gettin' too old for this

[pjtoledo]

takes a while to get at everything now. sure wish I had a lift.
we've had this Ranger for 20 years, time to show it some love.
tomorrow I pull the engine for some tinkerin'

hope I found all the connectors 'n stuff

about half way thru a front timing cover I found a bunch of other stuff.
screw it, the engines coming out.

(it's what 'ol retired guys do)

 

[Uncle Gump]

Time to put a 2.9L in it?

I feel your pain... a hoist would be so damn nice. Maybe one day...

 

[Curious Hound]

 

[Dirtman]

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Finish the rest of that gif...

 

[pjtoledo]

not the momma? wham

 

[pjtoledo]

back at it today.
left the AC intact, PS pump still connected too.

now I need to find some engine stand bolts.

 

[19Walt93]

I built a 3rd stall onto my garage about 15 years ago. We extended the roof outward, decreasing the pitch a little and maintaining an 8 ft ceiling. I kick my own ass every day for not extending the peak upward to allow a lift. I just didn't think about getting older,I think about it now.

 

[racsan]

try the bolts that fastened the engine to the transmission, that works sometimes.

 

[Curious Hound]

If that's the 3.0, to put it in the Harbor Freight 1/2 ton engine stand, I used;

Two M12x75mm bolts (upper) and
Two M12 x 100mm bolts with nuts and washers (lower)

The transmission bolts won't do the job.

 

[pjtoledo]

my arms are longer, 120mm for the lower thru bolts w/ nuts, same 120 at the top with 5/8 nuts to take up the excess length.