So today I began work in earnest disconnecting everything that would need to be removed in order to lower the engine out. ?This included the power steering lines, vacuum hoses, coolant lines from the thermostat housing and reservoir and those lines that attach to the plastic coolant rail that runs around the perimeter of the engine. ?I also disconnected the wires to everything that would otherwise prevent me from lowering the engine, including the O2 sensor wire. ?I also disconnected the throttle cable and the throttle cable bracket that attaches to the transmission. ?I was also able to disconnect the clutch slave cylinder from the engine side, which was nice. ?I wanted to do as much as possible from up top (I really don’t like lying on my back under a bus). ?The AC compressor has been dead for a long time and thankfully was not charged. ?I was able to pull the dipstick tube out of the block, but not the oil filler tube (does anyone know how to get it off, or does it even need to come off in order to lower the engine?). ?
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
