so i am pulling the engine in my 66 vert gt tomorrow night,...i think i got everything loosened up and disconnected...any tips and advice? anything im missing?

i am pulling the engine and NOT the tranny,...wondering how many bolts are holding the bell housing to the block, i think i removed 4-5?,

motor mounts, throttle linkage, wires, exhaust, radiator is out, fan is off, ummmm...

 

If it's an automatic, then don't forget the torque converter bolts.

 

best advice i can say is to take lots of pictures before you puland lots of labeling wires with tape. for me it was easier to pull the motor and tranny out together rather than disconnect the tranny.

 

where and what are they, sorry for the newbie questions, but this is the first mustang engine pull....

 

are these the bolts that hold the torque converter to the flex plate? what would this have to do with me getting the engine out, you wouldnt be able to get those out with engine and tranny together anyway right?

 

At the bottom of the bellhousing should be a small cover held on with a couple of bolts. take that cover off and you can see into the bellhousing. You're looking at the backside of the flexplate (automatic's flywheel). There are 4 bolts that go through the flexplate into the torque converter behind it. You'll need to rotate the torque converter around as you take them out. Don't forget:
- Starter
- Ground wire on the back of the motor to the firewall.

 

should be 6 bellhousing bolts BTW.

 

Be sure that wherever your picker is set up, it's got enough clearance above it. First time I pulled a motor, I got in a little fight with the garage door over about three inches. Dumb...but at least that was the worst that went wrong that time.

It's also a good idea to use a floor jack to support the tranny.

 

from personal experince, i HIGHLY recommend that you pull the transmission with the engine. even if you are going to be doing any work on the trans....

its a pain in the *** to deal with later, plus, there is only one bracket holding the transmission up..

Just.... make it easy on your self and pull the transmission with the engine.. you will be happy that you did..

just my 0.02

 

i want to pull them together, but the guy who is bringing his hoist over, doesnt know if the lift can handle the weight of tranny and engine together,...