Da Motor picks a fight

[rearview]

Finally got around to dropping the motor into the truck.

 

Found out using the head bolts with the studs puts the motor at an angle that adds an extra step of rotating the engine towards the drivers side. A punch centered the holes to start bolts to attach the engine to bell housing.

 

Another note, attach chain back a stud from ends, otherwise you hit the fire wall and can't get the angle on the dangle to line the spline.

 

Spent 4 hours fighting with the motor trying to line it up. Finally got mad at it, yanked it back out and rechecked my clutch with the dowel. Looked good.

 

So I set the engine back in the engine bay, lined it up with the spline and went inside to take a leak. Came  back out, pushed engine to the right and it fell into the spline. I thought , you turkey,, you could have done that 4 hours ago.

 

Got the new motor mounts in, folded up the cherry picker and noticed the engine sits high. Like above the hood level.

 

I love my Comanche, it has a sense of humor.

 

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[Pete M]

ah, the joys of old jeeps :D

[64 Cheyenne]

GF never believes me when I say "It'll just take a few hrs....",  "yeah right" she says.

[88whitemanche]

GF never believes me when I say "It'll just take a few hrs....", "yeah right" she says.

X2 lmfao....