Engine Removal
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3rd Gear
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From: Alaska
Engine Removal
So i am removing my 350 engine from my 88 Vette and i was wondering what i should do with the transmission. Would it be the easiest to just take it all the way off or just disconnect it from the engine?
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One PIA you can avoid by removing the transmission is removing and re-aligning the hood...Talk about your PIAs!! The hood stays put w/o the trans attached. That would be my suggestion, FWIW.
Lee (aka LGAFF) giving me a hand with my first LT5 "yank". Two more since then were "easy" enough for one person (me) to handle, once the "trail" had been blazed.
Your (and others) mileage may vary...
Last edited by Paul Workman; Aug 29, 2014 at 08:29 AM.
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When I replaced my stock L98 with a 383 motor, I just unbolted the motor from the trans and pulled it out, leaving the trans where it was.. ...I had the old motor out, and the new motor in within an hour, that was just pulling and replacing the motor, and "not" including unhooking and hooking everything back up.. You also don't have to remove the radiator which saves time....WW
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3rd Gear
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 3
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From: Alaska
When I replaced my stock L98 with a 383 motor, I just unbolted the motor from the trans and pulled it out, leaving the trans where it was.. ...I had the old motor out, and the new motor in within an hour, that was just pulling and replacing the motor, and "not" including unhooking and hooking everything back up.. You also don't have to remove the radiator which saves time....WW
