Lifting engine help
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Lifting engine help
Ok so I have to replace my oil pan gasket in a 92 302 I know Have to lift the engine up high to do it but I don't have access to a host can't afford one right now
I'm not completely piling the engine I'm only lifting it as high as necessary
and this has to get done in the next 2 Days I need this done any help on how to lift it and hold it would be greatly apprectated
I'm not completely piling the engine I'm only lifting it as high as necessary
and this has to get done in the next 2 Days I need this done any help on how to lift it and hold it would be greatly apprectated
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When I did mine in my 94 302 4x4 I removed the upper intake, fan shroud and radiator. Unbolted the transmission from the cross member. Unbolted the engine and jacked it from under the oil pan with a wood spacer between jack and pan. I had to go to max height until the fuel pressure regulator was close to the firewall. Then I stuffed some wood blocks between the engine mounts and the engine to hold it up.
I also used a combination of extra engine support blocks and jacks and jack stands to support the transmission. Then I removed the pan bolts and reached in with sockets/wrench to unbolt the oil pump and pickup tube. I think I wiggled the pump out to make it clear the bottom end of the engine. I also had to unbolt the exhaust y-pipe from the manifolds and air pump before the pan could be wrestled out.
I cleaned up the old gasket and the mating surfaces. The Fel-pro one piece gasket with the pegs that hold it up for you worked great. Bolting the pump and pickup tube back up with the pan in place underneath was a bit tricky. It's also a bit unnerving to have your hands in the pan while the engine is suspended above it. Support the engine as thoroughly as possible. Two years later, so far so good.
I also used a combination of extra engine support blocks and jacks and jack stands to support the transmission. Then I removed the pan bolts and reached in with sockets/wrench to unbolt the oil pump and pickup tube. I think I wiggled the pump out to make it clear the bottom end of the engine. I also had to unbolt the exhaust y-pipe from the manifolds and air pump before the pan could be wrestled out.
I cleaned up the old gasket and the mating surfaces. The Fel-pro one piece gasket with the pegs that hold it up for you worked great. Bolting the pump and pickup tube back up with the pan in place underneath was a bit tricky. It's also a bit unnerving to have your hands in the pan while the engine is suspended above it. Support the engine as thoroughly as possible. Two years later, so far so good.
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