Thanks Matthew. That tells me what I need to know. I was planning on removing the hood anyway, since it gives you all the access you need and more, and I do have AC. I am going to remove the AC pump from the engine, and see if I can get away without breaching the system, mainly since I would have to release the R12 into the atmosphere, and tear a bigger hole in the ozone layer;-), not to mention the extreme cost of R12 in CA, if it's even still legally available. I'd hate to have to drive to Nevada just to have the AC charged - I;d lose my A** at the Casinos, and irritate my chronic pancreatitis with all the free drinks :-). ~Holland _______________ Holland J. Phillips [email protected] (408) 334-8971 Saratoga, CA
On Nov 12, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Matthew Yip wrote: > It's much easier to pull the engine and trans together - from my experience, > it's actually more of a challenge to DIY a transaxle with the motor still > installed b/c the trans requires "manipulation" that is generally unnatural > to the humans doing the physical labour. You'll want an engine "leveler" > since it helps to drop the transaxle side a bit for clearance so you can > remove the various mounting brackets. Then level the assembly and pull it > out, over the top. > > One trick is to remove the core support - if you have a/c, that won't work. > The other trick is to move your hood prop rod from it's factory-designed hole > to the holes in the support frame on the very edge of the hood. This will > give you precious add'l inches to raise the cherry-picker so you can pull the > engine out from the top. > > Matthew > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Holland J. Phillips <[email protected]> >> To: a2 16vGroup <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 12:14 PM >> Subject: [a2-16v-list] Pulling engine >> >> Hi guys, >> I've never actually pulled the engine out of my '92 GTI 16V before, just the >> transaxle several times. Is it easier to >> pull them together, or can the engine be removed by itself without much >> problem? >> Any advice is appreciated. >> ~Holland >> _______________ >> Holland J. Phillips >> [email protected] >> (408) 334-8971 >> Saratoga, CA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> a2-16v-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
