Engine Replacement on V6 3.0
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Engine Replacement on V6 3.0
I am replacing my engine in my 94 Aerostar....do I have to take the engine out from the bottom...I have heard, I can also remove it from the front if I take off the front grill and open the area....??????
Andddddd this will be my first experience doing a job like this.....any pointers or things I need to know right from the get-go??????
Annnnndddd...what if i don't have a "shop Hoist"??? I only have my 2 car garage, hydraulic jacks, stands, blocks and lots of hope and prayers....
any pointers would be greatly appreciated....thanks so much in advance.....
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nervous in Michigan
Andddddd this will be my first experience doing a job like this.....any pointers or things I need to know right from the get-go??????
Annnnndddd...what if i don't have a "shop Hoist"??? I only have my 2 car garage, hydraulic jacks, stands, blocks and lots of hope and prayers....
any pointers would be greatly appreciated....thanks so much in advance.....
signed,
nervous in Michigan
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The engine can be pulled through the front. I have a link on "how to" bby JThill, but for some reason it is now dead? 
Maybe someone else has a new webpage.
You just need to remove the radiator and some of the front cladding to get access to it. A little bit of work, but if you can turn a wrench, you can do it.
Maybe someone else has a new webpage.You just need to remove the radiator and some of the front cladding to get access to it. A little bit of work, but if you can turn a wrench, you can do it.
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If you don't have a cherry picker, you can't pull it through the front. On the other hand, if you have 6 muscular brothers and a strong horse, go for it 
Too bad you are not around Southern California. I would have loaned my cherry picker to you for free. You can rent those things from a tool rental place, or you can buy them. I paid $200 for mine, but I have seen cheaper ones. My brothers and I went through 7 engine rebuilds already, so that thing paid for itself several times over.
Good luck
Too bad you are not around Southern California. I would have loaned my cherry picker to you for free. You can rent those things from a tool rental place, or you can buy them. I paid $200 for mine, but I have seen cheaper ones. My brothers and I went through 7 engine rebuilds already, so that thing paid for itself several times over.
Good luck
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http://jthill.herringtontech.net/
It can be found here. How I pulled it through the front and How I rebuit it.
With Pictures..........
Jay
It can be found here. How I pulled it through the front and How I rebuit it.
With Pictures..........
Jay
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Much thanks
hey guys...thanks for all the good advice...Jay..your page was great...very informative....
another question before I undertake this wonderful project....the main reason I am doing this is because I blew a head on my lil van...and a buddy of mine has a Aerostar that got hit and bent the frame, so he sold that to me for parts and an engine....not too shabby for $300....anyways, which would be better...to replace the whole engine or to just replace the heads...I am told both ideas are good. But obviously, the engine is a much larger project....keep in mind, I am a 5'3" lil blonde "grease monkey" female..lol..(only when I have to be tho) grease monkey, I mean...haha.
I am very knowledgable about vehicles and have been for many years thanks to alot of great guy friends...buttttttttttt, never replaced an engine...I have replaced heads on a Dodge Shadow...but that was much easier as it was so much more open and accessible....
so, the engine only if I absolutely have to??????
thanks again for all the good advice......
another question before I undertake this wonderful project....the main reason I am doing this is because I blew a head on my lil van...and a buddy of mine has a Aerostar that got hit and bent the frame, so he sold that to me for parts and an engine....not too shabby for $300....anyways, which would be better...to replace the whole engine or to just replace the heads...I am told both ideas are good. But obviously, the engine is a much larger project....keep in mind, I am a 5'3" lil blonde "grease monkey" female..lol..(only when I have to be tho) grease monkey, I mean...haha.
I am very knowledgable about vehicles and have been for many years thanks to alot of great guy friends...buttttttttttt, never replaced an engine...I have replaced heads on a Dodge Shadow...but that was much easier as it was so much more open and accessible....
so, the engine only if I absolutely have to??????
thanks again for all the good advice......
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vmh1031:
Depends on what blew the head. Was it from over-heating or just a bad head gasket?
If from over-heating I'd rebuild the engine.
Also depends on how good the engine was running before the head went.
And if you are going to go to all the trouble of pulling a engine out....I would want to replace it with a rebuilt engine so I wouldn't have to replace a used one down the road.
Jay
Depends on what blew the head. Was it from over-heating or just a bad head gasket?
If from over-heating I'd rebuild the engine.
Also depends on how good the engine was running before the head went.
And if you are going to go to all the trouble of pulling a engine out....I would want to replace it with a rebuilt engine so I wouldn't have to replace a used one down the road.
Jay
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That's a very difficult question. From looking at Mr. Hill's webpage, I think it would be a HUGE job getting the engine out, though the front, or any other way. Took me all day just to get the transmission out. But then again, working on the heads on an Aerostar while its still in the vehicle would be a nightmare as well. Depends on how well the other engine was running I guess. How many miles etc. I'd recommend dynomite, or the nearest high cliff. (Just kidding!) Since your a woman, the rebuilding in the vehicle option sounds better to me.
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htbird...being a woman, I like the dynomite or cliff idea the best..lol...... I am going to work on it through the week as far as tearing it apart..which I have to do either way....I have a lot of great air tools and stuff..thank God! But I never do profess to have "guy" strength...which I am afraid I might need in the replacement idea...I do have some wonderful guys that offer to help but they work alot...so I am putzin with this mostly on my own...sooooooooo...let's see what the week holds and how brave I become.....
thanks guys,
Vicky
thanks guys,
Vicky