Tips for Removing a 6.9 IDI
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Fleet Mechanic
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Tips for Removing a 6.9 IDI
Fellas -
The 6.9 has to come out of my '87 brick nose. I've pulled a bunch of engines before, but usually smaller stuff from vintage cars, so this will be a bit more involved.
Looks like I'll start off with removing the grille, headlights, radiator and shroud, core support first. Then disconnect wiring, fuel lines, linkage, exhaust, unbolt it from the trans (ZF-5), unbolt motor mounts, and pull it.
Any tips or tricks to make this easier? Where do you normally hook the chain to on the engine?
Thanks!
Scott
The 6.9 has to come out of my '87 brick nose. I've pulled a bunch of engines before, but usually smaller stuff from vintage cars, so this will be a bit more involved.
Looks like I'll start off with removing the grille, headlights, radiator and shroud, core support first. Then disconnect wiring, fuel lines, linkage, exhaust, unbolt it from the trans (ZF-5), unbolt motor mounts, and pull it.
Any tips or tricks to make this easier? Where do you normally hook the chain to on the engine?
Thanks!
Scott
More Turbo
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Take the hood off too. It ain't a lot of work, but it makes so much more space for things. Removing the front bumper will allow you to get the hoist much closer to the engine this giving you better control over it.
There should be two lifting hoops bolted to the intake. One near the fuel filter tower in n the front right corner, the other in the rear left corner. If you have a junkyard local to you that has an IDI, salvage those lifting hoops and add them to your engine - it's much less intimidating having two chains carrying the engine up and away, instead of just one
There should be two lifting hoops bolted to the intake. One near the fuel filter tower in n the front right corner, the other in the rear left corner. If you have a junkyard local to you that has an IDI, salvage those lifting hoops and add them to your engine - it's much less intimidating having two chains carrying the engine up and away, instead of just one
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Take the hood off too. It ain't a lot of work, but it makes so much more space for things. Removing the front bumper will allow you to get the hoist much closer to the engine this giving you better control over it.
There should be two lifting hoops bolted to the intake. One near the fuel filter tower in n the front right corner, the other in the rear left corner. If you have a junkyard local to you that has an IDI, salvage those lifting hoops and add them to your engine - it's much less intimidating having two chains carrying the engine up and away, instead of just one
There should be two lifting hoops bolted to the intake. One near the fuel filter tower in n the front right corner, the other in the rear left corner. If you have a junkyard local to you that has an IDI, salvage those lifting hoops and add them to your engine - it's much less intimidating having two chains carrying the engine up and away, instead of just one
Good point on the lifting hoops. If anyone has a few they can spare, can you please message me?
Thanks,
Scott
Laughing Gas
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I literally just did this 2 weeks, ago you are spot on. We took the power steering pump off and tied it to the fender out of the way. We left the hood on and used torches to cut out the bolts that connect the Y pipe to exhaust manifolds
Cargo Master
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I just did this in a van last week. forgot about the driver's side ground cable. was too focused on weaseling out the engine on the passenger side (the EM likes to catch on the doghouse opening, and the top of the engine bay has some really annoying heater core line bibs that extend down about 2 inches) to notice that the ground cable was in the way.
While you got hte engine out, might be time to do some maintenance. we put a new rag joint in since it was so accessible.
While you got hte engine out, might be time to do some maintenance. we put a new rag joint in since it was so accessible.
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