<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:48 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wc701lists@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">wc701lists@bellsouth.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 5/22/2013 12:28 PM, David Pertuz wrote:<br>
> Hello OGs,<br>
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Word, Homie ;)<br>
<div class="im"></div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">If you have not done it before, be warned. Some of the bolts on the<br>
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upper pan a a bitch to get to. I forget if they're 10mm or 12mm heads. I<br>
had to buy a socket with integral u-joint to get one or two. A good<br>
selection of wrenches and extensions is useful.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I've done it before, but the engine was on a stand so it was more body-friendly. I've loosened almost all of the upper pan bolts, but I do remember that there are those two little ones hidden behind the plate at the bellhousing. The rest were not hard to get to. I've got a whole range of sockets, extensions flex joints, Speedwrenches, etc. that I've collected over the years. <br>
</div><div><br><br>Yikes! I haven't done the "ghetto engine rebuild" in like 15 years! I<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
don't like to leave the engine hanging either; also stresses hoses and<br>
wiring; but I forget how I did it. Think I cut a 2x4 or some type of<br>
custom wood support to go under the engine or tranny for the job. Think<br>
I've heard of cutting wodd to go across the fenders, like on the lip<br>
under the hood, then using a chain or something to support it.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This reminded me of someone - I cannot quite remember who - who replaced his rod bearings in the parking lot of the hotel at the Dallas convention years ago. <br>
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</div>Ack!!! We're old enough we have to worry about our own bearings now a<br>
days. (and I'm sporting a four door Lexus, unfortunately with an<br>
automatic, tho' that may be changing.)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I understand - my vanilla motorized-transportationmobile is a beige 4-door Accord with an automatic :) If I ever move to the suburbs (god help me) and start wearing pleated khakis and polo shirts and join a country club, I'll be a living cliche of some kind.<br>
</div><div><br><br></div><div>David<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">
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