engine removal and reinstallation

[William Parker <parkerw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Kate Triplett wrote:
> 
> Ok guys, just two cents from a 5'-4" 140 pound woman with
> too many permanently mashed knuckles and a healthy respect
> for iron tonnage.
> 
> It may be one heck of a lot more work to pull all the
> radiator support hardware, grille, etc to get that engine
> and tranny out as a unit, but I can guarantee you that it
> is worth the extra effort!

     Not going to disagree with you here at all, there're
advantages to doing it that way for sure.  Another method
I've been using however, which solves just about everything,
is the old bottom-out method.  Those of my cars which are
full frame models don't lend themselves to this, and I don't
know exactly how the '67 and later Imperials are put
together under there, but if you need to pull both the
engine and trans together, or put them back in together, on
an A, B, or E body this method is great, and duplicates the
way the factory did it.  I use piano dollies to hold the K
member and trans, and before getting my hoist, I used my
cherry picker on the bumper brackets to raise the car up. 
Again, may be something about '67 and up Imperials that
don't allow it, I have no experience with them.  And as far
as pulling just the motor off and back onto the auto trans
with the trans in the car, I guess practice makes it go
better, if I just need the motor I always do it that way
now.  

Bill Parker, South Central Indiana
'56 Chrysler Windsor; '60 Chrysler Saratoga; '62 Plymouth
Max Wedge; '64 Dart Convertible (Kathi's car); '65 Imperial;
'65 Barracuda \6 (Kathi's other car);'68 Barracuda Fastback
340-S; '69 Barracuda Fastback now 360 (20 y.o. son's car);
'72 Cuda 340