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bobbywalter
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- Location
- woodhaven mi
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- FORD mostly
- Engine Type
- V8
- Engine Size
- BIGGER
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- sawzall?
- Tire Size
- 33-44
- My credo
- it is easier to fix and understand than "her"
shakes head.....
yes, i can get a manual trans out from a 4.0 with the y pipe on the exaust manifolds, and so can anyone else.
the rotted to no recognition bolts on the collector to cat can be ground/torched off easy enough by most....new gasket and bolts on reassembly.
this allows the whole engine to tilt down...you can jack the engine up first and pull the mounts if you have a collapsed body mount situation or jack the body up a bit....i have done variations of this depending on the situation...
anyway, usually i tilt the engine back being careful not to jank anything up, and support it as low as it will go.
this allows removal of the trans with the y pipe connected to the exaust maniflolds....i have done dozens over the years.
otherwise if the manifolds are really rotted i do just smash them off the heads and put all new on...like 70 a side. you seem to be happy with them so i dont think they are cracked and leaking yet.
i am not a great communicator so maybe none of that makes sense, but i have been putting transmissions in rangers long before the 4.0 was even an option.
YOU DONT HAVE TO DROP THE Y FROM THE MANIFOLD TO PULL THE TRANS.
YOU MAY have to pull the fan shroud or fan off to tip it down far enough to clear the exaust and floor tunnel, mod the lip on the tunnel seam, and the next clutch will be even easier.
there is a reason i love 2 in body lifts. they dont hurt anything, and make the truck much more servicable, especially on the side of the road.
yes, i can get a manual trans out from a 4.0 with the y pipe on the exaust manifolds, and so can anyone else.
the rotted to no recognition bolts on the collector to cat can be ground/torched off easy enough by most....new gasket and bolts on reassembly.
this allows the whole engine to tilt down...you can jack the engine up first and pull the mounts if you have a collapsed body mount situation or jack the body up a bit....i have done variations of this depending on the situation...
anyway, usually i tilt the engine back being careful not to jank anything up, and support it as low as it will go.
this allows removal of the trans with the y pipe connected to the exaust maniflolds....i have done dozens over the years.
otherwise if the manifolds are really rotted i do just smash them off the heads and put all new on...like 70 a side. you seem to be happy with them so i dont think they are cracked and leaking yet.
i am not a great communicator so maybe none of that makes sense, but i have been putting transmissions in rangers long before the 4.0 was even an option.
YOU DONT HAVE TO DROP THE Y FROM THE MANIFOLD TO PULL THE TRANS.
YOU MAY have to pull the fan shroud or fan off to tip it down far enough to clear the exaust and floor tunnel, mod the lip on the tunnel seam, and the next clutch will be even easier.
there is a reason i love 2 in body lifts. they dont hurt anything, and make the truck much more servicable, especially on the side of the road.
