PetroleumJunkie412
Official TRS EV Taunter
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- Oct 31, 2018
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- Location
- Dirtman's Basement
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.9l Trinity
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- My credo
- Give 'yer balls a tug. Fight me.
Alright, kicking myself for not listening to that voice in the back of my skull in February when I had the engine out. Didn't change the oil pump back then, and should have.
Have a Melling M328 sitting on the shelf, ready to go. Changing it tomorrow morning.
Read that there's two ways to do it: pull the engine, or lift the engine and cab.
I think I'm going to try the lift stuff up method. Front clearance shouldn't be an issue: no mechanical fan, no power steering pump. Plan is to remove front four cab bolts and lift core support 2" on blocks, then hoist engine and trans 3.5" on 4x4s under the engine mounts.
Anyone done this one? Is my plan of attack going to work, or should I just pull the motor?
Have a Melling M328 sitting on the shelf, ready to go. Changing it tomorrow morning.
Read that there's two ways to do it: pull the engine, or lift the engine and cab.
I think I'm going to try the lift stuff up method. Front clearance shouldn't be an issue: no mechanical fan, no power steering pump. Plan is to remove front four cab bolts and lift core support 2" on blocks, then hoist engine and trans 3.5" on 4x4s under the engine mounts.
Anyone done this one? Is my plan of attack going to work, or should I just pull the motor?