Hi all!
I am busy with replacing the rear main seal on our 1977 302.
First I got the trans out (C4), but to do this I had to get the driverside header off, that worked. The passenger side header is loose and I only get it out if I lift the engine.
The engine has to come out to do the rear main seal, cant get the oilpan off with the engine in the car.
My question is if I want to put the engine with mounted transmission into the engine bay, do I have to put on the headers first and put everything in as a whole set?
So with mounted headers and trans on the motor, and then completely put it in?
The headers are long tube headers, the collectors are next to the trans, it’s a thight fit.
I thought it would be less work to put it in as a complete set?
I haven’t worked on Fords before, only old Chevy’s (sorry...) and they are a lot bigger
So, please help me out here before I got to it, Thank you very much!
(Excuse me my English, I’m Dutch..)
Greetz,
Kees
I am busy with replacing the rear main seal on our 1977 302.
First I got the trans out (C4), but to do this I had to get the driverside header off, that worked. The passenger side header is loose and I only get it out if I lift the engine.
The engine has to come out to do the rear main seal, cant get the oilpan off with the engine in the car.
My question is if I want to put the engine with mounted transmission into the engine bay, do I have to put on the headers first and put everything in as a whole set?
So with mounted headers and trans on the motor, and then completely put it in?
The headers are long tube headers, the collectors are next to the trans, it’s a thight fit.
I thought it would be less work to put it in as a complete set?
I haven’t worked on Fords before, only old Chevy’s (sorry...) and they are a lot bigger
So, please help me out here before I got to it, Thank you very much!
(Excuse me my English, I’m Dutch..)
Greetz,
Kees