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#1 goofynoodle

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 01:38 AM

My haynes repair manual says to rotate the engine forward in the engine compartment to reach the back plugs and all that other nonsense back there.... i disconnect all the necessary stuff, but what about the exhaust? i cant really tell how its all configured, seems to me that something would have to give.

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#2 me6894

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 07:33 AM

Unbolt the dogbones and the engine will move back and forth. You really don't even need to do that.

mstrjon32, on Mar 4 2009, 08:38 AM, said:

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#3 ChibiBlackSheep

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 07:50 AM

By rotate, they really just mean "rock"

Like said above, you disconnect the dog bones, and then the engine will move freely (to an extent)

I like to open my driver door, and with one foot on the parking brake, I like to rock the car forward and back until I get the engine to where I need it to be and then I step on the parking brake. Everything has the couple of inches of give and movement that is required, you won't tear anything.

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#4 ComradeRedXv2

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 03:42 PM

i just unbolted my coil pack to get to mine, its only like e bolts

tomwilson, on 03 January 2011 - 04:11 PM, said:

i really just didnt like having a gaping hole

#5 goofynoodle

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 10:03 PM

so taking a ratcheting strap and pulling the engine like 4 to 6 inches forward ok?

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#6 HeavyChevy3800

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 11:14 PM

goofynoodle, on 22 June 2010 - 11:03 PM, said:

so taking a ratcheting strap and pulling the engine like 4 to 6 inches forward ok?

Yes.

#7 Lumina_97_09

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Posted 26 June 2010 - 09:12 AM

Tis why I hate working on this engine. Nothing is easy access.

#8 Dave96Z34

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Posted 29 June 2010 - 11:58 AM

Lumina_97_09, on 26 June 2010 - 10:12 AM, said:

Tis why I hate working on this engine. Nothing is easy access.

Try an lq1 stock 3 rear plugs take a few hours to change. Me na I can do it in 10 min because I have set the na plenum up to it doesn't have coolant going to the arm or coil bracket bolts or egr pipe. But takes me 2 hours to get the blower off and on. Haven't taken it off in 3 years just to much fun to drive.

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#9 99z34na

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Posted 20 July 2010 - 05:42 AM

i never felt it was much harder than the 3800. i didnt have to do alt work tho. or a timing chain... trany craped out first.

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#10 KevinGTP

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Posted 20 July 2010 - 10:05 AM

just dont rotate it sideways.

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