Engine Removal

It is possible to remove only the engine from car, but it is recommended that engine and transmission be removed as complete assembly.

1. Disconnect battery cables and remove hood. Drain oil and coolant. Disconnect oil cooler and oil pressure gauges from engine and remove oil cooler mounting bolts. Remove radiator & oil cooler, complete with hoses.
2. Disconnect wiring from generator or alternator, and from distributor. Remove spark plug wires from plugs and remove distributor cap. Disconnect heater hoses and heater control cable.
3. Disconnect water temperature sending unit, disconnect wiring from starter. Disconnect fuel line, choke cables, and remove air cleaners from carburetors. If tachometer is mechanical type disconnect it.
4. On cars equipped with manual transmission and overdrive, remove gear lever plate, raise rubber boot and remove lever retaining bolts. Remove gear lever. Disconnect wiring from back-up switch and overdrive switch. Disconnect clutch slave cylinder from transmission housing and move it clear of housing.
5. On cars equipped with automatic transmission, disconnect downshift cable from carburetors and disconnect gear lever from transmission. Disconnect wiring from neutral start switch and from back-up switch.
6. Disconnect speedometer cable from transmission and using engine hoist, take up the weight of engine. Support transmission. Disconnect exhaust pipe from exhaust manifold and release pipe clip from transmission housing. Disconnect and remove propeller shaft. Remove front engine mount bolts.
7. On 1962-67 cars, remove bolts holding rear crossmember to frame and allow transmission to rest on fixed crossmember. Remove transmission-to-frame rod at transmission. Remove bolts holding rear mountings to transmission and remove crossmember complete with transmission-to-frame rod.
8. On 1968-73 cars, remove four bolts holding crossmember to frame and remove two bolts holding bottom tie bracket to crossmember. Lower transmission so that it rests on fixed crossmember. Remove rear mounting nuts and remove crossmember.
9. Ease assembly forward until transmission is clear of crossmember, then tilt assembly and lift out of car. Remove transmission from engine if necessary.