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would it be easier to swap the engine... or just drop the whole tranny with the engine.. i have 3 cherry pickers but i dont have a lift .. so im just wondering what would be my best bet.. thanks
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but the main question im asking.. is , is it feasable to pull the engine out from the engine bay instead of dropping it?.. bc all thats left of my origional engine is the block.. everything else is off...
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Well it is easier to drop the engine out the bottom, almost always is with new cars, so my question is, could you not use a couple cherry pickers to lift the front of the car over the engine? This might not be practical, I've always had a lift to use, so it's not like I've tried it. If you do, keep your doors closed, it will make the unibody a lot more rigid while you pick the front end up.
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jack the car way up and put it on cynder blocks hook up the cherry picker to the motor and trans then put some tension on it ,undo the motor mounts and the trans mount then lower it out the bottom trust me you dont wanna take it out the top its a pain, thats what i tryed first and it doesnt wanna happen also take motor and trans out and install while together its a lot easier but all this is from my own experience so its on you
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From the look, its possible to pull the engine out of the top, as long as its ready to go.
But I wouldnt fancy trying to drop a new one in from the top.
I ran into all kinda of problems with the Saturn. Stupid peice of carp it was, but still....
Iv not really begun to get familiar with the Dodge engine though, but at first glance... up and out looks possible, but down and in looks like a nightmare waiting to happen.
Maybe lift the engine out.
Then lift the front of the car and drop it onto the new engine??
But I wouldnt fancy trying to drop a new one in from the top.
I ran into all kinda of problems with the Saturn. Stupid peice of carp it was, but still....
Iv not really begun to get familiar with the Dodge engine though, but at first glance... up and out looks possible, but down and in looks like a nightmare waiting to happen.
Maybe lift the engine out.
Then lift the front of the car and drop it onto the new engine??
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I would suggest doing what fastloudfzr suggested except for one thing. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use cinder blocks to hold your car up. They are BRITTLE! They will crumble, and the car will fall. Someone I know was working under their car, the blocks gave out and it fell on him. He survived but because he lost so much air while under the car his brain swelled up and he now has permanent brain damage. He is always in a wheelchair and cannot talk. His parents have to feed him. Saving money on not buying jackstands is NOT worth it. Buy jackstands. Make sure that they are sitting flat and stable on solid ground and that they are place on a flat, solid part of the car so that there is no chance of it slipping off. DO IT RIGHT.
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I would suggest doing what fastloudfzr suggested except for one thing. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use cinder blocks to hold your car up. They are BRITTLE! They will crumble, and the car will fall. Someone I know was working under their car, the blocks gave out and it fell on him. He survived but because he lost so much air while under the car his brain swelled up and he now has permanent brain damage. He is always in a wheelchair and cannot talk. His parents have to feed him. Saving money on not buying jackstands is NOT worth it. Buy jackstands. Make sure that they are sitting flat and stable on solid ground and that they are place on a flat, solid part of the car so that there is no chance of it slipping off. DO IT RIGHT.
I would suggest doing what fastloudfzr suggested except for one thing. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use cinder blocks to hold your car up. They are BRITTLE! They will crumble, and the car will fall. Someone I know was working under their car, the blocks gave out and it fell on him. He survived but because he lost so much air while under the car his brain swelled up and he now has permanent brain damage. He is always in a wheelchair and cannot talk. His parents have to feed him. Saving money on not buying jackstands is NOT worth it. Buy jackstands. Make sure that they are sitting flat and stable on solid ground and that they are place on a flat, solid part of the car so that there is no chance of it slipping off. DO IT RIGHT.