I couldn’t get the engine out of the car with the exhaust manifolds in place. They snagged on the exhaust pipes. Also I needed to remove the water pump and the crank pulleys.
The manifolds are smeared with oil because I forgot to use my oil clips. These mount on the pushrod end of the rockers and stop oil squirting out over the manifolds. I bought them long ago to help setting the solid lifters on the ’67 427 I had back in my hay-days.
With those items off it came up quite easily using the adjustable lift mechanism. I did have some problems getting the engine to move forward off the rear trans mount until I realized that the upper bolts on the mount needed to be removed as it was also an attachment point for the exhaust mount. Once I got that out of the way it was a matter of slowly inching it forward and up until it cleared the rad frame.
Fortunately I had just enough room under the ceiling to get the engine out of the car.
This is a shot of the caster wheels I put on the end of the engine lifter arms. They are metal and don’t swivel all that easily when the engine/trans are on the hoist. I ended up putting a rope one one end and pulling the leg out from under the car when I wanted to move the engine trans forward.
From here I’ll separate the engine from the trans and get it on an engine stand. I’ll then drain the trans and get it to a trans shop to be checked.
Engine and trans separated. Now I’ll get the fluids out of the trans and get it ready to go the Earl’s trans shop.
Next: replacing the cam and lifters on the 305 before it goes back to the original owner. His son wants to put it in their International Scout when they do a restoration on it. Personally I’d rebuild the Scout engine to keep that classic original, but many many folks want to stuff GM V8s in their trucks, cars and rods no matter what the make.