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Old May 23, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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Is it possible to remove the motor the old conventional way if you disassemble it down to the short block and lift it out, instead of unbolting the body and dropping the frame and chassis.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Oil pan wings hit the cradle. you have to lower the cradle to get the motor out. I lower the cradle, and take the motor out the top.
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