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Pulling a 4v out

FuelSlut

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Nov 9, 2005
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Not sure if u have access to a lift but I would lift the body off the motor. I bet ripple could help out with that. Get it all done. Trailer car there and we can lift body off for you. Trailer back home. Done. You can give me a call if u want

That's the thing I wanna try and save money by doing it myself. I just wanna make sure I have everything covered, I just gotta get a cherry picker.
 

WhtSuperStang

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Jun 27, 2005
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No problem.
I had the timing cover off of my mach 1 in under an hour last year.
It will definitely be a little longer on a Cobra though.

under an hour??

this is what the mach 1 had to say about that
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FuelSlut

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Nov 9, 2005
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No problem.
I had the timing cover off of my mach 1 in under an hour last year.
It will definitely be a little longer on a Cobra though.

Do I have to take off the ac compressor to pull of the timing cover? I know it's gonna be longer on a cobra, pulley bridge, alt, etc. What kind of gasket is used for the timing cover?

And is a timing cover leak a common prob on 4v's?

Oh it's getting powder coated too along with pulley bridge, all black.
 

Zack

4 Doors 4 Life
Mar 21, 2004
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Do I have to take off the ac compressor to pull of the timing cover? I know it's gonna be longer on a cobra, pulley bridge, alt, etc. What kind of gasket is used for the timing cover?

And is a timing cover leak a common prob on 4v's?

Oh it's getting powder coated too along with pulley bridge, all black.


AC compressor front 2 bolts need to come out and the back bolt loosened.

The 2 rubber gaskets are re-useable and the front seal is about 6 bucks. You need to recess it in the cover though, otherwise the harmonic balancer might hit it.
 

vadorsnake04

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Apr 24, 2006
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Ive pulled my engine twice now and installed it once, both times i pulled it and installed it with the motor, trans, longtubes, and wiring harness attached to it. The second time i didn't even take the hood off of the car. I just take the blower, intercooler, fan, and coolant tanks out of it to make space. I owe my knowledge of pulling these engines to RDSNAKE, I still owe him one now.
 

FuelSlut

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Ive pulled my engine twice now and installed it once, both times i pulled it and installed it with the motor, trans, longtubes, and wiring harness attached to it. The second time i didn't even take the hood off of the car. I just take the blower, intercooler, fan, and coolant tanks out of it to make space. I owe my knowledge of pulling these engines to RDSNAKE, I still owe him one now.

It doesn't seem that hard, I mean I did my own longtubes while I swapped out the k member and my motor was suspended the whole time. So if I wanted to pull it I could it's just that it was in someone elses garage, I'm a little ill equiped right now. I think I'm just gonna do the timing cover with the motor in, and leave my other cosmetic stuff for when I pull the motor.
 
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