Engine Removal?

[Anonymous]

ok, this isn't directed specificly to the 200 but just engines in general.
Are head bolt threads accptable points to use when removing an engine? Will they hold the weight of an engine and trans? if so is 4 bolts enough or should more be used? last question: does the head even have to be removed or could i remove just run longer bolts through the head into the block?

Thanks,
Paul

The local jarheads at the auto parts place who are at best very unhelpful told me that i need to use the engine mounts as lift points. This seems difficult since there are only one on each side and there would be no way to balance the engine. and id have to jack the engine up to remove the mounts. They are wrong right?

 

[Anonymous]

My daughter and I just pulled her 200 out with the C4 attached last night. I used only 2 bolts. I removed 2 head bolts and got some longer Grade 8 bolts from the auto store. Worked like a champ!

 

[Falcon62]

They are wrong right?

Right. You couldn't lift your six out by the motor mounts unless you wanted it to hang straight up and down. :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

great. thought as much. those idiots at autozone. o well.
thanks
Paul

 

[Lazy JW]

I have a Ford factory shop manual for 1955 that shows the six cylinder engine being lifted by the manifolds with hooks. Two head bolts is a perfectly acceptible lifting method, although grade 8 bolts aren't necessary they won't hurt either.
Joe

 

[LameHoof65]

When I pulled my 200 I used 4 points with two chains and a leveler...The places I bolted into were the upper drivers side at the front and top of the deck...there is a little flat flange with 3 holes in it... and then I ran a bolt into the side just below and a little farther back around where the coil is , then on the passenger side I bolted in at the bottom near the front and then farther back to approximately where I had bolted in on the drivers side.
These are fairly light engines but I still wanted to displace as much of the weight as proportionally as possible...and though you may not need to use grade 8 bolts...it was worth the little extra security to me and I definitely used grade 8 bolts on my engine stand. I actually pulled my engine from the side, due to space constraints and it came out beautifully and though I did it myself, I would recommend you have a friend who can help you...there is nothing wrong with another set of hands and eyes.

 

[PutPut6]

When I replaced my 200, the old one had a hole in the 3rd cylinder wall. I put a hook in it and lifted very carefully... Thankfully it didn't crack any furter cause it wouldn't exactly make a good grill.