My apoligies. My poorly worded post seems to be asking about neon
engine/transmission
removal. I'm not, I'm asking about spitifre engine/transmission removal.
The neon thing
was just my excuse to buy and own a hoist.
Sorry!
Greg Rowe
>From: "Greg Rowe" <growe58@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Greg Rowe" <growe58@hotmail.com>
>To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Was "Locate engine in gearbox" Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:49:34
>-0400
>
>Sorry to hijack this thread, but how easy is it to remove, or more
>accurately to
>replace, the motor and gearbox as a unit? My daughter was nice enough to
>blow
>the engine in her neon (no, you can't drive 20 miles at 60mph without any
>oil
>pressure) so I now own an engine hoist. Previously I had removed the
>spitfire
>engine by gutting the interior, pulling off the transmission, flywheel and
>cylinder
>head and then muscling it out with a 2X4 which was a bit of a project.
>Supposedly
>it's much easier pulling out the combined unit, but for reinstallation I
>can't imagine
>lining up the transmission mounts, reinstalling and bleeding the clutch
>slave cylinder,
>installing the backup lights and speedo cable etc without actually pulling
>the
>transmission cover.
>
>Words of wisdom sought.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Greg Rowe
>
>>From: "Nick Moseley" <nmoseley@dccnet.com>
>>Reply-To: "Nick Moseley" <nmoseley@dccnet.com>
>>To: "Team.net Spit list" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: RE: "Locate engine in gearbox" huhh!
>>
>>
>>Now I understand why Bill D wasn't tempted to remove without transmission.
>>The possibility of doing this swap (engines) without having to rip the
>>interior apart is how I got here.
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