dropping the oil pans with the exhaust in place

[Wayne]

davidpertuz at mindspring.com wrote:
> Have any of y'all removed the (upper) oil pan without fully removing the exhaust secondary? Is it doable? Given the time crunch I'm in (thanks to my procrastination and an imminent move to Chicago) it is almost worth my paying someone else to do the job! Mon dieu!

I've only done the rod bearing thing once, and that was like 8 years 
ago.  But IIRC, it was pretty tight working quarters even with the 
secondary removed.  I can't imagine doing it with the pipe in there and 
being able to move around comfortably.

   -Wayne