front pump leak

[davegee]

Thank you gentlemen for all your comments and thoughts.

It will be a good time to cosmetically refresh the engine as well.

[Mark Norris]

I have to agree with Don also. I'd never lifted a whole engine out of car before but with a suitably sized engine crane I did it by myself ..including putting back in. Its very heavy but its a simple job if you take it methodically and gradually.

Personally I would avoid the hassle and extra work involved in removing the engine and transmission in one piece. Take the engine out then the transmission ..it'll be a whole lot easier and quicker overall. Remember to support the front of the bell housing before disconnecting the engine (I used a simply scissor jack ..easy to precisely adjust the transmission height when putting the engine back in!).

[Egenolf]

the removal of the engine/transmission assembly as a unit is much easier, when the grill is disassembled:

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otherwise, you have to pull the assembly quite a bit higher which creates an unstable construction.

To my mind you can attach the straps to the exhaust manifolds.

[Mark Norris]

Completely agree ...but with a normal $30 universal V8 lift plate attachment in place of the carb (which puts the hook and crane jib much lower than a sling around the manifolds) you can lift out the engine without either removing/refitting the grill assembly (about 4 hrs in total) and without removing and refitting/aligning the 90 lbm hood (a 3 person job). Plus you need to split the transmission from the engine anyway (less than an hour with the engine in or out).

Tip: swivel the engine transverse before lifting it over the grill section and you'll be able to pump up the crane jib a couple more inches for better clearance of the sump over the grill.

With the front bumper in place I had to have the jib all the way out on the 0.5 ton hole in order to get the hook to reach over the lifting plate.

[Guy Hill]

Thank you for daring to comparing this power train exercise for a Mark II with the comparable task for a contemporary FWD vehicle. For the most part, the demographics of the Mark II community (I'm 75) would have them nowhere near wrenching on a FWD vehicle. It takes a special kid of enthusiast to have bridged that canyon and have real world experience with both power train configurations. My hat is off to you.

I stay young by doing heavy line repairs on computerized FWD Lincoln/Continental stuff too! The nursery rhymes were right: "When the bough breaks the cradle will fall and down will come baby cradle and all!"

[GasWorksGarage]

There are no bolts on the inside of the bell housing going to the gear box only the 4 outer bolts. Thanks