
>>
>> Cash Case, Art guy -
>>
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