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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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I've got to pull my engine on '98. Do I need to pull it out through the hood opening or out through the bottom of the car??
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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I've got to pull my engine on '98. Do I need to pull it out through the hood opening or out through the bottom of the car??
all depends on if you have a lift. I dont so mine go out through the top..John
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Originally Posted by TheWildcat
all depends on if you have a lift. I dont so mine go out through the top..John
I was in the same boat,didn't have a lift so I had to pull it from the top ,if u have a 2 post lift drop it from the bottom
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Cajundude did a full write up on pulling from the top. I am swapping the motor in my 98 and I am undecided on wether I want to throw it on a borrowed lift or just do it in the garage with my engine hoist.
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Cajundude did a full write up on pulling from the top. I am swapping the motor in my 98 and I am undecided on wether I want to throw it on a borrowed lift or just do it in the garage with my engine hoist.
If you have access to a 2 post lift then by all means take it out the bottom!

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The only downside is that I need to tow the car an hour north, pull the engine, and swap mine in a day since it will be a borrowed lift. If I do it in my garage, I can do it at my own pace whenever I feel like it.
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